Would you keep the vintage kitchen in this CT multi family? | Walkthrough of the Week #69

[@kimcat7320]

Love the retro kitchen! I even like the pink bathroom.

[@go4lowcost652]

I agree, the retro stainless kitchen unit is a great setup!!! Take care.😃

[@heavencantwait1218]

This place has so many rooms it stresses me the hell out 😂

[@leedaniels7196]

Same here!.Sheesh!.🤦

[@patriciadenapole3263]

I'm 75 years old, seen alot of houses new and old but never seen a kitchen unit like that. I'm sure it was big bucks back in the day.

[@CarolMortensen-e2b]

General Electric Kitchen Center is from 1955. Just saw a dark blue one on line. What strange house. Great video. Thanks.

[@The1833FarmhouseFerals]

"deferred maintenance"; the new drinking game

[@heatherharper3406]

I like it! Great!

[@Jendromeda]

a/k/a neglected property beautifiul home on a terrible lot

[@siderider2]

I love the pink bathroom fixtures...! Would love to have them..!

[@ednax1]

'portable' welder, probably diesel motor that ran a generator that makes enough power to weld. Chain hoist to put it on the back of a truck for mobile welding.

[@lemondropkid6175]

8:05 the kitchenette was launched in 1955, colours available were yellow, green, pink, brown and blue. Where the oven is (far left) was originally a washing machine.

[@jamesonholmes1483]

bingo

[@tammysherman1145]

The upstairs bathroom that was redone had a corner shower similar to the one in the basement apartment. It was leaking so my husband was hired in 2013 to replace the shower. The house was built by a machinist, and the garage is where he had his shop. The wife of the machinist lived on the side with the old GE kitchen, upstairs. She was blind. There was a couple that lived in the basement apartment (if you can believe that) which we don't think is the legal one.

[@sherlhoeppner2392]

Back in the 80's my husband salvaged one of these kitchenette units-- his sister converted her garage apartment and it was perfect. At the time she paid him 1,200$ , but it was worth 2,500. I think they were made for that purpose-- so Gramma could live in the garage apt. Or college kids could rent from their folks or maybe people wanting a second income by renting it out. Either way, it was easy to install or remove-- saving lots of labor cost for built-in cabinets.❤ Such a versatile piece!

[@kirksway1]

it's a great design

[@momtrips6783]

I like this place. It would be a great set up for a multi-generational family living together providing nobody had mobility issues. It looks move-in ready to me. Issues like flooring, painting and upgrades could be addressed while the family is living there in my opinion. I think the retro kitchen area is cool, but I would probably sell that section off as I think it would go for a good buck to the right collector and the proceeds could be used for other upgrades to the place. I've never lived in a single family dwelling with a shared driveway, so not sure how that works or who maintains it, but that might be a problem if the neighbors don't get along or can't afford to maintain it properly as it's a packaged deal.

[@justinmorales5539]

Nice old Welder!

[@JasonSheppard-uy9ij]

Keep everything original I love it❤️

[@SpotTheBorgCat]

I think the "Mad Hatter" from Alice in Wonderland had a hand in this design.

[@gtlfb]

What a mess. Looks like a puzzle with all the pieces put together wrong. That kitchen center is fabulous, has great collector value, and that pink bath! I'd be tempted to tear down everything and rebuild around those two features

[@rernardgrant9770]

That type of kitchen is from back in the 1950's. Who ever own that house kept the counter and stove very clean.

[@SuperDrLisa]

No cooking there!

[@SuperDrLisa]

Please stop saying "creaming over it" very vulgar connotation

[@buddyrevell6369]

Definitely a servie shop downstairs. Setup looks like they repaired service trucks with generators. Hence the gantry crane and the generator.

[@redneckbryon]

This was probably originally a carriage house or shop. 6:25, that's definitely an old generator.

[@StealyDan-s8s]

Part house , part garage, part dorm , part apartment, part studio.....

[@SD-nh5yr]

😂😂

[@ForeclosureFinder]

Jack of all trades!

[@pinschrunner]

Yup way too divided

[@michaelremillard2215]

That's the original General Electric Wonder Kitchen. The original combination washer/dryer, has been replaced with that black Hotpoint oven to the left.

[@kirksway1]

I think it's pretty obvious that the lower level was a business and the upper level was a three bedroom residence that has been split into two. If you look at the ceiling in the first upstairs living room you can see the beam where a wall/partition used to be. Also, the first unit has the original master suite and 3/4 bath while the second unit has the full bath with the two beds(one having been converted into a kitchen). The GE kitchen unit has been heavily modified with the removal of an original washing machine being replaced by an old wall oven on the outer corner. Still a cool appliance though.

[@Watchoutforsnakez]

I think changing the color of the retro appliance and sliding cabinets would be awesome maybe soft white. Update the cabinet color and a stainless fridge. New or butcher block countertop. It is great. I love retro tile and bathtubs. Updating surroundings that honor the vintage. That kitchen speaks to a very dedicated and clean woman. She took care of her stuff. She lived there a long, long, time.

[@yvesfromloona3217]

what beautiful architecture

[@centerofleft]

Most defiantly! And if you don’t, DO NOT demolish, take out very carefully and sell. You won’t have a problem. You will make some money.

[@sarahgarland8505]

That looks like an old welder, with a much newer chain hoist around. Combined with what was clearly a pit, I vote for exhaust repair shop.

[@harrisond8132]

We had the same oven except in coppertone (which was really popular). The house was built in 1962.

[@jazzythecat918]

Its a maze with a tale of many decades.

[@kentuckylady2990]

I would convert it back to a single dwelling

[@annem.parent8580]

that extra unit seems more like a in-law set up. I used to live in CT but now in FL. I was a realtor in Farmington. I found this an unusual home. Good luck with this one.

[@heatherharper3406]

Cool place for roommates who want to hang out together sometimes and yet can have private space for the roommate's other friends. Places to have their own food. I think I love this place!

[@estellestribling1560]

😂

[@estellestribling1560]

Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth ...😂

[@heatherluka2365]

Maybe put a little kitchen against the fake wood wall @12:05 in the second unit?! I don’t think it was a good idea to put in one of the bedrooms. The random room in garage space is weird. I hope this wasn’t rented as a 3 unit apartment house. Hope everyone’s having a great Saturday! I look forward to these every Saturday morning with my morning coffee! Kinda like when I was young I would wake up early to watch cartoons every Saturday morning! 😹

[@bettermost]

The Hotpoint oven with the digital clock is late 70s early 80s, The GE appliance center is mid 1950s The kitchen center I would say is very rare to find in that condition and valuable.

[@SORGIGERMANICO]

I know in most areas that cabnet is a no go over a electric panel

[@candicesacks2211]

I like it!👍

[@JohnPotts-kq7kk]

A really bizarre weird layout for a house, definitely not what I would want! What I did like was the fantastic old kitchen center and I would definitely save the vintage pink bathroom fixtures!

[@HopefulFox-ms5pq]

Keep the kitchen, paint the cabinets if you want to. Many people love 1950's vintage tile. Both bathrooms have had their original tile painted over.

[@larryk731]

This could be used as a retro set for something set in the 50s

[@savvybear11781]

i'll bet at one time it was a single family where the dad ran an auto shop, then someone made an attempt to convert it into a multi-unit. by putting a kitchenette in one of the bedrooms

[@flawedexistence]

That's a tear down.

[@craigmclean8260]

Interestingly peculiar layout...It would seem to me that the basement "unit" would be the one in code violation; the only windows seem to be in the front room, and the rest definitely had a makeshift feel. Odd mechanical room; at least the two furnaces are Thermoprides, which are built to last (for newer units). Generator/welder in garage/shop, powered by Wisconsin V-4 engine...This definitely looks like a commercial service station, high ceilings, steel beams...as you noted, may have been a family business, w/ living quarters above. In the pink bathroom, if you check the underside of the toilet tank lid, the date of manufacture is stamped there--gives a rough idea of when the place was built (about 1955-65, I'd guess in this case). The GE unit in the first upstairs unit looks mint! Probably 1960s vintage; the oven on the left had a flip numeral clock; those were popular in the mid-1970s, so maybe that oven was added later.

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

The property ("house" doesn't really describe it) is bizarre. It reminds me of the house behind my childhood home. A returning WW2 vet who considered himself an "engineer" built his own sprawling castle. Regardless, the stainless kitchenette unit was super cool -- I see those occasionally, usually in old offices. But not in A-1 minty condition.

[@deborahpisano59]

Its a Hotpoint kitchen counter .

[@SD-nh5yr]

What a great house to play hide and seek in 😂

[@annmoore7351]

Looks like a repair shop for engine repairs

[@ChristopherZ1169]

The boards on the garage floor are covering what’s called a grease pit..they are illegal to have in a residential building from what I’ve heard..I knew someone who had one in his garage to work under a class A motor home he had..code enforcement made him fill it in.

[@Gena777-r95]

Im amazed at how clean and undamaged this place looks, considering how old it is. You must live in a place where the tenants dont ruin the apartments.

[@kimberlyokeeffe5360]

That looks almost move in ready. Just replace the carpet upstairs and fix/replace any fixtures. As for the first kitchen upstairs - LEAVE IT ALONE until you have a buyer for it if it's not to your taste. It looks older enough to almost border on antique and there will be someone out there who will pay top dollar for it.

[@michaelcoonce6694]

I see a lot of good points but they need to reconfigure the floor plan to get away from the maze

[@Ninjanimegamer]

My neighbor has a wench in his garage for car engines. He refurbishes old cars. That old generator looking machine is a diagnostic tune up tester classic car analyzer. After seeing the shiny chrome in the kitchen, the guy who lived there definitely worked on vintage cars. No one keeps chrome that nice without having a love for working on old cars. That is definitely the illegal build. It looks to be a converted garage. The house is too close to the fence in the back. That may even be the neighbor's fence. Hopefully, the building has been grandfathered in when the property could be built on right up to the line. The stove hood is by no means hooked up properly and i would not trust the electricity. There were no grounding switches on the outlets by the sink(s). Its possibly not a bad starter home.

[@ForeclosureFinder]

That was my though as well, the vintage stuff usually adds up.

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Cool 😎

[@lindaromero1435]

Kitchen Center mid 1950s.

[@CLS-m3j]

I was thinking the Jetsons and then you said it. It's an odd house IMO. It's claustrophobic and awkward.

[@JAM661]

I would keep it. Why? It is better then the crap we have today. I have a friend who has had to buy 3 stoves over the last 20 years because they just broke. I have a 45 year whirlpool electric stove and I am keeping it. Why buy something new when it works. This is how Americans waste money. Just replacing things because they are not the latest style is so wastful. Well unless something was put in your home in the past 5 years it is considered outdate anyway, so who follow such unsustainable standards. I do not care how it looks, I care if it works. Also replacing could mean people not liking it anyway. The option I would do is say it all works and if you want to replace I will price the home considering that. Never remodel to sell your home. Just make sure everything everything is fresh and working condition. For example you could spend $20k on hardwoods floors and then every buyer who come in does not like it for some reason. Meanwhile you are trying to recoup your $20k and buyer is trying to get $20k off to replace it.

[@marcodarko6941]

I am sorry but that place is very bizarre, just a hodge podge of miscellaneous clustered crap. It looks likes decades of stuff haphazardly slapped together in an extremely horrendous layout and odd additions. I couldn't imagine what sort of plumbing and electrical gremlins might be lurking underneath it all.. like if you go to fix one single problem you'll uncover a dozen other compounded issues. If it was a project I didn't have time constraints and a limitless budget I would get in there and start gutting and peeling back layers to see what I could salvage, make usable and put back together. The actual structure itself appears to be fairly sound just by the looks of it nothing is out of whack, no ceilings cracked or walls bowed in/out and caving in anywhere. It was most likely a business and residence combined at one time many years ago. It would be interesting to see what the whole place started out as, maybe going back to the 1950's in its earlier setup. Sorry if I come across as negative or critical it is just a bit too much to take in.

[@NadineOO]

He tends to show properties that are odd like this as they are more interesting

[@marcodarko6941]

I get it. And honestly I can only get so much out of it viewing it in this manner from the sideline.. I would have to walk through in order to be able to give it a full proper assesment. I enjoy the content very much though. @NadineOO

[@marcodarko6941]

Hopefully you got my reply as I believe yt is censoring shadowbanning one of my other previous replies back to you. I get it and I do enjoy the content. It is hard to get the big picture viewing it from the sideline out here.. I would have to walk through the place personally to be able to give it a proper assessment. I am not dogging or trying to be overly critical, just being honest. @@NadineOO

[@jimmatzen3430]

more than a little funky😢

[@joycejackson9315]

Keep it. It will last forever.

[@lorirogers9304]

My kitchen cabinets are wood grain Formica 😭

[@Kipper32020]

Are you @ CANDLEWOOD LAKE? Best lake in CT.⛵⛵⛵

[@KT-rl1dy]

It's looking like the whole house is awkwardly laid out.

[@conniejohnson290]

That home has the oldest layout!

[@johndautremont3748]

What a dump. Total redo is only way to salvage this property.

[@KT-rl1dy]

The kitchen is awkward at best. I would keep the vintage stuff and rework the layout of the kitchen.

[@snpxox]

the heck with teh kitchen, grab a leaf blower

[@denisehood958]

It has some interesting items, bathroom and kitchen but needs a lot of work and clean up. It's almost cut up for several people to live. Crazy lay out! Just saying.

[@KT-rl1dy]

Looks like a mechanic's garage.

[@theresasauli973]

A knockoff of the Winchester house...lol

[@pfinniganallen]

Beyond creepy

[@donnadrane4977]

A shared driveway is never a good idea. If it didn’t have a shared driveway and was cheap enough it should be demolished and start from scratch.

[@Kipper32020]

20 minutes from me...

[@tiny0665]

Nope, not for me. How does it smell on the inside. Share a driveway...not good. Kitchens are weird.

[@1Nida]

Really? You’re “creaming” over the kitchen center? Ugh! I’ve had enough. I would never buy, rent. . . With you.

[@rridderbusch518]

Yeah, this young man has no idea what "creaming over" actually means! YUCK.

[@lisanevins3605]

There's nothing nice about this place. Hope the buyer gets it for peanuts because I don't think it's worth much more. Someone may buy it to rent it out

[@reallifesuvlife9051]

Won’t buy a home that has been all cheaply renovated.

[@ChristoAbed]

I won't watch your vids anymore. Never an address nor price, been on for atleast 121 days, already sold.