HOTD: The Common Courtesy of a Wrap-Around
We’re digging the look of this stately Victorian in Midwood Park. Located at 60 Dekoven Court (off East 17th Street), the three-story shingle looks to be in excellent original condition and has a killer porch to boot. From what we can gather from Property Shark, the same person has owned the house for the last…
We’re digging the look of this stately Victorian in Midwood Park. Located at 60 Dekoven Court (off East 17th Street), the three-story shingle looks to be in excellent original condition and has a killer porch to boot. From what we can gather from Property Shark, the same person has owned the house for the last ten years. We’re curious whether this location– East of Cortelyou Road and close to Brooklyn College–justifies the $1,600,000 price tag. Hopefully some Flatbushies can weigh in on that one.
Gracious Victorian Home with Wrap Around [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
Is it a lot? People in Brownstones always preach doom and gloom about that issue . My woodframe is around $3000 per annum to heat. I don’t think that’s terrible, and it’s certainly not unaffordable.
What kind of updates in terms of new windows, insulation and energy efficiency are done in these houses? I’d think at well over a million these kinds of updates have been done. Anyone buying one of these wood frame Victorians needs to calculate the heating cost just like it was property tax or mortgage per year. Because it’s a LOT.
This block has long been sought after. It is really beautiful. The house might be overpriced, but check the area and the block out and even if you don’t fall in love–wood-frame isn’t what everyone is looking for–you will probably be impressed by the beauty of the area and the homes.
Probably right – my parlor and dining room (tiger oak) are not painted but some of the upstairs rooms (pine) are.
I have pictures of several original interiors from this neighborhood, c.1902-1910. The Tiger Oak is left unpainted. Pine is not that common in Victorian Flatbush, although a few houses have it, and then it does appear that it was painted white.
This is a rare and spectacular house that’s probably listed around $200,000-$250,000. higher from what it could actually fetch. There really aren’t that many around with so many details in tact. The minuses of this house are its proximity to Cortelyou, so your somewhat isolated from amenities. Still, the private cul de sac is so rare, it sort of balances out. The kids could be riding bikes in the street…That’s pretty awesome. Who knows, Mary Kay knows the market well and may find a buyer who really appreciates those details, even at 1.6?
Agreed on the painted wood. I live in one of these old victorians and was told by an expert it was always painted. Also – I love some exposed wood (for instance in a library or parlor) but living in this area, I have been in a number of neighbors houses that have huge amounts of dark, unpainted wood and it can be a bit oppressive, make the house darker and less homey and seriously limits the choices you can make in furniture/decor because not a lot of styles go with heavy dark mahogany trims. Anyway – seems like anything that was well maintained and has decent kitchens and baths in this area is going in the $1.1Mil to $1.6Mil range, depending on the section of flatbush it is in (with Prospect Park South being the most desired/expensive) and size. I would think this house would go for $1.3 – $1.4Mil.
i couldn’t agree more w/ the posters talking about the painted vs/ stripping of wood. i live in an old victorian and we had an “expert” who came in and told us the wood was ALWAYS painted and we then found pictures justifying this…just as in today, not everyone had tons of money to install high end wood mouldings and stain them, so in many many of these victorian homes, the wood was ALWAYS painted…it should have no effect on the price.
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Brownstoner substituted “reach” with “wrap” in the above title, which he lifted from the movie Full Metal Jacket. Where is his mind at?, is the question.