North End home with great potential needs work, asks $119K

Another beautiful house has listed in the North End, and we’re dreaming of what it could look like someday. This house has a big front porch, big living spaces, and lots of character in tact. The owner will have a lot to take on, but this could be an elegant house again. The price? $119,000.

The house is 2,730 square feet, with five bedrooms, two baths, and a small yard. Two big improvements could be taken care of right away. First, there are so many kinds of flooring in this house. The listing states that there are hardwood floors underneath it all. And second, take those bars off the windows! We’re seeing them less and less, but still, it’s a big red flag. Won’t it be a great day when we don’t see anymore bars on the windows of houses in Detroit listings?

The house is located on Philadelphia Street, a couple blocks off of Woodward in the North End. It’s listed by Zach Kilgore at Great Lakes Real Estate.

• 237 East Philadelphia Street [Realtor.com]