Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Two Off the Market, Two Still Available

It’s that time of the week again: We’re taking a look at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Kensington, Crown Heights and Boerum Hill. How did they fare?

First, we have a one-bedroom co-op in Kensington that boasts some nice Art Deco details, including a practical layout, built-in shelves and arched doorways to go along with its generous size. The sensible arrangement of this third-floor unit is fairly ubiquitous for buildings of this vintage. The rooms open up off a large foyer with a niche with shelves and arched doorways. The living room has wood floors with inlaid borders and is large enough for bookshelves and an area for dining. This former Co-op of the Day did not sell and is currently off the market.

Next, we have an unusual one — an Arts and Crafts duplex house in the Crown Heights North III Historic District overflowing with exterior charm and original interior details. It is one of the early examples of a specific duplex house design known as the Kinko Duplex Houses. The original interior arrangement survives here. The entrance on the right leads to the apartment on the first and second stories. The entrance on the left leads to a foyer and staircase connecting to the upper apartment on the third and fourth floors. The units were designed with identical layouts with parlor, dining room and kitchen on the main level and bedrooms above. This former House of the Day is still available for the original asking price of $1.625 million. [Update: The agent says the house was officially listed as in contract Monday evening.]

Circling back to Kensington again, we find an attractive townhouse with some original features and more recent updates. It is one of a row of limestones with deep front gardens, bay windows and classically inspired ornamentation, including swags, wreaths and shields. The garden level has a parlor and dining room rich with original woodwork, including floors, wainscoting, coffered ceilings and, in the front room, an unusual mantel. The firebox has a modern electric insert but the surrounding mantel with decorative shelves, mirror and arabesque ornamentation appears original. This former House of the Day did not sell and is currently off the market.

Ending our look back this week is a multifamily row house in Boerum Hill with a slightly quirky layout and some interesting updates mixed in with period details. All three units in the three-story, three-family brownstone have two bedrooms, windowless center rooms, one bath and kitchens in the rear. Otherwise, each apartment has a slightly different room arrangement. The listing photos show the top two units in the building. Both living rooms feature wood floors, marble mantels and later wall moldings, features that also pop up in two of the bedrooms. The second floor living room faces the rear while the one on the third floor has a view to the street. This former House of the Day is still available for the original asking price of $3.395 million.

811 Cortelyou Road, #3J
Price: $420,000
Area: Kensington
Broker: Abacus Properties (Jeff Surowka)
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Currently off the market

1040 Sterling Place
Price: $1.625 million
Area: Crown Heights
Broker: Corcoran (Stefania Cardinali)
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Still available

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190 Ocean Parkway
Price: $1.895 million
Area: Kensington
Broker: Halstead (Mary A. Mulcahey)
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Currently off the market

30 St. Marks Place
Price: $3.395 million
Area: Boerum Hill
Broker: Douglas Elliman (Ewa Mydlarz)
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Still available

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