Last May, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse at 563 Quincy Street in Bed-Stuy sold for a modest $655K. A quick glance at the listing images below helps explains the low price. This three-floor, 1,800-square foot house was in serious need of some TLC.
That’s actually an understatement. The kitchen looked like something out of a DIY horror movie, the bedroom seemed to double as a giant walk-in-closet and the ground floor looked like it was more of an excavation site than a habitable residence. To put a positive spin on matters, the listing description marketed the property as “perfect for someone who is willing to do the work and make your dream house come true.” Evidently, the house found that buyer.
Six months later, things are looking much sunnier and sounder. Case in point, the refurbished staircase.
Less than six months later, 563 Quincy Street flipped and came back on the market looking like a place where you actually could live – and live quite happily. After major renovations, the townhouse is listed for $950K, nearly 50 percent more than what it closed for six months ago.
The townhouse retained and refurbished much of its original turn-of-the-century details and now offers three-and-a-half bedrooms, three bathrooms, a deck and a complete second kitchen on the ground floor that the floor plan labels a “summer kitchen.” Not familiar with the term? Neither were we, but as it turns out, a summer kitchen is a second kitchen on the ground floor that opens up to the outdoors, so the name is apt. Check the before and after pictures for a look at the renovation and its incredible improvements.
The garden floor of 563 Quincy Street got a complete rehaul, including refinishing the floors and fixing the ceilings.
The original kitchen was bare bones and looked barely functional. After the renovation, the open floor plan kitchen connects with the dining room.
The living room of the original townhouse got updated with a fresh coat of paint, refinished floors, a decorative mantle and chandelier.
See more pictures from the past below …
The upstairs bedroom before renovation
One of the two bathrooms at the original 563 Quincy Place. After renovations, a third bathroom was added.
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