House of the Day: 923 Putnam Avenue
Here’s a nice looking flip where, thankfully, the developer left the original details alone while upgrading the kitchens and, presumably (there are no photos), the bathrooms. Originally built as a two-family, as is evident from the floor plan, 923 Putnam Avenue has a lot of appealing and unusual details, including a gothic-y looking mantel on…
Here’s a nice looking flip where, thankfully, the developer left the original details alone while upgrading the kitchens and, presumably (there are no photos), the bathrooms. Originally built as a two-family, as is evident from the floor plan, 923 Putnam Avenue has a lot of appealing and unusual details, including a gothic-y looking mantel on the garden floor and a wonderful embossed Lincrusta or Anaglypta wallpaper and dado in the hall.
It’s set up as a floor-through apartment over an owner’s duplex. The redone kitchen in the owner’s duplex looks nice, with a new wood floor, white cabinets and white subway tile. It last changed hands for $670,000 in late January. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for renovations, but the one kitchen shown looks brand new. Do you think the new ask of $1,295,000 will fly this far east?
923 Putnam Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP
Ive been to this house and must agree that the layout is awful. Of the houses on the market in the area both 834 putnam and 689 monroe seemed to preserve the original details as well as have a practical layout. Having the tenants apartment on the third floor requires the tenant to go through your personal space which I dont think makes sense.
Parlor floor – front room for fancy living, middle room for TV, back room for dining. behind stairs a powder room, behind powder room is the kitchen.
top floor – 3 windowed bedrooms, 1 windowed bathroom. Middle area is for ensuite bath and walk-in closet.
Garden floor – layout it out how ever you want for the rental.
I’m done
Horrible layout. Why people do a top floor rental is beyond me. Do you really want to hear people walking above you while you’re trying to sleep?
plus the parlor floor most times has the details. use it for living/dining rooms and showing off details to guests.
yes
so – the estimate on what that rental can bring in on the listing is ambitious at best?
“would be against code to close off access?”
um, it’s a two family. no need to access yard for rental
finally, a house worthy of my chamberpots and armoires!
are one bedroom railroads really getting 2,200 a month out that far? when i was looking about a year ago 2,200 got you a parlor floor 1,200 sqft 1 bedroom in a mansion on halsey and bedford