Tracking 56 Cambridge on My Brownstone
We were happy to see that the owner of 56 Cambridge decided to step it up a notch and continue the discussion of the renovation of his 1863 Neo-Tudor woodframe house. He’s put up seven photos of the house in its current state (including this one of the temporary wood beams used to shore up…
We were happy to see that the owner of 56 Cambridge decided to step it up a notch and continue the discussion of the renovation of his 1863 Neo-Tudor woodframe house. He’s put up seven photos of the house in its current state (including this one of the temporary wood beams used to shore up the ceiling) and plans to keep us current as this exciting restoration progresses. Though we haven’t figured out how to add a Comments section to My Brownstone, we’ll do periodic posts here on the front page which should provide adequate room for discussion. We encourage other people embarking on renovations to follow suit and set up an account on My Brownstone.
The Haunted House [My Brownstone] GMAP
Starting Work at 56 Cambridge [Brownstoner]
Will the owners have day jobs as they undertake this project??
this is totally exciting! go haunted house!
who’s the contractor?
Definite props to the new buyers for taking this on, a definite plus for the block and then neighborhood. Good luck, and looking forward to the progress.
I admire the owners’ courage in tackling this project and wish them bucket loads of luck — or should that be dumpster loads? Everything is fixable if you can throw enough skill, hard work, creativity and — yeh — money at it. The day we took vacant possession of our house, rain was coming through the top floor ceiling in 4 different places so I’ve been there. Fingers crossed that the underlying structure isn’t too shot — joists, beams, foundation walls etc. This renovation/restoration is a public service to the block, the neighborhood and city as a whole. Truly, when private home owners undertake projects like this it enriches the fabric of urban life. Now, if we could just see more PUBLIC projects offering better housing and services for a broad range of city residents instead of selling our future to the Bruce Ratners of this world… Oops, I feel a rant coming on.
I’m with Sandra – this is probably the worst I’ve seen in a while. Can it really be salvaged? I almost lost my lunch over that bathroom. And how much did they pay for this? I hope they got a deal because this is pretty scary.
A great idea to be sure, Hillbilly
I almost passed out when I saw that on My Brownstone. could. not. be. more. excited.
Brownstoner – now that you’re pretty much done (we’ve been reduced to looking at your kids’ shower curtain). You should pass the torch and turn the reno blog over to them.
That will be a truly mind-blowing renovation.
Uh, is there ANY part of that house that is actually salvageable?
This will be some job! I would love to know your plans as well. Who will be the contractor, architect? Care to share????