Property Description for 87-11 81st Ave
*Just Listed! All Showings are By Appointment including posted Open Houses. Please email or call to confirm.*
Early 1920s semi-detached two family Old Style frame with two car garage in Upper Glendale measuring 20x63 in size on a 27x100 lot.
It’s rare to find such a well preserved and immaculately clean home with character and details.
Exposures to the south/west/north with 28 windows fill the home with natural light.
The entryway and halls have beautiful original wooden doors and staircase with original lincrusta walls.
Enter the first floor apartment and you’ll be impressed with the size, flow and light with 6 box rooms and excellent storage. A formal dining room flows into the living room and den through archways and measures over 35ft in length. At the center of the home, a spacious eat-in kitchen offers excellent storage, a new refrigerator and features original wood cabinetry and tin ceilings.
Both bedrooms are garden facing for quiet enjoyment and privacy. Need a third bedroom? Not a problem. The den off the living room has pocket doors and can easily convert.
The second floor apartment is equally impressive with the addition of a third bedroom off the hallway. Rare to be found inside the apartment are lincrusta wall coverings embossed with leafy patterns and moldings in the dining room and original hardwood floors.
The partially finished basement offers generous recreational space and storage with 6’10” ceilings, a full bath with vintage pattern flowered wallpaper, two updated gas boilers (one per unit) and laundry.
A super wide (13’9”) shared driveway leads to a two car garage and pollinator garden area that’s blooming in colors.
Local area attractions include Atlas Park shopping, dining and cinemas, award winning Finback brewery, golfing, horseback riding, biking and outdoor enjoyment at nearby Forest Park. Local and express bus to Manhattan located on Myrtle Ave with Q55 local bus connecting to the M and L subway at Myrtle/Wyckoff. Zoned for PS/IS 113 Grades K-8 just three blocks away.
This stunning home will not last. Come see the beauty, value and convenience of Glendale today.
*Delivered vacant. Co-brokers welcome. All showings are by appointment including posted Open Houses.*