Real Estate

Four Sprawling Spaces to See This Weekend

On the open house front, we’ve got four large ones to look at this weekend, including two four-story homes and a giant Victorian with six bedrooms. They’re in Fort Greene, Crown Heights, Ditmas Park West and Bedford Stuyvesant. Our pick in Fort Greene, an 1855 brick row house on Clermont Avenue, is a 22-footer that…

by Chris Erikson

10/09/2015 3 minute 0

Our pick in Fort Greene, an 1855 brick row house on Clermont Avenue, is a 22-footer that packs over 4,000 square feet on six levels, including a partially finished basement and a rooftop extension. Split into a duplex and two rentals, the place has decks on three floors, so there’s a lot of surface area at work. It’s got a sweet parlor floor with towering ceilings and a lot of detail — though it’s got a master bathroom planted in the middle, which you don’t often see.

On Prospect Place in Crown Heights is a three-story brownstone with some nice details, including woodwork, pocket doors and moldings. Divided into three units, one on each floor, it looks to be in good shape, with a/c and renovated kitchens and baths.

The biggest of the field is on Rugby Road in Ditmas Park West, and it’s quite a nice find for someone in search of a rambling six-bedroom home. In the same family for 52 years, it’s a grand Victorian with a lot of original detail. Some updating is in order, but generally it’s in top shape, with tons of square footage and some lovely spaces.

Last up is a four-story on Madison Street in Bed Stuy, which is currently set up as a triplex with a rental on the top floor. Unlike those above, this one needs some work, though there are original details here that ought to clean up nicely.