159 W LANVALE STREET

Majestic Mergenthaler House...FIRST FLOOR unit in a stellar LOCATION -- lower Bolton Hill is DC and local commuter friendly next to the LIGHT RAIL, METRO, PENN STATION and I-83. Arts & institutions nearby include the MICA, UB LAW SCHOOL, BSO, THE LYRIC, MOUNT VERNON, and STATION NORTH restaurants. ⁣
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TWO bedrooms, both a full and half bathroom, and a GRAND living & dining room. New kitchen countertops not pictured installed. High ceilings, plaster walls and a baroque mirror create a backdrop for living in a carefully crafted home. Galley kitchen with a walk out porch with grand height and private latticework provide extra space for private 3 season living, reading, and dining. Jefferson, transom, and bay windows offer end of group natural light throughout. Plenty of room for modern living in this historic home! ⁣Tenant’s responsibility in addition to rent: Water usage, gas and electric for the unit, gas usage to heat the unit and water heater. Fireplace is decorative.
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Updates include new faucets, primary bath light fixture, mirror and toilet, new balcony railing, paint in kitchen and bathroom (2023), water tank, exterior window and porch paint (2021), dishwasher and main water supply (2019), primary bath floor tile, and fridge (2018), porch ceiling replaced (2017), and boiler replaced (2014). ⁣
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Unit is part of the Park-Lanvale Condominium with 10 total units. Common laundry area in the basement. Private storage unit in basement available for tenants. Available January 31st or sooner. FOR THE HISTORY BUFFS: The Mergenthaler mansion is a Baltimore City historic landmark which offers a neighborhood feel within the historically designated neighborhood of Bolton Hill. A rectilinear red brick rowhouse of the late Victorian era, the home has three major historical points of significance: 1) built by Joseph Hopkins in 1875, nephew of the noted philanthropist, Johns Hopkins, 2) later occupied (1894-1899) by Ottmar Mergenthaler, of which the house gets its name, the inventor of the linotype which revolutionized printing, and 3) William L Marbury, US Attorney General for Maryland.⁣