House of the Day
02 November 2009 10:16 PM | By Prince Of Petworth in Architecture, House of the Day, LeDroit Park, Neighborhoods - Ledroit Park, windows 
IMG_0484, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.
This sweet one is from LeDroit Park. It looks like it might be able to use a little love but I was really digging this great window:
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03 November 2009 7:34 AM | Andy Said:
i see houses like this in nice places and wonder why nobody’s renovated them. i mean, this place at its full potential is a really expensive property.
03 November 2009 9:22 AM | ET Said:
This house could rock with a bit of TLC and $$$$.
03 November 2009 10:12 AM | JohnnyReb Said:
A little love?? This place needs a whole lot, starting with a new verandah to replace what was ripped off years ago.
03 November 2009 11:17 AM | hipchickindc Said:
Andy, it probably hasn’t been renovated because someone has probably lived in it for a while and can’t afford to overhaul the property. I don’t necessarily think that’s always a bad thing. There’s a saying that “poverty saves architecture”, meaning that when people don’t have the money to “renovate”, they’re not ripping out all of the irreplacable historic features of a home. Remember, to some, upgrading their property meant putting vinyl siding or formstone over perfectly good brick.
03 November 2009 12:45 PM | Anonymous Said:
I know the owners (but not much about them). They are by no means poor, and also have the benefit of income from the apartments contained within the home. The interior is very nicely renovated. They had the house on the market a few years back for ~1.2 million.
Exterior alterations require HPRB approval which can be time consuming and expensive. Also exterior renovations do not increase the income from the property.
My guess is that they don’t think its worth the money to maintain the exterior if they plan to sell.
03 November 2009 5:41 PM | hipchickindc Said:
Oh yes, good point about the HPRB aspect on the exterior.
03 November 2009 8:59 PM | Andy Said:
when i said i saw potential in this place i was thinking it should probably be coated top to bottom in formstone. or tyvek wrap.