Historic, Character Home, Finished Basement
1920 Federal Rowhouse Near Druid Hill Park, 4 Beds at $58/sqft — $69,900
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 7 | 1920 Federal rowhouse, 4BR/2.5BA, crown molding, granite kitchen, porch, deck, near university |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | Updated kitchen and finishes; unfinished basement; no system dates (roof/HVAC unknown) |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | $58/sqft vs $97 zip median — 40% below; 8 comps thin but directionally strong signal |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $69,900 vs $124,963 median — ~44% below zip median sale price |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 79 days, 40.4% price drops (buyer-friendly), sale-to-list near parity at 99.8% |
Four bedrooms and 2.5 baths in a 1920 Federal rowhouse for under $70,000. In Baltimore, where prices across most neighborhoods run well above that, $58 per square foot against a zip median of $97 puts this in a different conversation entirely. The gap is wide enough to make you stop and do the math twice.
The house itself is a century-old brick rowhouse in Mondawmin, and it carries the details you hope to find in something this old. Crown molding runs through the main living area into the kitchen. The kitchen has been updated with granite counters, cherry cabinets, and stainless appliances, which is more than most listings at this price deliver. Recessed lighting. A combined living and dining area. Flooring varies throughout, carpet and ceramic tile and laminate plank, which is a mix that tells you different hands have touched this place over the years, but the bones of the 1920 Federal layout are intact.
Out back there is a deck. There is also a front porch. In a dense neighborhood like this, both matter. The unfinished basement gives you storage now and square footage to think about later, if that is something you want to take on.
What you do not know from this listing is the condition of the roof or the HVAC. No system dates are disclosed. That is a real gap, and before any number makes sense, you would need to find out what those systems are and when they were last touched. The property has been sitting 79 days and the zip has seen a lot of price cuts lately. That context matters.
Coppin State University is close. So is Druid Hill Park. Mondawmin Mall is nearby. The location puts you in a part of the city with infrastructure around it.
If you are a buyer who can carry the cost of unknown systems and still come in under six figures for four bedrooms in Baltimore, this is the kind of price that creates room. Room to fix what needs fixing, room to make it yours, and room left over.
