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1899 Home in Brooklyn NY - Before and After

13 years ago
This labor of love was built in 1899 and my hubby's boyhood home. His parents owned it for 50 years and were the 3rd owner. It was originally a pink stucco house and over the years previous homeowners added garden state brickface. It was stripped any architectural interest on the interior except the lighting which was all restored and put back into a much more modern interior floor plan. For the exterior, we kept the limestone stucco exterior used Sto Indiana Limestone and added cast stone around the windows and simple wrought iron detailing. The entire footprint of the home is the same as when built in 1899 and every part of the exterior was renovated to code from the foundation up and all products used were made in the USA. Marvin Windows and the front Mahogany door made by Chautauqua Woods in Dunkirk NY home to craftsman that used to work in High Point and have now settled up in that region. Any landscape ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Comments (26)

  • PRO
    13 years ago
    WOW! It's absolutely gorgeous! I'd love to see photos of the inside too!
  • 13 years ago
    No the home is the same footprint as when built. No square footage was added. The house was literally renovated piece by piece utilizing existing timber and wood throughout and reinforcing structure with steel and rebar and waterproofing with aquafin which is supposed to be the best on the market. The only thing removed from the house was the arbor on the driveway that we felt would create damage to the structure overtime as we saw with the water damage from the past as a result of this attachment to the wood frame.
  • 13 years ago
    That looks amazing. I agree with Brenda it looks bigger. You guys did great!
  • 13 years ago
    Wow! You did a wonderful job! Beautiful
  • 13 years ago
    Amazing and tasteful reno!!! I think some arborvitae or boxwood would look good in front, but hard to tell from the photo angle.
  • 13 years ago
    Mon Dieu! sure you did not move to the mediterranean?. Love it, the new windows trnsformed a dreary, haggard exterior into an elegant, serene and welcoming exterior.
    That one photo showing the archeology of prior exterior treatment is so informative.
  • 13 years ago
    Wow! This is a stunning Reno!! Please post more photos. How about the inside?
  • 13 years ago
    This is absolutely beautiful. I agree, boxwoods would be beautiful and I would like to see a flower with some substantial petals, like roses.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Looks fantastic , where in Brooklyn is the home ?
  • 13 years ago
    This looks wonderful! Great job!
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Killer job!
  • 13 years ago
    I mocked up the colors and textures Im going for a bloodgood or red dragon maple in the center and trying to get some mixed evergreens across the black fence blue spruce, scotch pines red berry ilex and any ideas you have would be appreciated.
  • 13 years ago
    Top Floor has an outdoor deck original to the structure but the wall is now 42" which is a nyc building code requirement and adds privacy.
  • 13 years ago
    cdeb, amazing , amazing renovation. Kudos from this Brooklyn born girl!
  • 13 years ago
    Beautifull house. Is the exterior stucco. If yes what texture and color
  • 13 years ago
    The house exterior was done in limestone stucco. The brand is Sto, the finish is fine and the color is Indiana Limestone. The color is amazing the process is four step process. The windows are trimmed with real stone not styro-foam. The house is a cement process not styrofoam. Waterproofing used was Aquafin.
  • 13 years ago
    Thank you for all of your comments, it is greatly appreciated. We are very happy with our old new home that sits on a hill across from the old home of Lillian Russell and it was a home built for her by Diamond Jim Brady.
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Very nice! Great work!

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Very nice work! Hard to believe it is the same house.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Amazing!

  • PRO
    10 years ago
    Beautiful job!
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Incredible transformation! It's hard to believe that this is the same house! Looks stunning! Thanks for sharing!

  • 10 years ago

    Must be the jewel of the neighborhood now.

    Well done!

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Hat's off to you. You did a beautiful job.

  • PRO