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?
GMAP P*Shark
okay fine anon 12:42, the place lacks porch appeal.
Nobody found out who has the listing or is it a FSBO? does one have to bang on the door to get a look at it?
is this near the corner of Lafayette? such a pretty intersection. i think it’s worth 1.7
nice to see all this Adelphi street coverage lately!!
curb appeal refers to looking AT the house, not looking FROM the house, however I realize the school yard is a minus for a buyer.
It’s not a pile of wood, it’s a beautiful home built from wood. What’s a brownstone a pile of rock?
Regarding front porch curb appeal, the porch of the place on corcoran looks out over a school yard and its surrounding chainlink fence
Over 3000 sq ft is on small side? Whatever – guess shows what your standard is. So – how ‘green’ is the size of your place? How many sq.ft. per person are you burning oil/gas to heat?
Also # 331 has an extension holding the kitchen, and is 22 foot wide as well, but on a 100 ft lot.
identical design 331 adelphi @ corcoran, # 856351, is very similar, also 1.7m (after a recent price drop). It has immense curb appeal with that front porch.
For some reason these places don’t seem to sell like hotcakes. Something about spending well over $1m on, well, a pile of wood. irrational? perhaps.
(Although the layout at 331 is strange, with a spiral stairs and an odd curved wall in the parlour level).