House of the Day: 2109 Albemarle Terrace
Cute, cute, cute! That’s about all we can think when we look at this Georgian Revival house at 2109 Albemarle Terrace in the in the Kenmore-Albemarle Terrace Historic District of Victorian Flatbush. Except for the tiles on the floor of the dining room, the house is steeped in old school cred, with beautiful parquet floors,…
Cute, cute, cute! That’s about all we can think when we look at this Georgian Revival house at 2109 Albemarle Terrace in the in the Kenmore-Albemarle Terrace Historic District of Victorian Flatbush. Except for the tiles on the floor of the dining room, the house is steeped in old school cred, with beautiful parquet floors, moldings, skylights and a gorgeous center stair. So now the big question: Is it worth $889,000?
2109 Abemarle Terrace [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
This is my favorite line in the Building of the Day write-up:
“Today, the houses still are very desirable for the same reasons they were when they were built – they evoke the classic ideal of the perfect American family home.”
http://bstoner.wpengine.com/brownstoner/archives/2010/11/building_of_the_184.php
It seems a little unfair that a professional broker who has worked for years at a well-known firm gets to have his reputation besmirched (that’s right, I said besmirched) by an anonymous speculative comment. Thanks internets.
P.S. Duel at dawn!
It’s ironic that people consider the Terraces to be an island of historic houses when they are right at the center of colonial Flatbush, next door to the landmarked Dutch Reformed Church with its ancient graveyard, tall oak trees, and revolutionary war history and with Erasmus High across the street surrounding the original school built by the Dutch in the 18th century. On the south side is a large turn of the century church. The prewar brick apartment buildings on E. 21st for the most part have their entrances on the next block over and they are quiet. Most houses on either terrace have nice views of the churches or other houses on the terrace and their lovely joined backyards. Come and see for yourself.
I admit that i said he was from Prudential instead of Brown Harris but that doesn’t change the point i was trying to make.
I’m not wrong:
http://www.bhsusa.com/real-estate-agent/andrew-vandusen
And read the description from the old street easy listing:
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/413583-house-2117-albemarle-terrace-prospect-lefferts-gardens-brooklyn
It says: Seller is broker.
Confirmed by property shark public record:
http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/nyc/Reports2/showsection.html?propkey=245743
Ah, ok, Maly, thanks.
I stand corrected! I think the photos are fish-eyed in any event.
Good guess! I didn’t mean the fish-eye lens or wide-angle photography though. It was a comment on the isolation of these two small enclaves surrounded by large, ugly apartment buildings.
Nomi – I think Maly means fish-eye lens effect. Some of the photos are fish-eyed, making the rooms look bigger than they are. I think this is common. I am familiar w/the houses on Alb Terr and have been in a couple (not this one specifically), the ones I saw are not as wide as the photos suggest. Still, imo, nice house and maybe worth near the ask b/c not a lot of reno needed. I don’t know what condition the houses were in the sales cited by astringer, but many houses on those blocks were not well maintained. btw – definitely not Ditmas. A buyer w/kids may jump on this b/c the block has no thru traffic and a bunch of kids live there already and play outside.