This expansive 3,600-square-foot historic single-family residence, constructed in 1880, is located at 17 Mohawk Place in the city of Amsterdam, New York (Zip Code 12010). Offering an exceptional ratio of square footage to price, this substantial multi-story home features six oversized bedrooms and three full bathrooms. Priced at $299,900, the property successfully marries grand turn-of-the-century spatial proportions with critical, high-cost mechanical updates and a rare three-car garage outbuilding, making it a turnkey asset for large families, multi-generational households, or strategic portfolio investors.

The interior layout is defined by its massive volume, spanning three full levels of finished living area. The ground floor features expansive formal living and dining parlors, high vertical ceiling clearances, and a collection of additional bonus rooms that offer flexible layout assignments—perfect for an executive home office, creative hobby studio, or main-floor guest quarters. The oversized bedroom chambers are distributed across the upper levels, ensuring excellent acoustic privacy and spatial separation.
The residence sits on a manageable 5,662-square-foot urban lot engineered for low maintenance. A premier external asset of the property is its detached, rare three-car garage outbuilding, which solves the off-street vehicle parking and secure dry storage limitations common to homes of this vintage.
From an investment perspective, the home features a proven revenue track record, having previously generated $2,300 per month in rental income. This makes it an equally compelling candidate for a high-yield buy-and-hold investment property or an owner-occupant looking for affordable, grand-scale city living within the Amsterdam City School District.
📋 Property Specifications
💰 Price: $299,900
📍 Address: 17 Mohawk Place, Amsterdam, NY 12010
📐 Interior Size: 3,600 sqft (Distributed across 3 finished stories)
🌳 Lot Size: 5,662 sqft (0.13 Acres)
🛏️ Bedrooms: 6 (Oversized configurations throughout)
🛁 Bathrooms: 3 Full Baths
🏗️ Year Built: 1880
🛠️ Completed Capital Updates: Brand-new roof system, updated electrical panel/wiring, and fully modernized plumbing lines
🚙 Parking Infrastructure: Detached, rare 3-car garage outbuilding with extended driveway
📈 Historical Performance: Previously rented as a high-yield asset at $2,300/month
🏫 School District: Amsterdam City School District
🔍 Key Features & Investment Value Points Explained
🏛️ Immense 19th-Century Spatial Volume: Spanning 3,600 square feet, the 1880 framing delivers an incredibly solid foundation, grand room transitions, and deep architectural bones that would be cost-prohibitive to replicate under modern construction constraints.
🛡️ Mitigated Mechanical Risk Framework: One of the primary financial risks of buying an 1880s property is eliminated here. The home has benefited from comprehensive infrastructure renewals, featuring a brand-new roof envelope, updated electrical grids, and modernized plumbing lines for immediate peace of mind.
🚗 Rare 3-Car Detached Garage Asset: A three-car garage is an exceptional rarity in historic urban neighborhoods. This outbuilding provides substantial value for car enthusiasts, tradespeople requiring a private workshop, or landlords looking to command a premium rental rate.
📈 Turnkey Portfolio Yield Potential: With a documented rental baseline of $2,300 per month, investors can easily map out favorable capitalization rates in a stable Montgomery County housing market that continues to see strong demand for high-bedroom counts.
🏠 Highly Flexible Flex-Room Blueprint: The inclusion of numerous auxiliary spaces outside of the six core bedrooms allows a modern household to easily configure dedicated homework zones, tech lounges, or deep walk-in storage vaults.
📍 Practical Mohawk Valley Location: Situated on Mohawk Place, residents enjoy quick pedestrian and vehicular transit access to downtown Amsterdam’s local dining scene, community parks along the Mohawk River, regional healthcare facilities, and the nearby New York State Thruway (I-90) corridor for streamlined commutes to Albany and Schenectady.








Zillow link https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/17-Mohawk-Pl-Amsterdam-NY-12010/219618588_zpid/
Listed by: New Scotland Realty 518-964-2066, Michael Rizk 518-810-7289
