I am loving this green, fabulous, over-the-top two-family time capsule with a whopping 4000+ square feet. Some old lady really loved this house, and for whatever reason it’s being sold now. I see an updated kitchen — full of chintz but lovingly maintained, and with ample counter and cabinet space. The dining nook, with wood paneling, of course, has a photo of a family praying over it. The bathrooms are clean and one looks totally new. There’s even shag carpet! No, I suppose I wouldn’t choose to live in this myself but I can certainly appreciate it, and if you don’t have the funds to renovate immediately — who does, these days? — you can live in a style to which your grandma might have hoped to have been accustomed. Maybe you can get the furniture with it?

1150 Halsey Street | $499,999
4056sqft | 19.5ft-wide | 2-family, 3 bath | frame
Wilson or Halsey L/Halsey J