Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: From Newly Renovated to Needs Some Work

Our top listings from the past week were evenly divided between recently renovated properties with modern finishes and houses overflowing with original detail, some needing a bit of work. All of them are single or multi-family homes on the market for over $1 million, topping out at $4.5 million. They span a wide array of Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Williamsburg, Sunset Park and Ditmas Park.

Which would you choose?

10. This renovated two-family at 288 Leonard Street in Williamsburg has lots of modern touches to match the neighborhood it’s located in. The townhouse is a three-story, with a two-bedroom floor-through apartment over a triplex that includes the cellar. The exterior is newly redone, with wood planking running vertically on the top two floors and horizontally on the basement level. The new wood door has a slatted design.

288 Leonard Street
Price: $2.69 million
Area: East Williamsburg
Broker: Douglas Elliman [Jordan Pryce Levitt, Raymond Roopnarine, Paulina Klimowicz]
Contemporary Williamsburg Townhouse With Rain Shower, Soaking Tub Asks $2.69 Million
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9. This barrel-front brownstone, at 1090 Carroll Street in south Crown Heights, needs work, but there’s plenty of potential here. There’s a fair amount of original detail within, including coffered ceilings, wainscoting, built-in cabinetry, leaded glass, fireplace mantels, and parquet floors. The exterior of this early 20th century house is a beaut as well.

1090 Carroll Street
Price: $2.395 million
Area: Crown Heights
Broker: Corcoran [Daniel Cohen, Frank Castellucio]
Barrel-Fronted Crown Heights Brownstone With Details, Garage Asks $2.395 Million
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8. There’s no shortage of impressive original detail in this grand Italianate townhouse at 118 Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene. Built in 1860, the brick and brownstone house is located in the historic district.

118 Lafayette Avenue
Price: $4.5 million
Area: Fort Greene
Broker: Douglas Elliman [Kathleen Perkins]
Grand Landmarked Italianate Townhouse in Fort Greene Has Ornate Detail, Five Working Fireplaces
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7. On East 19th Street in Ditmas Park, there is a sprawling Colonial Revival with six bedrooms and a large wraparound porch. Inside is a lot of space and a good deal of original detail in fine shape, including parquet floors, a columned pier mirror, stained glass, pocket doors and several tiled fireplaces. The top floor’s got a vintage full bath with a claw foot tub and a pull-chain toilet; the other full bath is recently renovated.

431 East 19th Street
Price: $2.395 million
Area: Ditmas Park
Broker: Corcoran [Laura Rozos]
Three Early 20th Century Charmers and One Mystery House to See This Weekend
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6. The listing for this house — a landmarked five-story brownstone at 914 President Street in Park Slope — offers only a glimpse of the interior, but it’s a pretty tantalizing glimpse.

914 President Street
Price: $3.7 million
Area: Park Slope
Broker: Corcoran [Wassim Fakhereddine]
Park Slope Brownstone With Original Details, Rental Units Asks $3.7 Million
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5. This colorful townhouse at 321 7th Street in Park Slope features no lack of original details and has also been renovated. The brick townhouse is one of a row of four with neo-Classical brownstone detailing.

321 7th Street
Price: $2.648 million
Area: Park Slope
Broker: Douglas Elliman [Kurt Vikki, Scott Klein, Lisa Holler]
Colorful Park Slope Townhouse With 5 Mantels, Fanciful Plaster Details Asks $2.648
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4. This four-story brownstone on Van Buren Street in Bed Stuy was an open house pick back in May and now has a new broker and a reduced price. It’s a three-family, with a pair of rental units (one including a roof deck) over an owner’s duplex. The modern interior has a few nods to the building’s pedigree, including restored original case moldings on the living room windows and an antique front door. The kitchen’s got marble counters, custom cabinets and a Bertazzoni range; other high-end touches include marble-clad bathrooms, zoned a/c with wi-fi thermostats, HD surveillance cameras. Each unit’s got a separate boiler and hot water tank.

194 Van Buren Street
Price: $2.199 million
Area: Bed Stuy
Broker: Compass [David Bodine, Helen Chee]
Four Renovated Houses to See This Weekend, Starting at $1.049 Million
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3. In Sunset Park on 51st Street, there’s a semi-detached three-story brownstone, which the listing describes as “a masterpiece.” Twenty feet wide, the house has an upper duplex, with three bedrooms and three full baths, and a garden rental, which is duplexed with a finished basement. The owner’s duplex has an open plan first floor, with recessed lighting, exposed brick accents, mod light fixtures, a kitchen with an island and copious white cabinetry, and a paneled-glass rear wall leading out to a steel-railed deck. This one has also made a previous appearance in open house picks; it’s since seen a $100K price cut.

413 51st Street
Price: $1.695 million
Area: Sunset Park
Broker: Bedford Brownstone [Nathan Pinsky]
Four Renovated Houses to See This Weekend, Starting at $1.049 Million
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2. The next one up is a one-family frame house, on 16th Street in the South Slope, which is brand new to the market. There’s no floor plan, but it appears to be on the small side, with two bedrooms and a full bath on each of the top two floors. There’s an open plan ground floor with an open staircase, a powder room and a washer and dryer.

284 16th Street
Price: $1.9 million
Area: South Slope
Broker: Corcoran [Jessica Buchman, Tim Rettaliata]
Four Renovated Houses to See This Weekend, Starting at $1.049 Million
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1. Finally, on Chauncey Street in Bushwick we’ve got another two-family, this one with a flat brick facade. This one’s got an owner’s duplex over a 1.5-bedroom garden apartment. The duplex has three bedrooms, with exposed wood beams (and 10-foot ceilings); the master’s got an en suite bath and a walk-in closet. It probably doesn’t need to be said that there’s an open-plan parlor floor, which has a small sun room in the rear that leads to a wraparound deck, and a kitchen with a U-shaped white stone countertop.

646 Chauncey Street
Price: $1.049 million
Area: Bushwick
Broker: Corcoran [Kristen Jock]
Four Renovated Houses to See This Weekend, Starting at $1.049 Million
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