221 Stony Run Lane, Unit 1-F.
Hot House: Elegant co-op in the classical Tuscany Apartments. Two bedrooms/one bathroom. Asking price: $200,000.
What: If you know anything about Baltimore architecture, you’ve surely seen buildings designed by Clyde Nelson Friz, a supremely accomplished residential architect from the early decades of the 1900s. The Tuscany Apartments, located in the des-res (desired residential) area of Tuscany-Canterbury, are a prime example of his work. And if you know Tuscany- Canterbury, it’s filled with stunningly beautiful old apartments and houses fulfilling the styles indicated by its name.
Units in the Tuscany do not come on the market very often because the residents love them so much! They are large and gracious, and come with details not seen in contemporary buildings, including working fireplaces, arched windows, and hardwood floors. The property also includes beautiful gardens which are open to the residents for strolling, contemplating or even gardening.
This unit, No. 1-F, has two generous bedrooms and one bath and is located on the building’s main floor. As you enter the unit, you see ahead of you three floor-to-ceiling arched windows which overlook the property’s extensive gardens. This sun-filled living room also features a wood-burning fireplace to make the room extra cozy.
To one side of the entry hall are the dining room and kitchen, along with a connecting pantry. On the other side are two bedrooms and a bathroom. Each unit has a lower-level storage space in what was formerly a maid’s room, complete with hardwood floors and a window.
Keep in mind, this is not a place for someone who wants the latest modern amenities like a spa shower and whirlpool bath, a huge Sub-Zero fridge, or an on-site bar and work-out room for residents. It is for someone who wants to live a slower, more gracious, and leisurely lifestyle, reminiscent of the elegance the building conveys. Unit 1-F is waiting for the special person who will come, settle in, and live there for years (like my two great aunties did!).
Where: Tuscany-Canterbury is one of Baltimore’s myriad “secret” neighborhoods, tucked between University Parkway, 39th Street and Linkwood Road. The building includes a garage where residents can rent a parking space, extensive grounds where residents can help with the gardening, and some of the most beautiful architecture in the city.
This unit is within easy walking distance of Johns Hopkins University, and walkable to the Rotunda or the restaurants in Charles Village and 33rd Street. Calvert School is a five-minute walk and there are other schools just up Roland Avenue or Charles Street. Because this is a co-op, the monthly fees are calculated for the entire property and then divided, but include applicable taxes, heat, hot water, maintenance and management, and trash and snow removal. Residents are responsible for electric, gas for appliances and Wi-Fi.
Final Appraisal: Available units in the Tuscany are few and far between, as residents come and stay. Unit 1-F is not for everyone, but it would be a perfect landing spot for an eccentric, bookish professor at Hopkins or a scientist studying the stars at the nearby Webb Space Telescope. The listing for the house is here.
you had me at bookish…