This Weekend’s Ditmas Park Open House Picks

We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting Ditmas Park open house listings for this weekend. Any thoughts on these places?

535 Marlborough Road
List Price: $950,000; taxes: $4,968
Size: Three bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms
Details: Charm, elegance and country living await you in these eight spacious, airy rooms in this Queen Anne-style house on a tree-lined street. Lovingly cared for by the same family for over 40 years, this apartment boasts an abundance of original details, including hardwood floors with mahogany inlay, picture-frame molding, and wainscoting. Each room is more relaxing and vacation-y than the next, including an enormous sun porch, perfect for lounging. There is a double-deep living room with painted brick fireplace, as well as a grand formal dining room, which “recalls dinner parties of years past.” There is an elaborate center staircase leading up to the second floor, where double exposures illuminate the bedroom level magnificently. There is tons of storage and closet space, plus the full basement is ready to be finished into a rec room, home office, or media room. In close proximity to the Newkirk Plaza B/Q subway stop.
Open House: Sunday, October 18 from 11:30am to 1pm

385 Argyle Road #6E
List Price: $485,000; maintenance: $456
Size: One bedroom, one bathroom
Details: Situated on the top floor of a six-floor building near Cortelyou Road, this spacious and affordable unit boasts an inviting open floor plan with sunny western exposure. The bedroom and living space are equally huge, and the spacious airy bedroom has three windows and three large closets each. As modern as this apartment is, still boasts its original pre-war details including built-in curio shelves and arched doorway. There are beautiful hardwood floors throughout, plus high ceilings, and all the walls have been newly-painted. The building is cat-friendly, and other amenities include a laundry room, live-in super, elevator, storage ($25/month) and bike storage ($5/month). Near the Cortelyou Road subway stop on the Q train, plus express buses to downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Open House: Sunday, October 18 from 1-3pm

447 Rugby Road
List Price: $1,950,000
Size: Six bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms
Details: Constructed and designed in 1902 by Arlington D. Isham, this grand Victorian home has been lovingly cared for by the same family for 52 years. With many of the original details intact, this enormous Victorian home has impressive details such as stained glass windows, moldings, pocket doors and original hardwood floors. A large fully restored front porch gives way to a formal windowed foyer, while an expansive living room with gas fireplace creates an intimate space. A separate luxurious dining room has impressive details such as a lead glass china cabinet and a glistening jewel-toned stained glass window, and a pocket door separates the dining room from the kitchen, which overlooks a lush-garden and lawn that wraps around the entire house. The master bedroom’s comfortable and luxurious sitting area has four sets of original French doors leading to the sun porch. On the home’s third floor are the three large bedrooms with sky views and sun-dappled spaces. The master bedroom boasts an en-suite bath and soaring cathedral ceilings.
Open House: Sunday, October 18 from 3-4:30pm

If you know of a great place available for rent or sale, or are a broker representing a property you want included, fill out our real estate contact form here. Listings must be received by 6pm on Thursday for inclusion on Friday. For more information, call our Director of Sales and Marketing Dina Rabiner at 646-228-4151.