House of the Day: 300 State Street
This single-family house at 300 State Street in Boerum Hill is another remarkable blend of old and new, although very different from last week’s 300 Prospect Place. Built circa-1851 and on the National Register of Historic Places, the red brick house is Italianate with some Greek Revival elements, such as the classical pediments over the the windows and doors…
This single-family house at 300 State Street in Boerum Hill is another remarkable blend of old and new, although very different from last week’s 300 Prospect Place. Built circa-1851 and on the National Register of Historic Places, the red brick house is Italianate with some Greek Revival elements, such as the classical pediments over the the windows and doors on the facade.
The interior is mostly traditional on the top three floors and avant-garde contemporary on the garden floor. In the parlors and bedrooms are original wide-plank pine floors, four marble mantels and other original details such as crown molding.
The garden floor is open plan, with a radiant heat concrete floor. A blackened steel beam separates the dining area from the kitchen, and a floor-to-ceiling window/door pivots to open up the room to the outside. An indoor-outdoor table that seats 40 starts in the dining area and continues out into the garden.
Most unusual is the back of the hall on the parlor level. It’s open to double height windows and the garden floor below, bringing light and a slice of the contemporary design into the parlor level, visible from the formal entry at the top of the stoop.
The renovation is by Dean/Wolf Architects. If you want to read more about it, check out these two stories on 6sqft. Also, more photos after the jump.
The ask is $5,650,000. What do you think of the house and the price? Would you do something like this in your own home?
300 State Street [Corcoran]
Photos by Corcoran
This house makes me feel poor and lonely
Does the outdoor portion of the dining table fold up to BE the window?! Seems like it would fit.
This is one gorgeous home!!!
it is bit deeper than 35’…maybe 37′. so closer to $1500 sq ft. Aren’t the new condos going up on corner which have many in contract asking that price
As far as access to transportation — name one block in Cobble Hill with better? block away from A and not so far from Boro Hall. Much of Park Slope is long walk to subways and obviously further from midtown.
Block is very nice – so I have no idea what that commenter is talking about.
Zoned for same elementary school as 1/2 of Cobble Hill — so another commenter very misinformed.
That said – that table looks great in photos but really stupid idea.
If you look at location of this house — it is close to BoroHall station and the IRT lines also. So, yes, transportation is excellent. Many of the priciest houses in PS are much further walk to subway and not much choice. Besides this location being closer to Manhattan.
I was pointing out that also for this location – children would be zoned for the exact same elementary school as much of Cobble Hill…in fact the priciest part of Cobble Hill.
So now the only measure of a school is test scores? (Has Cuomo been trolling brownstoner or something?)
Guys, no need to fight, we have stats:
Percent of students in grades 3-8 who scored 3 or 4 on the state math exam:
PS 321: 80%
PS 261: 45%
Citywide: 38%
Percent of students in grades 3-8 who scored 3 or 4 on the state ela exam:
PS 321: 78%
PS 261: 40%
Citywide: 29%
Percent of 4th graders who scored 3 or 4 on the state science exam:
PS 321: 100%
PS 261: N/A
Citywide: 83%
Source: http://insideschools.org/
Stop being so defensive. My child attends 261, and no, it is not up to par with 321 or 29. But what I was really trying to get across is that BH commands more money per sf than homes in PS and CH and there simply is no rhyme or reason to it.
PS to me, the only subways in close proximity are the F (eh), G (inconsequential) and A/C. That’s not much IMO. That does not a hub make.
Middling schools? Based on what criteria? You mean because not every last child at PS 261 is white like they are at PS 321 and 29?? As for transportation, Boerum HIll has the best in Brooklyn. Every train in NYC in walking distance. Parks are another matter. . . .