261 Monroe St

Location! Location! Location! Ideally located on a highly convenient block in the old Bedford Section is the two family Victorian home at 261 Monroe. In 1881 builder/architect Frederick De Witt Vrooman built and design this classic neo-Greco brownstone home for the Holmes family. This home has the added benefit of an open concept garden level with family room, dinning room, large eat-in kitchen that leads out to the green spacious garden. The parlor floor of this property features decorative plaster ceilings, original flooring and pocket shutters. The home also has large sunny bedrooms with ample storage space . The roof, facade and mechanicals of this home have all been updated. The property which sits right outside the proposed Bedford historic district and offers easy access to amenities such as the very popular Bedford Y, Black Swan, Metropolitan City Market. and Von King (Tompkins) Park which is only a short walk away. Additionally a comprehensive range of new trendy shops, bars, restaurants are located on the ever changing Bedford Avenue. Transportation is swift and easy with A and C trains along with multiple bus lines.