House of the Day: 491 East 17th Street
This 3,500-square-foot one-family house at 491 East 17th is advertised as being on “the best block in Landmark Ditmas Park.” If that’s true, we suspect that this is one of the less good-looking places on the street due, in large part, to the brick addition on the front of the house. The interior, however, is…
This 3,500-square-foot one-family house at 491 East 17th is advertised as being on “the best block in Landmark Ditmas Park.” If that’s true, we suspect that this is one of the less good-looking places on the street due, in large part, to the brick addition on the front of the house. The interior, however, is very charming. And, considering that the house across the street sold for $1,900,000 last year, the asking price of $1,300,000 for this place may look interesting for those with a hankering for the Victorian nabe.
491 East 17th Street [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
This house would do well on Staten Island. It looks like it has the right pedigree.
Ugly house, so-so neighborhood. Next.
i’m sure the street is nice, but this house is straight beat. the only thing it has going for it is BIG. i would buy in windsor terrace for same price before i would buy this junk… 850k max.
“This is not a Vicorian. It was built in 1920, people. Vicotiran era ended in 1901. Get your eras straight.”
V-I-C-T-O-R-I-A-N. You’re welcome.
“This is a standard Archie Bunker 1920’s nothing house”
This lace is much bigger than Archie’s house, for starters.
This is not a Vicorian. It was built in 1920, people. Vicotiran era ended in 1901. Get your eras straight.
Just scroll down on Brownstowner and you’ll see that a smaller house in Midwood, not too far away but certainly in a less desirable location than this one in terms of the beauty of the block, the proximity to the subway and other factors, sold for more money. ($1.5 million.) Plus, Brownstowner notes that it might even be a tear-down! Given the interior condition of this house, it seems fairly priced.
2:28: Archie Bunker lived in a squat, crappy duplex in Queens. This is a helluva lot nicer.
However, it’s true that enclosing a parch like this never looks good. It’s easy to smash out the windows and make it a porch again. Costly, though, to rebuild inner wall, front door, and (presumably) front stoop.
2:28, you are way off. While this house may not look like much from the outside thanks to the unattractive porch enclosure, it is still a lovely Victorian, with many original details inside. There may be a few hundred like it throughout the city, but there are certainly not millions. Good effort trying to plant the seeds of a market collapse, though, and best of luck in your house hunt.