Residential Sales in Brooklyn
BOERUM HILL $1,850,000 242 Bergen Street 2-family, 4-story brownstone; 6 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, dining room, double parlor with decorative mantles in primary unit; 2 bedrooms, 2 baths in other unit; high ceilings, wide-plank hardwood floors, original moldings and detail in each; 20-by-100-ft. lot; taxes $2,799; listed at $1,995,000, 3 weeks on market. Broker: Nancy McKiernan…
BOERUM HILL $1,850,000
242 Bergen Street
2-family, 4-story brownstone; 6 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, dining room, double parlor with decorative mantles in primary unit; 2 bedrooms, 2 baths in other unit; high ceilings, wide-plank hardwood floors, original moldings and detail in each; 20-by-100-ft. lot; taxes $2,799; listed at $1,995,000, 3 weeks on market. Broker: Nancy McKiernan Realty. Photo by Scott Bintner for Property Shark.
CARROLL GARDENS $469,000
529 Court Street (The Terraces)
1-bedroom, 1-bath, 720-square-foot condo in a newly constructed building; concierge; kitchen with stainless steel appliances, marble bath, 2 exposures; terrace; common roof deck in building; common charge $293, 100% tax-abated; listed at $469,000, 2 weeks on market. Broker: Brooklyn Properties of 7th Avenue.
From the print edition of yesterday’s New York Times.
529 Court has views of the traffic on the Gowanus as it dives down into the trench of the BQE almost at the intersection of Hamilton and Court, another heavily trafficed area for 18 wheelers, dump trucks, buses, and frustrated commuters in SUV’s and mini Coopers. Most convenient thing is the flat tire fixing place a few doors down. As they say in the trade “location, location, location”. Almost half a mill for one of these beauties is an insult.
Anyone knows any further about 529 Court – I know someone closing on one of the units, but they are not sure whether the previous blogs from last summer should dissuade them from buying the place…
Anon. 2:55,
You’re right (except that I think the BH house is Italianate–not Federal) but there’s not much point in trying to change common local usage on this. I don’t think we can blame the brokers for the vague use of the term “brownstone”. It was in wide use when our row houses were considered outmoded slum dwellings that no one in their right mind would want (and that wasn’t all THAT long ago either).
The Bergen St house is particularly appealing. The windows are beautiful, the way they diminish in height with every story, and the two-over-two sash are just right.
I’ld like to point out that althouh the facade field is brick, all the trim including the basement facade and stoop, is made of brownstone.
In terms of the layout, adding another full bath to this house should not present a big hurdle.
terraces are almost directly under the bqe. and have no central air, so it’s a bring-your-own ac afair. besides that you get some fancy fixtures and lobby that has sort of art in it. i don’t get it. makes 505 court, down the street, look like a bargain.
bob, thanks for the explanation.
but really. brownstone. that’s a particular material. a triassic sandstone which is brown.
you can’t get much more descriptive than that.
any definition i’ve found always mentions the fact a brownstone building is clad in brownstone.
i’d call that boerum hill listing above a federal style townhouse.
anyway, i blame the brokers. 🙂
The term “brownstone” in NYC has long been used to describe any historic row house. I always respond to a casual question about what type of house I own, by saying, “I live in a brownstone”, even though my 1899 house is actually limestone and brick. People,at least New Yorkers, know what I mean. If asked to describe it further, I’ll mention the ACTUAL materials and the style (transitional between Romanesque and Renaissance Revival). IIRC, “Bricks and Brownstones”, the definitive book on NYC row houses, describes “brownstones” loosely as anything from late 18th Century wood row houses to c. 1920 brick colonial revivals.
Most of us who live and own in “Brownstone Brooklyn” are quite aware of what bldgs are made from.
Like it or not ‘brownstone’ has become the common usage for most attached brick or stone houses in the vicinity.
For years I always interjected my house is brick not a brownstoner to no avail and finally gave up.
Blame modern usage… not those of us here.
11:56
i’ve asked this question before with no answer. it appears many “brownstoners” may be in denial of what they actually own.