House of the Day: 132 Cambridge Place
Well, there’s not a lot we can say about this three-story house at 132 Cambridge Place other than the asking price of $599,000 has got to be the lowest price we’ve seen for a house seen in Clinton Hill in years. The three-family house is bound to need a considerable amount of work, but we…
Well, there’s not a lot we can say about this three-story house at 132 Cambridge Place other than the asking price of $599,000 has got to be the lowest price we’ve seen for a house seen in Clinton Hill in years. The three-family house is bound to need a considerable amount of work, but we wouldn’t be surprised if there’s an historic facade lurking behind the linoleum siding. (And if there’s not, LPC will make you recreate one!) Has anyone been inside?
132 Cambridge Place [Century 21] GMAP P*Shark
Photo by Scott Bintner for Property Shark
Yes slopefarm. I’ve used it on two homes. I love it…and definitely the plain side. The fake grain is realy fugly.
DIBS —
Agree on the Hardiplank. We did it on our frame (not landmarked). Trick is to get the plain, not the woodgrain. The fake grain makes it look like vinyl. Without the grain, it paints up to look like wood. Wish we had the funds to go mansard, or at least fishscale, at the top. With that little ledge above the second floor, and two instead of three windows at the top, Cambridge is a prime candidate for such treatment. Lots of 1939 tax photos show fishscale or diamond patterns on the siding of frame houses.
Many frames on our block have been resided with Hardiplank to replace the old tar shingles or vinyl. One flipper is renovating now up the block, however, and he’s told me last week he’s going vinyl. With the values where they are in the S. Slope, there’s just no excuse for that anymore. Here’s hoping Cambridge gets a nice facelift.
Never trust the accuracy of the DOB site…. we’re involved with a property and the DOB site has the CO for a building three doors down as the CO for our property!!!!!!
Chances are the DOB got it wrong, but who knows.
1842:
Thanks for clearing that up, maybe not having this house landmarked can workout better for the buyer. They won’t have to deal with the Bureaucracy of the LPC. Then this house would be worth every headache. Including that Ghetto Building right next to it.
Weird. The DOB has it listed as Landmarked on their site. Maybe you could get Landmarks to issue a ruling on it. I have a building that is half landmarked and half non-landmarked, but it took me six months to get the LPC to issue that as a ruling. Buildings on the other side of Cambridge Place are landmarked up to 135, so maybe it’s a mistake at DOB and you could get the LPC to issue a ruling.
brooklynluv:
I also had the same problem locating the house on Google streetview. Google actually has the wrong streetview of the beginning of Cambrodge pl. Dont know what happen there.
I do see it – thanks for the clarification 1842.
That’s if the DOB site is correct, which is not a given in my experience!