Prodigal House For Sale Pick - $750,000 (Stapleton)

The lovely couple we bought our house from owned today's Prodigal House Pick before they moved into ours. They obviously have good taste. We toured this 1908 Victorian house last fall, and found that it has stunning views of the water and of the Verrazano Bridge. It also looks out onto a fine stone church across the street, and what could easily be mistaken for a turn-of-the-century San Francisco street scene. This huge home has four floors with 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 libraries, butler's pantry, formal dining room, kitchen, and a double parlor with a fireplace, for a total of 3,500 square feet (not including the full basement). The plot is 59 X 120 and is fully landscaped. Some highlights of this pretty house are its entry stairway with a lamp growing out of the banister, an old kitchen stove, a cozy porch, original wood, plaster detail, and stained glass aplenty. If you are looking for a large Victorian with views, this house is for you. I recommend that the new owner paint it a few different colors to bring out its beauty. Victorians have too much detail to be painted white. This one is a blank canvas for the right person. Street: 344 Saint Pauls Ave. (Mud Lane historic district) Phone: For sale by owner 718-727-5622 or dustball1@verizon.net.