Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Third Quarter Jump in Brooklyn Townhouse Prices

The Insider: Gut Renovation of Landmarked Clinton Hill Townhouse Adds Extension, Keeps Mantels

It’s unusual for the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to approve a four-story extension to the rear of a Brooklyn townhouse visible from a nearby street. But Landmarks granted a dispensation in the case of this 19th century row house in the Clinton Hill Historic District, enabling its expansion from the original 3,200 square feet to 5,000 because, said architect Christine Harper, “We took a contextualist approach, using red brick and black-framed arched windows reminiscent of the Italianate architecture of the neighborhood.”

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Picturesque Brooklyn Heights Carriage House on Grace Court Alley With Garage Asks $4.95 Million

This picturesque Brooklyn Heights stable turned single-family home has undeniable curbside charm. No humble building was designed for the horses that were bedding down here: The brick facade of 2 Grace Court Alley is adorned with a gabled roofline, brick detailing and bold quoining. Any original interior details, like horse stalls, were lost long ago but there is instead a four-bedroom, three-bath home that also has room for one horseless carriage.

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Park Slope ‘Kinko’ Style House With Arts and Crafts Mantels, Built-ins, Wainscoting Asks $3,938,400

Pitched as one of a stretch of “unusual houses” by the developer in 1910, this Park Slope brick row house was designed to give buyers the feel of a private one-family with the bonus of a rental unit to pay the bills. Located a short stroll from Prospect Park, 384 9th Street still retains its two-family arrangement along with some of the features promised in that 1910 ad, including parquet floors and large living and dining rooms.

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Brooklyn Townhouse Sale Prices Jump Almost 30 Percent in the Third Quarter

Brooklyn home sales continued to boom on almost all counts in the third quarter, in line with pandemic-fueled growth nationwide and in defiance of years-long speculation the Brooklyn real estate juggernaut might be cooling.

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A Park Slope Brownstone With Fanciful Woodwork and Three More to See, Starting at $925K

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Clinton Hill, Gowanus and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $925,000 to $3.8 million.

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