House of the Day: 1306 Albemarle Road
One word: Droolworthy! This house at 1306 Albemarle Road in Prospect Park South is the perfect poster-child for Victorian Flatbush. The 15-room mansion last changed hands twelve years ago; the previous owner lived there for decades. This place has it all: original woodwork, flooring, Tiffany windows, columns, etc. There’s even a five-room office with a…
One word: Droolworthy! This house at 1306 Albemarle Road in Prospect Park South is the perfect poster-child for Victorian Flatbush. The 15-room mansion last changed hands twelve years ago; the previous owner lived there for decades. This place has it all: original woodwork, flooring, Tiffany windows, columns, etc. There’s even a five-room office with a separate entrance. Enough talking—just check out the photos. The asking price of $2,595,000 is up there but seems perfectly achievable to us given the infrequency that something like this becomes available. Agree?
1306 Albemarle Road [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
I’m pretty sure the house had a lot of siding damage to it recently but is in otherwise really good shape. Still, 2.6 is a ridiculous amount of money, given its proximity to Church Ave. Wasn’t the house across from it (#1305) being offered at something close to $4mil a few years ago? MKG is overdoing it IMHO.
This house is beautiful. The more I look at it, the more I am in disbelief of the asking price for that home at 135 Joralemon St.Brooklyn Heights or not.
Gorgeous… but there just ain’t a whole hell of a lot going on in that neighborhood. And Coney Island Avenue has got to be one of the ugliest strips in Brooklyn. But if you live in a house like that, why go out.
There are not a lot of houses like this one, even in Kensington. It’s been a while, but I’m pretty sure this is the exact same house at which an MTV commercial I acted in was shot. It looks about right, with the corner lot and everything, and the address sounds familiar.
If this is the case, then the first floor and porch are the selling points — some of the upstairs rooms were not as nice.
Now, this is a house. In contrast to the last Victorian that Brownstoner showcased — http://bstoner.wpengine.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/08/house_of_the_da_364.php#comments — which seemed completely ordinary, this is a genuine one-of-a-kind property. And so, while I thought $1.35 million for the Ditmas Park property was absurd, this price looks at least in the ballpark.
Speaking of pricey properties, does anyone know what happened to that 53 South Elliott Pl. townhouse with the absurd $3.7 million price tag that was showcased here last week? It’s no longer listed at Corcoran.
This was the most impressive house on the Open House tour this year. The oval dining room was swoon worthy.
On top of everything else, look at that porch! Sigh!
WOW! Droolworthy indeed! I would love to be able to walk slowly down the stairs in the morning and just take in all in, and know I could do that every day.
And a five room office? If I didn’t already have a business to work out of at home, I’d start one. It would have to be a very successful business, as upkeep on this castle is expensive, as is the price, but hey, a girl can dream!
Too bad no pix of baths and kitchen, but even if they aren’t that hot, if you can afford to consider this place, it really doesn’t matter.
Great house!!!!
Be still my heart… let me go and check my last lotto ticket! 🙂