House of the Day: Adelphi Frame on the Sly
We were visiting some friends on Adelphi Street last weekend when they mentioned that a frame house down the block was for sale. The price? $1.7 million. We were intrigued because we hadn’t seen it listed anywhere. A check-in with Property Shark reveals that the four-story house is on the small side at 23-by-35 feet…
We were visiting some friends on Adelphi Street last weekend when they mentioned that a frame house down the block was for sale. The price? $1.7 million. We were intrigued because we hadn’t seen it listed anywhere. A check-in with Property Shark reveals that the four-story house is on the small side at 23-by-35 feet and on a shallow lot (75 feet) as well. But this is one of those houses where square footage is less important than the architecture, in our opinion. We’re interested to hear from the peanut gallery, but from what we gather the house is in great shape on the inside. Anyone know how long it’s been on the market and whether, in fact, it is listed with any broker?
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Brick houses are also vulnerable to termite damage as most brick houses are basicially wood framed but with a brick exterior (i.e all the posts, joists, plates, studs etc are wood).
That 8000 sq foot building sounds really really really dark — considering it only has 23 foot wide exposure, your ratio of windows to walls is so small, it makes the building seem like a tunnel. How do you deal with that?
To me, at least the smaller brownstones have more light.
I’ve only seen one mansion-size brownstone in BK that seemed very bright and liveable, but it’s practicallty free-standing, with 3 sides of exposure, and it’s practically square-shaped.
unless i am as mistaken as i think some of you bastards are – the 10,000 sq ft post was a joke that most of you apparently didn’t get
enjoy what you have whether it’s 800 sq ft or 8000
well, i looked at the yellow house down the street from this on adelphi (listed with corcoran). for me, the noisy playground across the street (handball courts, etc.) was a major setback. although the house wasn’t right for me anyway (yes, it felt “small”), i would never have bought it due to the location. in addition, it’s next door to an apartment building that i found rather unappealing and, on the day i was there, noisy. i’m sure these cute houses would sell in a snap if it weren’t for those two factors.
A word on frame houses Termites! They don’t eat brick
since nobody came forward to say that this house is really for sale, and an identical looking one on the same street at the same price, IS for sale, could it be possible that brownstoner’s friend has it all wrong?
Brick is generally more desirable than frame. The exceptions to this seem to be fort green clinton hill and brooklyn heights, although brick still appears to command a premium. In many neighborhoods frame houses are vinyl sided detracting from their desirability. Insurance will generally be higher for frame.
Does anybody have any opinions on the relative merits of frame vs. brick townhouses. This house does have curb and porch appeal.