Jazz Great's Clinton Hill Townhouse With Whimsical Woodwork Asks $2.45 Million

Home to legendary jazz musician Randy Weston, this 19th century townhouse just outside the historic district in Clinton Hill mixes alluring original details such as exuberant woodwork with recent updates and is move-in ready.

Built originally as a one-family, the three-story house at 330 A Lafayette Avenue/Randy Weston Way is part of a charming row of circa 1890s Renaissance Revival yellow brick and brownstone houses with picture windows and parlor entrances flanked by columns. Renowned jazz pianist and composer Randy Weston grew up in the house and returned to live in it in his later years. In 2019, the street was co-named Randy Weston Way in his honor.

Now a two-family with a ground-floor commercial space (a candy store in the mid 20th century), the house retains its original high stoop with ironwork, parlor entrance with double doors, and cornice. Inside, the flexible layout comprises a duplex on the garden and parlor floors with a floor-through apartment above.

Original details include a slate mantel with incised details and impressive millwork. This starts at the parlor floor entrance with a pier mirror with hat hooks, a fretwork screen with swooping bentwood, a jaunty newel post, and paneled wainscot that zig zags up to the top floor. Original doors and moldings are found throughout, and the updated top-floor bathroom retains its original bead board and claw foot tub.

Recent additions include hardwood floors, two well-appointed kitchens, and a bathroom with mosaic tile and glass block. In the rear garden is a paved patio with room for dining and landscaped planting beds.

See it in person at an open house this Sunday, October 27 from 1 to 2 p.m. Listed by Malcolm Louis Adams of Compass, the townhouse is asking $2.45 million.

[Listing: 330 A Lafayette Avenue |Broker: Compass] GMAP