House of the Day: 318 Westminster Road
A reader flagged this Ditmas Park lovely for us, noting that the price had recently been raised from $1,295,000 to $1,495,000 (what slowdown?). Although it’s a legal two family, there are currently five tenants in there now. Judging from the (incredibly dark and small) photos on the Kestyn site, subdividing the space has not had…
A reader flagged this Ditmas Park lovely for us, noting that the price had recently been raised from $1,295,000 to $1,495,000 (what slowdown?). Although it’s a legal two family, there are currently five tenants in there now. Judging from the (incredibly dark and small) photos on the Kestyn site, subdividing the space has not had an adverse impact on the architectural integrity of the house. It’s nice and big, too: 5,000 square feet on a 50-by-100-foot lot. Our tipster’s idea? Two families should team up and buy it together. For the curious, there’s gonna be an open house on Sunday from 12 to 4.
318 Westminster Road [Kestyn] GMAP P*Shark
I agree on the brick attack porch. But if the owners don’t have the big bucks to reside the house with cedar siding,
it’s it better to have vinyl siding on the house to protect the structure from weather damage (then having siding in bad shape, or worse yet covering the house with brick or stucco).
Vinyl siding can be torn down a mondo expensive cedar siding planks put up in it’s place, by a new owner that has the deep pockets to do it. But tearing down brick or stucco is much more difficult, plus it make the building less in character with the neighborhood. Vinyl siding might not fit in with your snobby big bucks aesthetic, but considering the lower priced alternatives (let the building rot, or brick/stucco it) I think that the vinyl siding is the lesser of the evils.
Who said “fake siding.” I said “awful siding.”
And I don’t think it has much curb appeal. The shape isn’t bad. But the siding is atrocious. I drive by this house every day. It’s on the southern end of Westminster, where the original character of the homes has suffered considerably, and this house is no exception. The brick on the porch stairs is horrible. I would not pay top dollar for a house that has been coated in “new” materials that are completely unsympathetic to the original architectural design. If this house had been reshingled, had the original wooden porch rail and steps restored, it might be worth 1.2-1.3… if the interior was up to scratch with brand new kitchens and baths… I don’t know what the score is on the interior. But Brownstoner, take a walk by and get a first hand view of the siding, not to mention the completely inappopriate stone ballustrade sitting on a scary dark red brick foundation… Poor house. It has a lovely silhouette. Must have been truly beautiful once. This is exactly the sort of damage that landmarking the nabe will prevent in the future.
The house right next store was on the market they started at $1.3M then dropped the price to $1,185,000…
It’s now in contract….
That looked like a much nicer house, with brand new kitchens and baths…
It looks nice from the outside i suppose the key is how mucked up the interior might be. But 1.5m seems like getting greedy. The original price was probably better.
Well since it’s so close to home, might just swing by and check out the open house.
Fake siding???
What there is no actual siding on the house and it’s all an illusion?
Do you mean Fake wood siding?
Fake siding? Hmmmm, maybe that’s why they keep the photos so small and dark, so you can’t tell…
This house isn’t so wonderful for the area…It’s got awful siding, horrible porch reno, and it’s subdivided! There are far nicer houses in BSW… including mine. But I wouldn’t dream of asking more than $1.2 (intact exterior, curb apppeal, great location, new reno including basement…). How does Kesyn justify this price? And no, my house is not going on the market.
The house is actually 4100 sf; the *lot* is 5000 sf