Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Brooklyn's Biggest Home Sales of 2024

Park Slope Manse With Woodwork, Fireplaces, Central Air Asks $14.75 Million

Its imposing Romanesque Revival facade is already impressive and this Park Slope manse also has an abundance of space and some fine original woodwork. It does come with quite the price tag at a hefty $14.75 million. At 842 Carroll Street, the just over 32-foot-wide residence is a short stroll from Prospect Park.

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A Prospect Heights Brownstone and More to See, Starting at $995K

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Beverly Square East, and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $995,000 to $3.995 million.

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Brooklyn’s 12 Biggest Home Sales of 2024

Townhouses dominated the market for high-end sales in Brooklyn in 2024, and the all-time residential record was not eclipsed. (The record holder remains the townhouse at 8 Montague Terrace in Brooklyn Heights, which sold for $25.5 million in 2020.)

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The Lost Crown Heights Mansion of a Typewriter Tycoon

The Clarence W. and Ida Seamans mansion, designed by Montrose Morris, stood for less than 30 years in the posh St. Marks area.

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PLG Row House With Fretwork, Built-ins, Stained Glass Asks $2.995 Million

While this single-family row house likely needs some bathroom and kitchen updates, it has a wealth of details, including wainscoting, mantels, and a pass-through. In the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District, the bow-front dwelling at 56 Rutland Road is on one of the neighborhood’s picturesque tree-lined streets and a short walk from Prospect Park.

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