309 Clinton Ave

PIQUE YOUR INTEREST. “The street [Clinton Avenue] is located on one of the highest points in Brooklyn. In the nineteenth century, altitude was synonymous with health…” ~ Clinton Hill Historic District New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission 309 Clinton Avenue is a striking neo-Georgian style home designed in 1922 by Manhattan architect, W.H. Volkening. The mansion stands in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn on Clinton Avenue, once known as Brooklyn’s Gold Coast. Semi-detached, it’s burnt-red brick facade and walkway facing westward, the home’s peaked-roof is shingled, with pediment dormers and brick chimneys. Though currently configured as two units, the home is delivered vacant, creating a unique opportunity to return the home to its original design as a single unit dwelling. Standing handsomely among a row of contiguous Landmarked townhouses, the home’s peaked roof looking skyward. Upon entering the home one immediately senses the home’s grandeur. What was once a grand foyer now serves as a common area, shared by the entry-level floor through, and upper duplex apartments. The home was renovated by the current owner upon purchase and has been lovingly maintained ever since, with the most recent upgrade being landmark windows in 2013. Both units feature immaculately decorated front and middle parlors. Unit one utilizes the front parlor as a living room, while reserving the middle parlor as a play area, and dining room. A pass through adds a feeling of intimacy between the dining/play area, and the living room. The apartment is a well-appointed two bedrooms, one bathroom floor through. Morning sunlight floods both east-facing bedrooms. Mahogany borders line handsomely maintained original hardwood floors. The baseboards are substantial and contiguous. A modest galley, windowed kitchen includes features a side entrance to the unit. Though the ground floor unit, and the first floor of the upper duplex feature a nearly identical layout, the upper duplex opens on to a larger living room area and includes a suite of three top-floor bedrooms. The ceiling in each bedroom is sloped roof, reflecting the building’s peak-roof and dormers. Neighborhood amenities include dining, shopping, nightlife, and sundry lifestyle necessities. Local transportation: G train at Clinton-Washington Avenues and the A/C trains at Clinton-Washington Avenues stations, Fort Greene Park/Farmers Market, Atlantic Terminal, BAM, Brooklyn Flea, Barclays Center.