House of the Day: 735 Decatur Street Revisited
When 735 Decatur Street was House of the Day back in December of 2997 2007, it was asking $630,000 and we called it “by far the most charming house for the money on the market right now.” Well, now its asking price has fallen to $469,000 and the same statement still holds. We just hope…
When 735 Decatur Street was House of the Day back in December of 2997 2007, it was asking $630,000 and we called it “by far the most charming house for the money on the market right now.” Well, now its asking price has fallen to $469,000 and the same statement still holds. We just hope that whoever buys this place is able to negotiate a price that leaves them enough money to redo the facade! For lots of pics, check out this Flickr page from someone who almost bought the house.
735 Decatur Street [Corley Real Estate] GMAP
735 Decatur Street [Brooklyn Properties] P*Shark
House of the Day: 735 Decatur Street [Brownstoner]
Linoleum is having a revival. There are some really cool things you can do with inlay. It’s pretty affordable, too, about $3 a square foot if memory serves. However, the installation can be pricey.
Google Forbo and Marmoleum. Also see examples at Aronson’s web site (they’re on 17th St.) at http://www.aronsonsfloors.com/
Jane Powell, author of the wonderful Bungalow Kitchens & Bungalow Baths books (tons of photos, mostly 1920s but also Victorian), has also written a book on vintage linoleum, though I’ve never read it.
Nomi,
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regardless of whoever ends up buying this house, it should henceforth be known as “Mopar House”.
Cute house. As long as the structural problems are manageable, I can see why you like this place. A bit of imagination shows the potential it could have with a loving owner.
I guess since there aren’t all that many plates in my sink, usually, I just put ’em in there, and wash them in the sink, and then dry them in the rack. When I have a lot of them, I plug up the drain, let them soak, and then wash/rinse them off. I’ve never had that much counter space anywhere I’ve ever lived in my life, so that’s always been the way we’ve washed dishes. Who knew?
Nomi, they still make linoleum.
I really like unfitted old kitchens. Wouldn’t trade one for a more modern one for anything. As long as what needs to work works, I’m good. If I had piles of money, I’d get a retrofitted antique stove, or one of the new (and expensive) reproductions.
no wonder you’re hesitant to move again so soon – that would be 3 moves in 16 months. Moving, if you find a great rental, does offer a big benefit – you will actually enjoy living there and less risk of making an impulsive home purchase (ie motivated by disdain for your current rental).
Homes not in PRIME hoods won’t be rocketing up anytime soon. Take away the potential explosive appreciation we saw during the gentrification run-up and then tack on the big drops we’re seeing now, it makes it more probable that prices wont rocket up in these hoods during the next recovery (whenever that is). So net is time is on your side to save up and monitor for similar or better deals.
A stove exactly like that one came with a lake cabin my parents bought in 1954. When we sold the place in 1998 it was still working like a champ. It was pink!!!!!
hey dibs, no 50% drop in your ghetto? hahahhahahahaaaa
Thanks, mopar. Really helpful. Nice to hear that someone else still likes linoleum. (Though, maybe there’s a whole revival that I don’t know about? Don’t even know if you can still buy the real stuff.) I have foot problems, so tile is not even a possibility for me. The stand-alone sinks, though, I’ve always wondered how people did dishes in them. I end up figuring they put the dirty dishes in one of the sinks and then washed them in the other, but that defeats the whole purpose of having a double sink, so . . .
Don’t know what I would do myself. Have not thought about essentially restoring a very old kitchen as opposed to modernizing. That’s why I was curious.
Was just lustfully searching the rental listings for Stuyvesant Heights. Found a nice one! But I moved in December ’07, again in March ’08, and it would be silly to move again and then one more time yet again when we find a place to buy. Of course who knows how long that will take and in the meantime I just hate our current apartment and we can’t have people over because it’s so unsuitable for dinner parties.