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When we first wrote about 72 Middagh Street, an old wood frame house in Brooklyn Heights, back in 2006 it was in need of a major makeover both on the inside and out. That didn’t stop it from fetching the full asking price at the time of $2,395,000. Now, exactly two years later, the new-and-improved version is back on the market with the Corcoran broker who bought it in ’06. To our eye, she did a fantastic renovation job, preserving the original elements while putting in modern but tasteful kitchens and bathrooms. Given the private driveway and carriage house, the new asking price of $2,995,000 seems reasonable to us. The neighbors must be happy too.
72 Middagh Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
House of the Day: Woodframe on Middagh [Brownstoner]


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  1. Some people on this blog have no real understainding of architecture. I find it surprising how clueless people seem to be when confronted with an historic building that is not a cookie-cutter 1880-1890’s brownstone fronted rowhouse. They have no concept of the pre-Victorian buildings of Brooklyn. Total architectural Neanderthals.

  2. Johnny:
    They have a number of similar homes in Philadelphia. They are known as “trinities” and were typically where poorer families lived. One room on each floor: Kitchen, living room, bedroom, no dividers. I think they definitly have their charms and some have been redone with some very unique results. I agree that for the right person they could make a great and interesting home.

  3. I swear I walked past this house a ton of times and could see through it. Nothing but sticks!

    And the house that went for 1.3 is interesting. Was for sale for 875k about 5 years ago. Teeny thing. Literally no finish whatsoever. Was an artists studio – with no heat and no hot water. Sold to a developer who did a nice job but the place is basically three studios on top of each other. Small kitchen and dining space (not room) on the ground. Open bed and small bath on 2nd floor, open bed and small bath on 3rd. Stairwell runs through all the rooms with no dividers. No outdoor space.

    That said, a great space for the right person.

  4. Chop off the dormers and the flourishes on the top and this house may as well be on the Graham L stop.

    Add a gutter and a meter on the front and it might as well be in Canarsie.

    Hideous! And for just shy of $3MM??? Yeah, this market is about to bite the dust.

  5. A wood frame house across the street sold last fall for $1.3 million. Probably the cheapest house sale in Brooklyn Heights in at least a few years. Bought by the builder who lives next door. I think HE’S going to make out like a bandit when he flips it.

  6. So wait a minute. They just painted it and changed the bathroom fixtures? Even if their asking price is only $500,000 over what they bought the building for, that’s still some expensive paint/decorator/bathtub, kids.

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