Fita ta cikin kafar ƙofa biyu na asali, tare da tagogin zane-zane da har yanzu ke karɓar hasken yammaci, kuma kana tsaye a cikin corridor wanda ya karɓi iyalai zuwa wannan bloku tun fiye da ƙarni ɗaya. Taka matakala kuma sama da kai, taga na gilashin da aka zana yana wanke wurin a cikin launi, wani abu da masu gini ba sa yi a cikin gidaje a yanzu. Wannan gidan shari'a na iyalai biyu yana ba da fiye da ƙafa murabba'i 3,200 a cikin katafaren ƙasa uku da kuma cikakken karkashin gida, tare da ƙasan dakin shakatawa wanda aka nade da katako na asali, wutar murhu ta marmara, ƙofofi masu lilo, rufin ƙarfe, da manyan tagogin da aka danna a cikin dakin shakatawa. A sama, kicin din cin abinci har yanzu yana ɗauke da kalar vintage na shi, kuma ɗakunan kwana da wuraren zama suna lebur a cikin katako na biyu da na uku, ciki har da dakin zama na ƙafa 25 da dakin iyali da aka gina don taruwa.

Gidan yana kan Virginia Place, ɗaya daga cikin shahararrun "wurin sirri" na Crown Heights North, wanda aka tsara daga farko a salon gyaran mulkin mallaka don cika sunan titin, kuma yanzu yana cikin gundumar tarihi ta Crown Heights North III.

Babu wani abu da aka taɓa a ciki. Kowanne daki na asali, gilashin da aka zana, aikin katako, mantels, rufin ƙarfe, yana nan cikin tsari kuma yana jiran wanda ya ga abin da wannan gida zai iya zama fiye da abin da yake yanzu. An saita farashi a matsayin gyara, 16 Virginia Place dama ce don dawo da gidan da har yanzu ya tuna abin da aka gina don zama. Ka kawo hangen nesa naka kuma ka bar wannan gida ya gaya maka labarinsa na gaba.

Step through the original double doors, with their etched glass panels still catching the afternoon light, and you're standing in a hallway that has welcomed families to this block for well over a century. Climb the stairs and a stained-glass skylight overhead washes the landing in color, a detail builders don't put in houses anymore. This legal two-family townhouse offers over 3,200 square feet across three floors and a full basement, with a parlor floor wrapped in original wood wainscoting, a marble mantel fireplace, pocket doors, tin ceilings, and tall double-hung windows throughout. Upstairs, the eat-in kitchen still carries its own vintage character, and bedrooms and living spaces sprawl across the second and third floors, including a 25-foot living room and a family room built for gathering.

The house sits on Virginia Place, one of Crown Heights North's storied "private place" enclaves, originally designed in the Colonial Revival style to complement the street's name, and now part of the landmarked Crown Heights North III Historic District.

None of it has been touched by a flip. Every original detail, the stained glass, the millwork, the mantels, the tin ceilings, is intact and waiting for someone who sees what this house could become rather than what it currently is. Priced as a fixer upper, 16 Virginia Place is a chance to restore a home that still remembers what it was built to be. Bring your vision and let this house tell its next chapter.