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
Wood shingles. As is clear from the photo.
Vinyl siding?
That house does not have aluminum siding. I live on the same block. It does not have aluminum siding.
Sept 11, 10:50, I mentioned siding way earlier up in the thread. It’s one of the low points about this house – it’s a shame too. What’s worse is that it was either recently replaced or painted last summer.
10:54 – DSW lover here. Not suburban. Just not willing to spend a lot on shoes.
I’m quite happy to have those that enjoy the suburbs decamp to their respective McMansions and leave those that enjoy the city for those of us that choose to do so.
It’s the transplanted suburbanites that are ruining NYC anyway. They need their Starbucks, their Gaps and their banks on every corner. They are so used to driving everywhere, that we need more of them than ever because they are too lazy to walk another couple blocks.
New York City was never such a bland homogenius place before the influx of all the suburbanites in the late 90’s through today.
See ya.
Notice even on the new shoe store opening thread that some people would rather shop at DSW than a nice, new ORIGINAL shoestore. Bet ya the DSW lover came from the burbs.
wow… the parlors are to die for, but 91 comments and not one person said… ALUMINUM SIDING! Are buyers in this price range willing to pay $2.6MM to move into a tin can. And since there are no pics I imagine the kitchen and baths are nothing to write home about either.
I grew up in the NY burbs and had a great childhood. It was the perfect place to be a kid. My husband inherited a country house, which we go to most weekends and for a month in the summer. Without that regular contact with nature I would never raise my kids in the city. I like to think that they’re getting a healthy balance, but they do seem much happier in the country. Personally I am happiest there too–I love the privacy and the personal space. And I find car life so much easier with kids than dragging them in and out of the subway and trying to get them to walk here and there. Nothing makes me happier than watching my kids play by themselves outside for hours. I’ve been to the Croton area and I see that you can get that country feel there, but still have gourmet stores and the other “essentials.” So it seems like a good choice. The bottom line is that it is a personal decision and even though this is a Brooklyn site, we shouldn’t be deriding how others choose to live.
Guys, guys, remember… we’re supposed to be encouraging folks to decamp to the suburbs so things stay more affordable yet elitist in the city. Please check your inboxes for the talking points memo.