This is one of my favorite houses on Liberty Street. It looks like a gingerbread house doesn’t it? It had been vacant for quite some time, and finally a young family from Brooklyn bought it and fixed it up. Here’s one more look at what it looked like before:
The house on the left had missing windows, graffiti and a ton of garbage all around. Today this home sets an example of what the entire block has the potential to look like:
And it doesn’t stop there. Here are a few more photos of what the house used to look like before and after.
I really love these before and after photo examples. They show you that with effort, rescuing Newburgh homes is possible one by one. Homeowner occupancy is essential to restore community pride and maintenance of properties. The home next door would be an excellent choice if you would like to rescue your own Newburgh home.
I know that house. Beautiful job. A lot of Brooklynites are taking chances on Newburgh and changing it house by house.
Amazing!!! Well done, S&E. Truly inspiring.
This looks fabulous! We need more dedicated people to do this. Newburgh has so many lovely old homes just like this. Hidden gems!
Beautiful house….I was inside it about 13 or 14 years ago looking at an apt to rent on the top floor. I remember it was an old dentists office or something and they had some really cool built in cabinets up there. Glad someone fixed her up!
This is beautiful!
Stunning! What beautiful home!
What a great looking house!
Love it!!!
loved watching this special home transform…
Job well done. It is beautiful. Thanks for caring, Nora Wilson
It did come out great ! I am the contractor who did most of the work on this project, took the better part of a year. Nice people. I may have a couple more detailed photos of the historical aspects I could send for you to post if you like ?
Love the old tubs, why wasn’t it used? Love what you did to this Gingerbread
I felt the tub was too big for the bathroom. I sandblasted the tub for like $400. Still have it, unused.
It reduces the property’s taxable assessment value. It’s a Newburgh thing.