Hot House: 2109 Baltimore Street East, Baltimore, 21231

Brick townhome, circa 1910, recently and completely renovated. 3 bedroom, 2.5 baths, 2886 sq. ft. over 3 stories with basement. 12’ ceilings, gourmet kitchen, 4 level glass elevator, master suite with steam shower, heated floors, 2 car garage, garden deck and top floor deck with views: $675,000 Read More →

Hot House: 7208 Bellona Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21212

English county style estate, in stucco and slate, circa 1923, on 3+ acres. 6,121 sq. ft., with 6 bedrooms, 6 full and 2 half bathrooms, cherry kitchen, with library, game room,  2-story great room, large master suite w/ dressing and sun room, enclosed porch. 25×50’ pool, hot tub, 3-car garage and extensive mature landscaping: $2,495,000

What: Even jaded house hunters rubberneck on this stretch of Bellona, lasciviously eyeing the dreamy mansions as they sweep down the hill toward Graul’s. Tanglewood is one of those mansions, and though billed as a “grande dame,” she’s more of an “old girl”— youthful enough, inside and out, to be worth giving a go.

The central part of the house is formal — a big center hall, living and dining rooms with fireplaces, the living room overlooking the brick terrace and impeccable back forty. But happily, the house has also been expanded, with wings on either side that offer lots of modern casual space, and bring Tanglewood right up-to-date. On the left wing, the addition is a two story great room with fireplace. On the right, the big plus is upstairs, with an extra large master bedroom suite, also with fireplace, where the best room in the house — a warm bright sunroom with windows on all sides — overlooks those beautiful grounds. Lots of hardscaping here, stone paths, well-chosen and well- groomed plantings, exactly what you would want. The pool area is sunny and private.

There are hardwood floors throughout the house, oil heat, central air, everything good to go.

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Hot House: 625 Portland Street, Baltimore, 21230

Renovated sign store and warehouse in Ridgely’s Delight, circa 1920, brick and stucco, with original frontage, gutted and completely rehabbed. 8,556 square feet over three stories, including large walled and landscaped courtyard with pond.  Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths,  elevator, private off-street parking for six cars, whole house intercom and music systems, gourmet kitchen with fireplace: $1,295,000 Read More →

Hot House: Oakdene, 1021 Greenspring Valley Road, Lutherville, 21093

Historic country manor house in stone and stucco, circa 1830, in good but basic condition. 12 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, 9’ ceilings, hardwood floors, french doors, ballroom, carved moldings, servant quarters. Nearly 10,000 sq. ft. over three stories, unfinished basement. Swimming pool, barn, stables and farm hand’s house: $2,900,000 Read More →

Hot Houses: 2636 and 2640 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, 21218

Two late Victorian townhouses, brick with wood trim, circa 1900, renovated in different styles. Both are 2,500 sq. ft. over three stories, with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, unfinished basements.  Both have front porches, decks, hardwood floors, 9’ ceilings, architectural details, stained glass, fireplaces, central air, off street parking. Price: $399,900 (The Tart) and $369,900 (Plain Jane) Read More →

Hot House: 10134 Falls Road, Brooklandville, MD 21022

Reconstructed Cockey house, circa 1725, relocated and expanded in 1988 by Baltimore builder Martin Azola for his own home.  4,407 sq. ft., over three stories with large finished basement. 5 bedrooms, 5 and a half baths, many architectural details unique to house.  One acre lot, with large deck overlooking protected communal land. New cedar shake roof, two car garage, garden shed: $1,395,000 Read More →

Hot House:  321 Chattolanee Hill Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117

New England style country house in painted clapboard, circa 1926, well and truly modernized. 5,114 sq. ft. over three stories, 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, on 1.81 acres of private landscaped grounds. Heated salt water pool, new Vermont slate roof,  gourmet kitchen, large master suite with balcony, pool house with bath, sauna and changing room, circular drive, two car garage: $2,185,000 Read More →

Hot House: 506 S. Dallas Street, Baltimore, MD 21231-2815

Converted brick warehouse, circa 1979. Newly rennovated. 5,452 sq. ft., with large, open-plan, second floor living space. Garage, lounge area and full recording studio on main floor: $549,000

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Hot House: 4622 Keswick Road, Baltimore, 21210

Unusual wood shingled church, circa 1894. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, kitchen. 3,241 sq. ft. over one story, with large loft area and bell tower, with bell.  Needs total rehab, sold as is: $250,000 (Currently under contract)

What: Picturesque historic church, decommissioned, owned by Tylden Streett, a well-known Baltimore sculptor. Mr. Streett, who taught at MICA for 53 years, lived until recently on one side of the church, using the other for his studio. A stone marker, still there, records that the church was built in 1894 as the Evergreen Methodist Protestant Church (a splinter sect later reunited with the United Methodist Church). Read More →

Hot House: 1352 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230

Contemporary house, circa 2009, in glass, stucco, metal and brick with panoramic harbor views. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 3,475sq. ft. over four levels, with full floor master suite, 3 floor waterfall, roof top deck, tandem garage for two cars, electric blinds throughout: $885,000 Read More →