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Park Slope Neo-Grec Four-Family Brownstone With Moldings, Mantels Asks $3.47 Million

Despite being split up into a four-family dwelling, this 1870s Park Slope brownstone retains a surfeit of detail and units that are smartly laid out to maximize space and retain some period charm.

park slope brownstone parlor with mantel

by Susan De Vries

02/22/2023 0

Despite being split up into a four-family dwelling, this 1870s Park Slope brownstone retains a surfeit of detail and units that are smartly laid out to maximize space and retain some period charm. The interior of the house, located at 34 7th Avenue, includes mantels, moldings, ceiling medallions, tin ceilings, and even two bathrooms with late Victorian tile.

In the Park Slope Historic District, the brownstone is one of row of four built in 1873 that the designation report speculates are likely the earliest examples of Neo-Grec style in the district. The row used to comprise five: The corner building was demolished following the 1960 Park Slope plane crash. No. 34 has lost its original window enframements and pedimented door surround, seen in the historic tax photo, and was redone in a white limestone finish after the plane crash, but does still have its bracketed cornice.

There is a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment per floor plus a finished cellar with a tile floor, laundry, and a half bath. The garden level includes a windowless “den” at the center and a large kitchen with terra-cotta tile floor at the rear. The parlor level has, as expected, the most impressive detail, including a heavily carved wood mantel with mirror in the front parlor. A modest kitchen has been inserted into the middle of the space. Pocket doors open to the rear room with another mantel and colorful period tile, set up as a dining room in the listing photos.

Photos show marble mantels in the upper units. The top-floor unit has a bonus petite office space. The full baths have claw foot tubs and some of the aforementioned late Victorian tile.

Outside is a lushly planted, deep rear garden accessible only via the kitchen of the garden level unit. There is a concrete patio and pathways winding between beds planted with trees, shrubs, and perennials.

The property hasn’t changed hands since the 1970s and there isn’t any mention in the listing of recent mechanical, electrical, or plumbing upgrades, but the listing photos do show an interior that looks well maintained.

Listed by Paul Murphy, Carol Wang, and Rebecca Navarro of Compass, the brownstone is priced at $3.47 million. What do you think?

[Listing: 34 7th Avenue | Broker: Compass] GMAP