House of the Day: 494 Hancock Street

This three-family on Hancock Street in Stuyvesant Heights is not as fancy as some but has plenty of ornate original details, including some we have never seen before. The mantels have that Gibson Girl-era look with rounded inset and beveled mirrors and wedding cake decorations.

In one room, the mantel includes a built-in desk as well as a fireplace. That same room has a set of shelves with a mirror on top built in beween the windows. Not pictured is an “extraordinary” front room on the garden floor whose “original built-ins, wood mantel and metal ceilings will start a conversation,” according to the listing.

Also not pictured are kitchens and baths, although they’ve been updated. There are also closets in passthroughs, an old gas jet in the hall, stained glass, and an entry mirror with a shelf. We’re guessing based on the location and size of the upper floor baths this was originally a two-family, but in any case there is one apartment per floor now.

What do you think of it and the price of $1,400,000?

494 Hancock Street [Halstead] GMAP