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Flatbush Slee & Bryson House With Updated Kitchen Asks $7,500 a Month

Still for sale, this whole-house rental in the historic district offers plenty of space and Brooklyn atmosphere.

by Susan De Vries

07/18/2024 0

With a location in the picturesque Albemarle-Kenmore Terrace Historic District and an architectural pedigree, this brick single-family offers a nice taste of Brooklyn atmosphere for a rental. Previously featured as a House of the Day and still for sale, the Slee & Bryson-designed dwelling at 221 East 21st Street offers a fair amount of space with five bedrooms.

Between 1916 and 1917, notable architects Slee & Bryson created a charming enclave with row houses on two cul-de-sac streets and more substantial houses at each corner. Advertisements of the period pitched the properties as “a unique idea in one-family houses” available for $9,250. This one shares the neo-Federal details of the others in the enclave, including red brick in a Flemish bond and trim in limestone and wood. Its Kenmore Terrace-facing facade sports a Palladian window while the entrance on East 21st Street has a simple door hood with ornamental brackets.

The interior has had some updates, most significantly the new kitchen on the main level. Period details can still be found, including parquet floors, picture rails, and wainscoting. A photo in the listing shows the inglenook in the parlor in more detail. The cozy nook has benches, built-in bookshelves, terra-cotta floor tile, and a wood burning fireplace.

At the rear of the main level the kitchen is spacious and has been opened up to the dining room. The contemporary farmhouse-style space has an apron front sink, butcher block counters, and pale gray cabinets with glass uppers. A door provides access to the paved rear garden, where there is room for dining.

Upstairs are two floors of bedroom space along with three full baths. A primary suite on the second floor has a windowed dressing room and en suite bath with double vanity.

Laundry is in the basement along with storage and, the floor plan shows, a toilet room.

Lee Solomon and Andrew B. Van Dusen of Brown Harris Stevens have the listing. The rental is priced at $7,500 a month. As noted, it is also still available for purchase at $2.5 million. What do you think?

[Listing: 221 East 21st Street | Broker: Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP