House of the Day: 282 DeKalb Avenue
Jerry Minsky’s got another gem of a listing in Clinton Hill. This Montrose Morris-designed Romanesque Revival house has tons of original charm as well as some newer touches like an island kitchen and recessed lighting. It’s hard to dispute the charm factor on this one, but it’s the price that’s going to be tougher for…
Jerry Minsky’s got another gem of a listing in Clinton Hill. This Montrose Morris-designed Romanesque Revival house has tons of original charm as well as some newer touches like an island kitchen and recessed lighting. It’s hard to dispute the charm factor on this one, but it’s the price that’s going to be tougher for some people to take: At the asking price of $2,200,000, the 2,200-square-foot house is priced at $1,000 a foot. It’s fair to say that this is rather aggressive for the neighborhood. How much of a premium should the architectural lineage command?
282 DeKalb Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Isn’t this Curbed? I can’t tell the difference these days.
I never said I hated wood or charming details. I live in a co-op apartment in a 160-year-old landmarked historic brick townhouse. I love my exposed brick walls, deep windows with detailed molding and original shutters (all painted white!), and original oak floors. I just find all of that dark, heavy woodwork in some of the more traditionally Victorian interiors to be dreary and not at all charming.
Isn’t this the house from The Royal Tennenbaums? It sure looks like it.
This place may be charming, but you can’t really tell with Jerry’s cellphone quality pix; it all looks a bit dreary, and I like Montrose Morris houses.
Plus, no floorplan, no mention of number of bedrooms or baths, and no photos of the kitchen. Don’t work so hard, Jerry.
There is a website for those of you who hate wood and charming details.
It’s called curbed.
The tagged garage next store is a nice period detail.
Charm-alicious. Charm-oozing. Charm-belching. Charm-secreting. Charm-emitting.
Seriously, it looks dreary, like some dusty old library.
Anyone know if the electric/plumbing was upgraded recently? Looks like there was a renovation but not clear how extensive, and obviously, that would be a major impact on price — that is, is this truly move in, or does it need a lot of work?
Jerry Minsky has always struck us as pretty slimy, by the way and an overreacher – way back when we were looking in FG (we wound up buying an apt in PS, now are looking for a house wherever).
It’s interesting how the real estate agent justifies the small back yard by saying that it’s “true to the period of the house.”
Doesn’t the size of the lot have more to do with it? Broker spin is fascinating.