This weekend’s cover story in the real estate section of the Times was an appreciation of wood-frame houses, particularly those found in Brooklyn and Manhattan neighborhoods dominated by brownstones and brick buildings. All of the story’s Brooklyn examples are in Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, and owners of frames in those neighborhoods (like neighborhood mainstays Mary Cole and DK Holland) say they prize their homes for their uniqueness as well as the country-in-the-city lifestyles the houses offer. One of the examples highlighted was 329 Adelphi Street (at right), which was a House of the Day twice: First when it was listed for $950,000 in June, and then in September when the asking had been shaved down to $795,000. The house, which needs a lot of renovation, sold quickly after its price had been lowered, according to broker Roslyn Huebener. The broker says that “most people who want wood frame will do whatever they can to get them. There’s that cult of wood-frame buyers. She also says that many wood-frames sell at higher per-square-foot prices than their larger brownstone neighbors because they’re in such limited supply.
Forgotten by Time and Termites [NY Times]