House of the Day: 132 St. Marks Avenue
Someone went all out on the renovation at 132 St. Marks Avenue in Prospect Heights. The plaster and wood moldings have been restored to perfection and a large deck has been added off the parlor floor. The kitchen renovation doesn’t quite work for us aesthetically, but it certainly wasn’t a corner-cutting job. There are bound…
Someone went all out on the renovation at 132 St. Marks Avenue in Prospect Heights. The plaster and wood moldings have been restored to perfection and a large deck has been added off the parlor floor. The kitchen renovation doesn’t quite work for us aesthetically, but it certainly wasn’t a corner-cutting job. There are bound to be plenty of people who would love to own this house. The big question is whether they’ll be willing to pay $2,485,000 for the privilege.
132 St. Marks Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Mr Joist, Odd-shaped and over-sized backyards aren’t as rare as you’d think. While we don’t often get to see them in the flesh, if you talk to neighbors or look at current block and lot maps, you’ll spot them. There’s one on Prospect Pl btw Carlton and Vanderbilt with an L that goes across 3 other lots. That’s a big yard! Sometimes they are the result of old alleys being incorporated into individual lots in an irregular fashion.
It’s a shame about the kitchen. It would have been very successful if they had kept the stove, fridge, sink, and cupboards along one wall, nixed the island thing, and used the table as work space in the center. I had a kitchen exactly like this in a room of this size and age, and it was a pleasure to be in. This room isn’t wide enough for this configuration. The architect must have known this. You need at least 3 feet of space on either side of the table and between the counters or in any hallway.
mopar, agreed the table isn’t the problem, but right now it seems to be the only solution, since that counter isn’t going to move easily.
They did a great job with the renovation, though my one gripe is that sometimes these wide houses can still feel narrow as this parlor floor seems to. The backyard is amazing. Not sure how the price relates to comps, or how easy it even is to find a good comp for this house, since it seems unusual. Though I do know this broker has overreached in price a number of times recently (she was the one who had the PPW house listing discussed on this blog that started at 3.2mil and dropped to 2.6 …)
this is a great block and a great area.
who knows how much it will sell for tho.
Nice home, that sells for close to 3 million in Hoboken. So I guess it may be worth it. Just not to hip on Prospect Heights. Is it nice their?
How did they get that extra chuck of backyard? Did they buy part of another lot? I’ve never seen a backyard in that “L” shape!
The problem with the kitchen isn’t the table, it’s the counter. The kitchen would be dandy without that silly counter cutting it in half. Use the table as the counter, like they did in the old days. Duh.
I attended a West Village Preservation lecture last night, and the architect who did this house presented it. I can’t really tell what is going on with that double arch in the photo because there isn’t enough visual context. But I can tell you one half is original and one half is new. He said there is some new product that lets you put little cooling/heating units in every room and doesn’t require soffits. That’s what that thing is near the ceiling in the kitchen. Personally, I just like everything old, old, old, but whatever.