Real Estate

Renaissance Revival Brownstone in Crown Heights With Wealth of Original Detail Asks $1.75 Million

by Chris Erikson

10/23/2017 0

This barrel-fronted Renaissance Revival brownstone in Crown Heights, built by Axel Hedman circa 1899, needs reconfiguring, polishing and some updating. But it’s rich in original detail and could be quite a looker. It’s at 1003 Sterling Place in the Crown Heights North II Historic District, near Brower Park and the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

Original unpainted woodwork abounds here, from the inlaid floors and the mirrored mantels to the wainscoting and the entry bench and mirror. Other details include moldings and some nice stained glass window transoms above the front and rear bay windows.

Some areas look to be in quite good shape. Others, most notably the garden level, could use a bit of attention.

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The house is laid out as a three-family, with an apartment on each floor, which presents an issue given that it’s a legal two-family. It’ll need to be reconfigured into a single-family or a duplex and a rental.

Either way, a new kitchen is going to be in order, and maybe some bathrooms as well. Some other updating may be called for, and that vacant lot of a backyard could use some attention. But this one should polish up nicely.

Listed by Hakim Edwards of Halstead, the house is asking $1.75 million. Like it?

[Listing: 1003 Sterling Place | Broker: Halstead] GMAP