Introducing 7216 West Clinton Avenue

She's a beauty, even on a gray winter day! Thanks to Detroit Shoreway based painter Felix Rentas and his crew, the painting was finished on 7216 W. Clinton Ave. during a few warm days in January before the winter storm hit. There was a lot of prep work, of course, including removal of hundreds of nails, filling nail holes, and smoothing imperfections. But after the concrete siding was removed, overall, it turned out the original wood underneath was in remarkably good condition. The colors are all from the Sherwin Williams Victorian palette. There are five of them - the blue body color (Rookwood Blue Green), the terra cotta trim (Rookwood Terra Cotta), the salmon accent color (Renwick Rose Beige), the deep brown for the porch and cedar shingles (Rookwood Dark Brown), and white for the storm doors, ceilings and windows. The signature oval window that you see on the front of the house was refabricated by DW Ross, after it basically fell apart, completely rotted through, as soon as we removed it from the house. Rather than replacing all of the windows, which was the original plan but turned out to be well beyond my budget, we've been slowly replacing the glass inserts, about one-third of which had either broken panes or broken seals. The railings are obviously new and that's one of the items left to be painted. This house is available for rent on Airbnb here, and so far, it's getting bookings: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/998349242597093217?check_in=2024-02-04&check_out=2024-02-09&guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=16d6af70-cf6b-4b13-a96f-44abf75ecad7

Building on my experience repairing and overseeing rehabilitation work on historic homes, I'm moving in the direction of establishing a real estate repair, contracting, and consulting business where I help homeowners, developers and others rehabilitate older homes and build new homes that add to Cleveland’s revitalization. Some of the services that I offer include house cleanouts, renovation coordination, design, prepping homes for sale, marketing, and, as a licensed realtor, selling homes and working with buyers to find a home that suits their needs. Contact me for details at [email protected].