Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Two Sold, One Still Available

This week, we’re spinning the hands of the clock six months and revisiting four Open House Picks we featured April.

Unusually, they were all spectacular dwellings, all two-families, and all in move-in condition. Buyers favored the more affordable of the four and snapped up the two lower-priced properties. Of the higher-priced pair, one was taken off the market in July and the other is still available.

On Cranberry Street in the north end of Brooklyn Heights we’ve got a circa-1829 Greek Revival townhouse. At 25 feet wide, it’s grand in both appearance and proportion. It’s got wide-plank floors, plaster crown moldings and medallions, and black marble fireplaces with gold veins. There’s a one-bedroom rental on the garden floor and a five-bedroom triplex above. The listing was taken off the market in July.

Next up is another 19th-century model, though not quite as old — this one dates back to around 1881, according to the listing. A Neo-Grec brownstone on 8th Avenue in northern Park Slope, it’s got grandeur to match the last one, and has the same layout as well — a five-bedroom triplex over a one-bedroom rental. Details include plasterwork, mantels, pocket shutters and inlaid floors. It’s still available for $3.495 million, a reduction of $500,000.

On Madison Street in Bed Stuy we’ve got another Neo-Grec brownstone of roughly the same vintage. This one’s been beautifully renovated by a principal at the design and architecture firm KGBL, and combines modern finishes with original details including moldings, wainscoting, pocket doors and a giant pier mirror in the front parlor. Continuing the trend, it’s got a garden rental with a triplex above — this one’s got three bedrooms and incorporates a full-floor master suite. This home sold in July for $2.61 million, $340,000 below ask.

Finally, we’ve got a classic Edwardian on East 14th Street in Midwood. This one’s got a three-bedroom unit on the ground floor with a four-bedroom duplex above. It looks to be in great shape, with details including stained glass, lovely coffered ceilings, inlaid floors, a pair of working fireplaces and a built-in china cabinet. It’s also got something the others can’t claim: a driveway and a garage. This home sold in July for $1.45 million, $60,000 above the asking price.

51 Cranberry Street
Price: $8.65 million
Area: Brooklyn Heights
Broker: Brown Harris Stevens (Brian Lehner)
Open House Pick
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Taken off the market in July

34 8th Avenue
Price: $3.995 million
Area: Park Slope
Broker: Halstead (Jackie Lew, Marc Wisotsky)
Open House Pick
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Still on the market for $3.495 million

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588 Madison Street
Price: $2.995 million
Area: Bed Stuy
Broker: Halstead (Morgan Munsie, Donna Myrie)
Open House Pick
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Sold in July for $2.61 million/strong>