House of the Day

Grand North Slope Brownstone With Original Woodwork, Bay Windows Asks $3.895 Million

This North Slope brownstone, at 212 St. Johns Place, is stately, spacious and in stellar condition. It’s full of original detail that looks to have been beautifully maintained. Exhibit A would be the beauteous parlor floor, with its vast pier mirror, bay windows, inlaid parquet floors and original woodwork. Note the wedding cake detailing on…

by Chris Erikson

02/29/2016 3 minute 2

This North Slope brownstone, at 212 St. Johns Place, is stately, spacious and in stellar condition. It’s full of original detail that looks to have been beautifully maintained.

Exhibit A would be the beauteous parlor floor, with its vast pier mirror, bay windows, inlaid parquet floors and original woodwork. Note the wedding cake detailing on the walls and the two-tone paint schemes on the crown moldings.

The four-story home’s owner’s triplex has four bedrooms on top, two good-sized, two small — which could also be treated as dual suites, and maybe ought to be, as the only access to the smaller bedrooms is by walking through the larger. There are a pair of baths up there.

The kitchen, located in a rear extension, is an interesting one. Not sure when it might have gone in, but it extends the elegant feel with stained glass, rear bay windows, a fireplace and dark wood wainscoting. It’s a bit small, though, and will leave some buyers wanting more.

The master bedroom is on the third floor, along with a “library” in the front, which sports a fireplace, more bay windows and an office nook. There’s a washer and dryer up there as well.

The garden floor holds a two-bedroom apartment, with the kitchen in the same rear extension. The garden itself isn’t pictured, but it’s accessible from the triplex via a rear deck.

Location is favorable, near Prospect Park and the B/Q and 2/3 trains at 7th Avenue and Grand Army Plaza, respectively.

Listed by James Cornell and Leslie Marshall of Corcoran, the house is listed for $3.895 million. Sound about right?

[Listing: 212 St. Johns Place | Broker: Corcoran] GMAP