House of the Day: 4 Martense Court
This single-family house at 4 Martense Court has a very charming parlor floor, which features lots of original architectural detail as well as a tasteful new kitchen; there’s also a private garage at the rear. While the address is definitely not as desirable as some of the blocks to the north like Rutland Road and…
This single-family house at 4 Martense Court has a very charming parlor floor, which features lots of original architectural detail as well as a tasteful new kitchen; there’s also a private garage at the rear. While the address is definitely not as desirable as some of the blocks to the north like Rutland Road and Maple Street or those to the west in Victorian Flatbush, this block is reasonably attractive and quite close to the subway, all of which makes the asking price of $595,000 not seem unrealistic.
4 Martense Court [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
not do rain on anyone’s parade, but the listing doesn’t specifically mention a 2-car garage, just a private garage. it’s possible these homes share a drive (or have adjacent drives) and garage building, but may have only 1 car per home. given the small size of the home this seems to make sense, but i could be wrong. i’ve been down this block within the last year. (i don’t recall if it’s a cul-de-sac or more of a truncated street, though, but i do recall having to make a 7-point turn to get out!)
“Love the dining room and the kitchen update.”
Is there a dining room update? Not being sarcastic. I love the dining room.
“Does anyone know what type of comps are there around here?” (Boerumresident)
You can get a co-op in this area for as little as 1/2 this price per foot. But then there’s maintenance, which I have no idea how to measure against upkeep of a house.
Love the dining room and the kitchen update.
Beautiful and the layout is very practical with two bathrooms, an office, etc. One caveat: You probably won’t be able to fit a couch around the fireplace since the living room is so narrow, but you can get a love seat or use chairs.
“Nomi, time to get yourself into a REAL bedrm. your small car would fit easily into the garage” (more4less)
Ha, true.
I think logic for a PLG southern boundary would be Parkside, which is where the zip code changes and at the bottom of the park. However, Clarkson has always been included, so I won’t quibble with that.
And I’ve seen similar row houses to those in the historic district here (not the Manor) (although perhaps not as nice) on Bedford Ave. as far south as Avenue C. They are very much like those on Woodruff, Lenox, etc.
And this house is NOT very close to the subway – those are LONG blocks across to the 2/5 at Nostrand and Church – you’re better off hiking over to the Church Ave. B/Q entrance on Caton (which isn’t around the corner either).
Babs,
I won’t give up, but I sometimes wonder if it’s worth fighting about. PLG is, more or less, the only part of Flatbush that was (mainly) built up with row houses like (pre-1894) Brooklyn, to our north. FWIW there are houses just south of our Clarkson Ave.boundary that are rather similar–on Lenox Road, Linden Blvd., and, to the west, Woodruff Ave. These blocks have no neighborhood identity other than Flatbush, which is a former town,with many neighborhoods.Maybe it’s OK for people to think of them as PLG, although I’m far from certain about that. In any case I think that PLG has to be thought of as NORTHERN Flatbush, above the former town center (with the Dutch Reformed Church, Flatbush Town Hall, etc.), so that boundary couldn’t logically be pushed very far to our south.
“The finished basement has an open floor plan”
That’s a classic.