House of the Day: 39 Buckingham Road
We like the looks of this house on Buckingham Road (which, according to Google, is the same thing as East 16th Street). The recently renovated Victorian one-family has six bedrooms and is dripping with original woodwork and floors. We don’t have a strong opinion about the price. The house looks like it could be worth…
We like the looks of this house on Buckingham Road (which, according to Google, is the same thing as East 16th Street). The recently renovated Victorian one-family has six bedrooms and is dripping with original woodwork and floors. We don’t have a strong opinion about the price. The house looks like it could be worth it but we suspect it depends on what the rest of the block is like. How ’bout it?
39 Buckingham Road [Aguayo & Huebener] GMAP P*Shark
I was clarifying my above post. The point was that this house in this condition would be worth either the ask or more in other nabes – Ditmas Park West, Beverley Square West. Caton Park though? We’ll see.
Yes, Seamus, I understand that it’s Caton Park. Please read my post more carefully.
Re:Noise and Apt. buildings.
I’m in edge of DPW in a 3 family Victorian house, and there is an apartment across the back yard, apartment on the one side of the building and another diagonally across from me. Honestly, there is more noise for the family that lives on the 2nd floor of the house then from any of the adjacent apartment buildings.
It’s not Ditmas Park West, and its not Ditmas Park as AH has on their site, but Caton Park… and of course AH knows better since Huebener lived right next door in PPS for years. Everyone from the New York Times to many of the realtors call all of Victorian Flatbush “Ditmas Park” which is unfortunate. Calling Caton Park “Ditmas Park” is like calling Prospect Lefferts Gardens “Park Slope.”
Clarification – it is my understanding that the houses along the East side only of Buckingham are R6… Also, should read Ditmas Park WEST. Houses with good renos in landmarked nabes like Ditmas Park and PPS usually go for another 100k more.
This location has quite a few quality of life issues… Not only is Bobby’s on the corner, but the house backs on to a thicket of large, noisy apartment buildings. There is a large day care center across the street, and many of the houses on this block have serious facade alterations. This house, as well, as brick columns which are not original to the design and which clash with the original design. Furthermore, it is not yet a landmarked neighborhood, and has suffered because of this. I also was under the impression (but not sure it’s true) that all of these houses are R6… so zoning could be a threat to the block as well. The interior is lovely, the renovation well done, but is this house worth over $1 million? If it gets asking, it would set a record for Caton Park. Then again, a house of this caliber in a Beverley Square West or Ditmas Park would fetch over 1.1 million, maybe 1.2 million, no doubt. Only the market will tell us for sure…
How do you know about the black-and-white bathroom? Is there a photo somewhere that I’m not finding? I’d love to see it.
Bobby’s has been great when I’ve needed a large number of inexpensive flip-flops.
I am not bad mouthing Bobby’s I shop there my self, great prices…
I just would not want to live next to it.