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Go Jerry! The Minsk Man comes up with the most exciting listing we’ve seen in a long time. Architecture fans should be tripping over themselves to get ahold of this Montrose Morris gem. We braved a Springtime rain storm back in April to appreciate this stretch of Morris-designed houses. Number 242 is one of three Mansard-roofed houses in the five-house row. As for real estate stats, the 4,200-square-foot, 2-family house is asking $879,000. From the photos, it looks like it could certainly use a tune up but nothing dramatic. Despite the sagging market, we bet this place will go very quickly.
242 Hancock Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Hancock Street: How Sweet It Is [Brownstoner]


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  1. As beautiful as this house is, be warned- we fell in love with house a few months ago, and placed an offer, which was accepted. Until the engineer’s inspection, that is. Improper heat.Major water damage. Shoddy roof job.Questionable electrics, not up to grade. Horribly steep staircases, none of which are to code. Stressed structure due to removal of load bearing walls & a heavily cemented bathroom floor. Very few outlets. Unfinished floors. On top of this, the owners and/or broker grossly represented the property. And there is still plenty of cosmetic work, too. The white paint is terrible & everywhere on the parlour floor & stairs.
    Very disappointing as the house is fab, but needs far more than the “light cosmetic work” alluded to on the Corcoran`s website.