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title: "Do I need to renovate my Fort Greene home before selling?"
description: "Fort Greene buyers value historic preservation. The smart pre-sale investments are restoration over renovation - refinish original floors, restore period details, repair plaster, preserve Italianate..."
url: https://franzeseproperties.com/faq-items/do-i-need-to-renovate-my-fort-greene-home-before-selling/
date: 2026-05-16
modified: 2026-05-16
author: "The Franzese Group"
type: faq
lang: en
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# Do I need to renovate my Fort Greene home before selling?

Fort Greene buyers value historic preservation. The smart pre-sale investments are restoration over renovation - refinish original floors, restore period details, repair plaster, preserve Italianate features. Aggressive contemporary modernization that erases historic character usually hurts value here. Call The Franzese Group at (718) 666-2696 before any major project.