House of the Day Park Slope

Park Slope Brownstone With "Museum Quality" Detail Asks $2.995 Million

This Park Slope brownstone may need some updating, but it’s got some prime original detail you don’t see every day.

Brooklyn Homes for Sale in Park Slope at 374A 8th Street

by Chris Erikson

10/26/2016 0

This three-story brownstone may need some updating, but it’s got some prime original detail that’s in “museum quality” condition, if the listing can be taken at its word. It’s on a nice Park Slope block, at 374A 8th Street, between 6th and 7th avenues.

There aren’t a ton of photos for this one, and not a lot of detail in the listing either. It’s a two-family, with a one-bedroom rental on the garden floor and a four-bedroom owner’s duplex above.

The parlor floor sports a pair of mantels, both of which appear to be slate with the original faux painting intact — very rare. There are elaborate late 19th century window and door frames, fretwork, crown moldings, plaster detailing, wainscoting in the hallway and parquet floors. From what we can make out from the photos, most of the woodwork appears to be painted.

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There’s a deck off the parlor and a finished cellar that’s been dug out, making for relatively high ceilings. It’s not pictured; in fact a lot is not pictured, including any kitchens or baths. The house has been under the same ownership for 30 years, so it’s possible the wet rooms might need some refreshing, though the listing does offer that mechanicals have been updated.

Listed by Victoria Capozucca and Sal Capozucca of Brown Harris Stevens, the house is asking $2.995 million. Sound about right? Like what you see?

[Listing: 374A 8th Street | Broker: Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP