Clinton Hill

Clinton Hill Loft With Two Bedrooms, Renovated Kitchen Asks $1.5 Million

In a 1920s industrial building, this co-op offers tall ceilings, two bedrooms, and a bonus storage loft.

clinton hill - open plan living, dining and kitchen with wood floor, column, blue kitchen cabinets

by Susan De Vries

07/22/2024 0

In a 1920s industrial building, this co-op offers tall ceilings, two bedrooms, and a bonus storage loft. The building, at 110 Clifton Place on the corner of Classon Avenue, has been known as the Ping Pong Building since it was converted to residences in the 1980s.

While the developer who purchased the property in 1981 chose to focus on the fact that a sports equipment company once operated out of the building when choosing the moniker, it was originally built for a shoe mold, or last, manufacturer. Plans for the building were filed in 1922 and show that it was a small project by the architect and engineer behind a number of industrial buildings in Dumbo and the Bush Terminal complex, William Higginson. In charge of construction was the Turner Construction Company which found success as the preeminent builder of reinforced concrete structures in Brooklyn. The filing describes the Clifton Place building as a three-story steel reinforced concrete and brick factory to be constructed for The United Last Co. While the windows have changed, the circa 1940 tax photo shows the basic form of the building has remained the same.

This unit has an open floor plan at center with living, dining, and kitchen. The bedrooms bookend the living space, one on each side. Wood floors and baseboard heating run throughout.

A mushroom column in the main living space lends a bit of industrial character and there is large expanse of windows along one wall. The renovated kitchen brings a pop of color against the white walls with blue upper and lower cabinets. A marble-topped island offers some bar seating.

The smaller of the two bedrooms has the en suite bath along with two closets. There is extra storage in the loft space, which appears accessible only via a ladder.

There isn’t in-unit laundry, but there is laundry in the building, along with a roof deck, elevator, and live-in super. Maintenance for this apartment is $1,514 a month.

When the units first hit the market in 1989, the New York Times reported sales prices ranged from $149,000 to $185,00 for two-bedroom units, with maintenance around $360.

Meris Blumstein, Sydney Blumstein, Harriet Kauffman, and Madeline Leibowitz of Corcoran have the listing, and the apartment is priced at $1.5 million. What do you think?

[Listing: 110 Clifton Place #3F | Broker: Corcoran] GMAP