Starry-eyed first-time homebuyers fall for a Victorian?and land in a massive remodel
The warm renovation reflects the Hudson Valley home?s history Original pine floors, graceful front columns, and an expansive porch originally drew Andrew Gardner and Alex Batkin to their circa-1860 Victorian home in Germantown, New York, in 2017. They found these period details in a dilapidated setting: When they saw the house for the first time, it had sat vacant for five years and was in foreclosure. But the location was close to Batkin?s family, by a train line, and had not been the subject of any unfortunate renovations, leaving a blank slate for their own vision.
?It was full of the kind of character that we were seeking, and so quintessentially Hudson Valley,? says Gardner, who is a curatorial assistant in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). They appreciated the house?s location near the vibrant center of town, close enough for them to walk in to pick up groceries or see friends.
The asking price was too good to pass up, so after some deliberation, they decided to go for it?and leapt directly into a massive remodeling project that was, as Gardner puts it, ?an extremely costly endeavor.? He urges first-time homebuyers not to be starry-eyed. If it?s cheap on paper, he warns, that?s likely because it will be expensive to bring it into a state of habitability.
The home?s exterior, painted in Benjamin Moore Simply White like the rest of the house. All the trim and doors, as well as the bathroom walls, are ...
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