House of the Day: 72 Middagh Street
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…
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]
In answer to Rehab’s question, many Heights blocks are too narrow to ever allow parking on both sides at once. It’s sort of alternate side parking, but more severe than on wider streets in most other parts of the City.
FWIW, I just looked at the “before”photos, and the things I complained about were all done to the house in past years. Although it looks MUCH better now [although still quite ugly]. I think the owner missed a chance to”un-remuddle” this house,
People in the $3 million range want a house that at least makes some modest impression. This house looks so cheap and ordinary. Like something you’d find near the RR tracks. YUCK. It’s like trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
This place is in South Slope, right? Sure looks like it from the outside.
2:06 — from what I understand, 2:02 was describing the reverse of street cleaning: ALL WEEK NO PARKING, ONE DAY PARKING. That’s a lot of street cleaning, huh.
Bob, it would be interesting to see if the Historical Society has any original pictures of when it was a school. Maybe they built it with smaller windows to keep kids from gazing outside, or even for the practical reason of keeping heat in, and left the aesthetics for residential buildings. The gate to the driveway is strange, but if they had put up an iron fence, for example, there goes your privacy. I could deal with an ugly barn door, knowing I had that wonderful private garden and carriage house back there.
Well, I just bought my Mega Millions ticket.
If I win, I’m buying this house and filling the garage with three muscle cars to fulfill my suburban highschool fantasy.
Since talking about the brokers, especially those from Corcoran, doesn’t seem to be considered bad taste here, I’ll mention that I got a chuckle when I saw the co-brokers are Denise LaChance, versions 1 and 2. Seems her taste in clothes hasn’t changed, even as her hairstyle has.
Rehab, you can park on one side of the street you visited ONLY on Tuesday, and other side any day BUT Tuesday.
to further 2:06’s answer – the other side of the street does not allow parking on tuesday.. so parking on tuesday only on the alt side (while the other side gets cleaned). common with narrow streets with room for only parking on one side.
700K in Greenpoint? I wish. You need to catch up.