House of the Day: 77 Midwood Street
This new listing at 77 Midwood Street may not be the priciest listing in PLG–that distinction still belongs to 20 Midwood Street at $1,780,000–but it’s still a pretty penny for the beautiful but historically discounted nabe. We suspect that Number 77, which is asking $1,579,000, may make life difficult for Number 20, given that the…
This new listing at 77 Midwood Street may not be the priciest listing in PLG–that distinction still belongs to 20 Midwood Street at $1,780,000–but it’s still a pretty penny for the beautiful but historically discounted nabe. We suspect that Number 77, which is asking $1,579,000, may make life difficult for Number 20, given that the less expensive house’s historic details look just as impressive. We shall see though: The five-bedroom house traded for $1,300,000 back in 2007 (after being a House of the Day in 2006). Update: For anyone curious about what the kitchen looks like, you can check out 77MidwoodStreet.com.
77 Midwood Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
I’ll be buying a lotto ticket as well. Maybe if I hit, I can get this house and open a nice restaurant on Flatbush Avenue as well. Wish me luck.
Felt compelled to address a few things. To Nomi, with apologies to those who live South of PLG off Flatbush, not trying to be catty, just setting the record straight — this block of Midwood is VERY different from the area just South of PLG. No comparison to the Lefferts Manor blocks this house sits on. And I’m talking housing stock, who is buying there, prices, etc.
Also, this house is more than midway up the block away from Flatbush and it’s really quiet. Totally fine. I’m not putting spin on it. I truly don’t know what people are talking about regarding that concern. Try visiting it at least once in your life before saying its proximity to Flatbush is a problem. As for Flatbush, yes there are dollar vans but not THAT many. And guess what? I take them sometimes! As a white woman. Apparently their existence in the world terrifies some, but whatever, their problem.
For serious buyers reading this thread to get real information, it’s a stunning block with fantastic houses and fantastic people. Right around where this house is there is a great mix of newcomers and of older residents, white and black who have been there 30 or more years who I love. This reminds me I need to go knock on the door of one or two and chat and catch up! The updates and new kitchen and added baths is why the house costs more than it did for the owners in 2007. Plainly. Somebody above said prices are 20% lower than in 2007. Not true at all.
I don’t mind benson saying it’s not for him or whatever. I just don’t like being called irrational for liking this.
Give it up Benson. This blog, well this thread anyway, is populated by people who love the beauty and graciousness of a beautiful old house, and so that’s what we are going to gush about. This happens to be one of the nicest, and best laid out row houses we’ve seen here in a while. It’s not cut up, no one tried to make a loft or a 21st century condo out of it, or change its original layout. It’s a pristinely beautiful 100 year old house, and those of us who found this site to see things like this are happy campers here. We love it.
Complaining about it is like going on a site about pets and complaining when people talk about cats.
No, I have to amend that: it’s the good layout PLUS the beautiful trim, etc. The one enhances the other. But that still doesn’t mean that the layout itself is so unusual. The combination in a still rather modest house is unusual, however.
I don’t get why you think we are all deranged….
Benson, no one’s really flipping out over the layout….though, without the good layout, the rest would be a shame. But it IS the finish and detail. Why do you say you are “sure” there are people who appreciate them when obviously almost everyone posting here does?
Frederick Law Homestead, I believe this house is just a few steps in to Bedford. But anyway, who cares? When a house is this beautiful, you stop calculating. Going out to play lotto…
Let me add to the rational exuberance. It’s a really gorgeous house, with beautiful details, nicely restored and well cared for. What’s not to like? And it has a garage.
Yeah, it’s expensive. But that has nothing to do with whether one likes or dislikes the house. There are a lot of expensive pieces of real estate in the big city.
Of for Pete’s sake, this is getting ridiculous.
Look, I’m sure there are folks out there who appreciate this home’s finish and details. Good for them. However, to claim that this house is special because of the layout (single family, semi-detached house with a driveway and garage in the back and -goodness gracious!! – a kitchen in the back) shows an incredible ignorance for housing types in Brooklyn. The borough is littered with housing that has this exact same layout all over the place. Most single family homes built in the borough after 1920 has this type of layout, as a matter of fact.