Ridgewood Townhouse With Porch, Meticulous Renovation on Coveted Block Asks $1.595 Million

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Sometimes, it pays to follow the yellow brick road. The stretch of Stockholm Street between Woodward and Onderdonk avenues in Ridgewood, Queens, is one such block.

Paved with golden-hued brick and lined on both sides with unusually pretty Beaux-Arts homes made of the same brick, it was landmarked in 2000. You can read more about the fascinating history of this block here.

Most of the time these houses stay within the families that own them. The house at 1884 Stockholm, however, is on the market. Even more unusually, the home, built in 1908, has already undergone a meticulous renovation.

This 20-foot by 60-foot townhouse sits on a 20-foot by 100-foot lot. It has a bowed front with an original porch. Its three floors are configured as an owner’s duplex over a studio apartment. The latter could be used as a rental, a guest apartment, or an office or studio.

The top duplex has an abundance of space, a clever layout that maximizes the house’s features, and attractive finishes in keeping with the property’s historic style.

The parlor floor is centered around a thoughtfully renovated kitchen. There is also a front-facing living room, a den in the middle that makes a cozy media room, and a full bathroom. On the top floor are four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Ceilings were raised to 9.5 to 10 feet and original wood floors were refinished. New are solid core doors, oversized Andersen 400 wood-core windows, and crown molding.

All the mechanicals are new, including an efficient HVAC system. The heat was converted from steam to hot water, and five separate zones are controlled by Nest thermostats. The air conditioning has two zones.

The bathrooms have Moroccan cement and porcelain hex tile. The master bath has a marble top vanity, rain shower and huge freestanding bathtub. And while the property is filled with light, the center room on the top floor has an oversized 46-by-46-inch Velux skylight with a blackout shade.

The kitchen has been configured to maximize cooking space and storage. It has a double farmhouse sink, turquoise tile and white cabinetry. A door from the kitchen leads outside to steps down to the large garden in back of the house.

The aforementioned studio apartment has its own entrance under the stoop. In addition, the English basement has laundry with a gas dryer and utility sink, as well as a storage room.

The backyard has a patio and garden with fig, apricot and flowering cherry trees.

Located near the L train at the Dekalb stop, the house is 31 minutes from Union Square, according to Google Maps.

The Grover Cleveland Playground and an Associated grocery store are also nearby, as are Jefferson and Morgan area restaurants, including Michelin star-rated Faro and Roberta’s.

Listed by Marco Martini of Martini Real Estate, the home is asking $1.595 million. Taxes are $556 a month.

[Listing: 1884 Stockholm Street | Broker: Martini Real Estate] GMAP