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July 31, 2008

House of the Day: 1721 Glenwood Road

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The house at 1721 Glenwood Road in Midwood Park changed hands for $1,250,000 in 2005 and just came back on the market this week with a price tag of $1,450,000. This doesn't seem like a crazy increase for an area that's only continued to get more popular in recent years. Overall, the interior of the house looks to be in great shape with well-preserved details; the kitchen is the only room shown that we're not digging. Other considerations: Corner lot, garage, driveway. Like it? Update: Looks like the status of this place went to "contract pending" since we wrote this up yesterday!
1721 Glenwood Road [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark




Posted by Brownstoner at 1:17 PM | Comments (40)
Categories: HOTD, Victorian Flatbush

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This house is already listed as "contract pending" on MGK web site. It appears the open house is off.

Posted by: Architerrorist at July 31, 2008 1:25 PM

no argument on the kitchen observation

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 1:30 PM

Assuming that the current owners renovated the house and redid the kitchen and bathrooms, the increase in price over 3 years seems reasonable. Granted they made some dubious choices in the kitchen, but nontheless they must have spent close to a 100K getting the house into it's current condition.

Posted by: shillstoner at July 31, 2008 1:34 PM

i know they're contextual and maybe engineering necessities, but i hate hate hate columns as interior design elements. that is all.

Posted by: i disagree at July 31, 2008 1:41 PM

"considerations: Corner lot, garage, driveway"

Most houses in this neck of the woods have the garage & driveway. The corner lot to me is a negative - 175 feet of sidewalk frontage makes a lot of snow to shovel, leaves to sweep, on top of all the maintenance on any big old house like this.

A nice house, and landmark historic district probably keeps values/prices up.

Posted by: Bklnite at July 31, 2008 1:43 PM

They recently redid the bathrooms and installed all TOTO toilets!
These guys know what they are doing obviously.


Posted by: Prodigal_Son at July 31, 2008 1:47 PM

They recently redid the bathrooms and installed all TOTO toilets!
These guys know what they are doing obviously.


Posted by: Prodigal_Son at July 31, 2008 1:47 PM

OY! for crying out loud - enough with the TOTO toilets today.

I like this house - but it's so far out into flatbush - What's Foster avenue like these days? Corner might give you extra nice light.

Posted by: cobblehiller at July 31, 2008 2:03 PM

I almost wish this house had stone animals in front, so I'd have more to say.

Nice looking house except for the Fireplace surrond, but easy fix.

Cobblehiller - Toto toilets are the best. Period. It's all about the flush.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at July 31, 2008 2:25 PM

"This doesn't seem like a crazy increase for an area that's only continued to get more popular in recent years."

I applaud your use of tense.

"the kitchen is the only room shown that we're not digging"

It's kind of a plus to not feel guilty about tearing down an undersireable kitchen and pimping it out yourself.

"Looks like the status of this place went to "contract pending" since we wrote this up yesterday!"

You write your pieces a whole day in advance? Impressive time management.

"but it's so far out into flatbush"

That's definitely a factor that should not be overlooked. It might be a little early to invest in that area given these slowly declining (undoubtedly with inflation and possibly without) million-dollar-plus price tags. But when the market rebounds, whenever that will be, many a diamonds in the rough will be abound. Like in Bed Stuy.

Posted by: DOW8000SP800 at July 31, 2008 2:34 PM

do TOTO toilets provide a superior bathroom experience?

Posted by: dittoburg at July 31, 2008 2:58 PM

you asked -
do TOTO toilets provide a superior bathroom experience?

indeed they do.

Posted by: bricktop at July 31, 2008 2:59 PM

This discussion has really gone down the drain...

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 31, 2008 3:01 PM

Interior columns are frequently employed in Colonial Revival architecture. They are original design elements and are not uncommon in the larger houses in Victorian Flatbush.

Posted by: Architerrorist at July 31, 2008 3:02 PM

how so?

Posted by: dittoburg at July 31, 2008 3:06 PM

Those columns are appropriate to the architectural style of the house.

These, a little less so...

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/saturday-night-live-mikes-marbleopolis/137880719

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 3:06 PM

toilets, drain...come on, dittoburg, haven't you been on here long enough by now to expect these awful lines from me?

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 31, 2008 3:16 PM

why do we always have to degenerate into potty talk and things scatalogical??

Some of these threads are nothing more than a p!ssing contest.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 3:18 PM

No Biff, I meant how does the TOTO improve the toilet-going experience. Your puns are well appreciated.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 31, 2008 3:19 PM

Yes, these threads flush out the jokers.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 31, 2008 3:21 PM

Dave, agreed. We all need to grow up. Now can we move on to talk about that king sized bed with the three pillows? Par-tay!

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 31, 2008 3:22 PM

listen potty mouth...watch your language.

Posted by: cobblehiller at July 31, 2008 3:24 PM

The ones in Japan are even better. There are touch screens on the sides of the seats to control water temp and different spray patterns for the bidet experience on a regular toilet.

Also in Japan they have electronic devices in public washrooms (or loos) where you press the button and it makes a flushing sound to mask those annoying bodily sounds that oftentimes occur during ; well you know...so you don't offend anyone in the next stall

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 3:24 PM

dittoburg, I never thought I would see you sink to my level. We've all plunged to new depths. Let's just hope the sellers don't take a bath on this one and end up being showered with good offers.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 31, 2008 3:25 PM

I think a single pillow for each person in bed is not enough. The four star hotels learned this years ago. That bed should have 6 pillows, two pillows per person.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 3:26 PM

Dave, do the toilets also provide automatic "courtesy flushes" at regularly timed intervals?

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 31, 2008 3:30 PM

Un bidet ET un menage a trois. Sacrebleu.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 31, 2008 3:34 PM

You can program them to do so. But Biff that's a waste of water and you're going to upset the environmentalists and probably our good friends Nokillissa and bxgrl as well.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 3:36 PM

I've noticed a dramatic increase in the use of green for wall color on many of the HOTD...today, yesterday and also that classy dining room in Dyker heights.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 3:39 PM

I just went out and bought 50 litres of Sherwin-Williams chatreuse, it's difficult to keep up.

Now I also have to redo my bathroom in toto with TOTO.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 31, 2008 3:59 PM

dittoburg...where you from? They don't sell liters here in the US. Besides, I'd recommend something more along the lines of sage than chartreuse. But, c'est la vie!!!

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 4:02 PM

or litres

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 4:04 PM

50 litres = 13 gallons.
You can paint the entire Dyker Heights 'mansion'.....Yikes!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at July 31, 2008 4:10 PM

can the toilet handle the interior columns? because that is TOTOlly where they belong.

(i know they're original and "appropriate." they are still F-U-G-L-Y.)

Posted by: i disagree at July 31, 2008 4:17 PM

I nominate the Dyker Heights "mansion" thread for the Brownstoner Hall of Fame. Not since the legendary semi-clad typing contortionist thread have we witnessed anything as memorable.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 31, 2008 4:18 PM

Yes, those topics on the more serious aspects of architectural discussion bring out the most intellectual and articulate comments.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 31, 2008 4:25 PM

Dave - I've wondered about your turn of phrase too. I'd guessed you were from a British English speaking land, but not the UK.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 31, 2008 4:46 PM

All right, since we're having a serious discussion about the wonders of plumbing- is it just me? Or does everyone feel that their free will is somehow taken away when the toilet in those fancy restaurants or cheesy arenas automatically flushes? I mean,, does no one else feel that little red light in the back of the stall is just passing judgement on you, as it were?

Posted by: bxgrl at July 31, 2008 8:09 PM

Methinks you have been chugging the shiraz there, bxgrl. However, timed machinations in the bathroom can be a pain in the ..., (forgive me). I was in a restroom in Rome where the one light for the bathroom was on a short timer, which went out in the middle of the Toto experience. One needed to jump up and down to trigger the sensor, in order to finish. Merda!

Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 31, 2008 8:42 PM

Given the fact that Brownstone Brooklynites and Manhattanites are already buying into our nabe, holding off may not be good advice if you are looking for a house in a historic district. Anyone who characterizes the homes here as "diamonds in the rough" has obviously never been here. You can see some great photos of the area on the Landmarks Preservation Commission website, click on "Fiske Terrace/Midwood Park Historic District."

Many of the apartment buildings around us are becoming condos and also selling. We are seeing the changes of new restaurants and shops along Cortelyou Road, as well as the new Pomme de Terre French place on Newkirk Avenue.

And "far out in flatbush" is 5 stops on the "Q" from 7th Avenue. If you get off at Cortelyou Road, be sure to try the Tibetan Cafe located right next door to the station.

Posted by: freddy at October 5, 2008 1:59 AM

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