House of the Day: 65 Marlborough Road
65 Marlborough Road was an Open House Pick a couple of weeks back, but you don’t see a lot of nice old houses in this part of town that are priced under a million bucks (in this case $999,000), so we thought it was worth a closer look. Other than some recessed lighting and a…
65 Marlborough Road was an Open House Pick a couple of weeks back, but you don’t see a lot of nice old houses in this part of town that are priced under a million bucks (in this case $999,000), so we thought it was worth a closer look. Other than some recessed lighting and a bathroom vanity that’s not floating our boat, the interior of the seven-bedroom pad is quite charming. And the exterior, with front porch and variety of windows, is classic Victorian Flatbush. Not being a local, though, we can’t comment on this block of Marlborough between Church and Caton. Decent, or is that what’s keeping the price down?
65 Marlborough Road [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
i checked out an open house. house seems to be structurally sound and has much nice intact detail but could use significant updating throughout. seems that a price in the 800s would be a solid taker.
House is priced about right and that “WHO’S YOUR BABY’S DADDY” sign on the lab is hillarious. It’s not within sight of this house, though.
ah yes, the paternity test place. I love their vans. The baby on the signs has such questioning eyes. Or maybe I’m reading too much into it.
BHS: LOL! And yes, we have a “Who’s Your Daddy” lab sign around the corner just to bring up the tone, as Hyacinth Bucket would say.
nice thing about this place is that you can simply walk around the corner when you need a paternity test.
this part of Brooklyn never makes for a dull moment of conversation…bottom line is they still shoot once in a while in the vicinity of the area….be alert walking around after dark, no iPhones out, yadda yadda yadda…
SWPL: “frisson”
I happen to think “Stuff White People Like” is absolutely hilarious, spot-on sophomoric dribble. (That’s what happens when sophomores drink after Novocaine.) Caton Park gets a high SWPL rating for its diversity, remaining un-remuddled Victorian homes, brag-worthy Cambodian temple, connection to author William Styron, walking distance to Cortelyou chowhounding, and proximity to the park’s tennis bubble. (I can see it from my front porch, like Sarah Palin can do with Russia.) Bonus points: getting to watch awesome African and South American soccer players in mortal combat. It loses SWPL hipness points for having too many aluminum-sided houses, nice middle-class Caribbean black homeowners instead of brag-worthy ghetto kids, a public school which is not a “magnet” school, and weekend food carts that serve generic tacos instead of groovy cult-status Central American specialties. All in all, I’d give it a solid 4 points out of 5 on a SWPL scale. One of those stars is definitely for the frisson conferred by our rough edges, since white people love telling their suburban friends about how their nabe still has a little “edge.”
Your lame insult shows a lack of humor and intelligence.
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Thanks.