Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: One Sold, One in Contract, One Still Available, One Off Market

On this election day, we’re back to take a look at four of our featured listings from six months ago, featuring homes in Cobble Hill, Prospect Heights, Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights. How did they fare?

First, we have this one-bedroom apartment in the Cobble Hill Towers, the 1870s red-brick buildings developed by philanthropist Alfred Tredway White as housing for the working poor. A small foyer shields the view of the door from the living room, and the entry contains a bench and pegs for hanging belongings. The living room has hardwood floors and a low built-in cabinet along one wall for holding a TV, books and other ephemera. Beyond the living room is a pocket-sized kitchen with white cupboards, a butcher block countertop and petite appliances. It has a two-burner cooktop and a bar-sized sink. This former Condo of the Day is still available for the original asking price of $450,000.

Next, we have a two-bedroom duplex condo that is located on the first floor, just a short walk from Prospect Park and within the Park Slope Historic District. The living room is in the bay at the front of the apartment and it has a white-painted exposed brick wall on one side and wall moldings on the opposite, along with a tin ceiling, original wood floors and unpainted window trim. The tin ceiling and exposed brick wall continue into the adjacent open kitchen and dining space. The galley kitchen has a span of grey cabinets across from an interior staircase to the lower level. There’s also a farmhouse sink and stainless steel appliances, including a washer and dryer. This former Condo of the Day entered contract in November.

In Prospect Heights, this limestone by classic 19th century Brooklyn architect Benjamin Driesler got a 21st century Passive House makeover, complete with triple pane windows, rooftop solar panels and some interesting design touches on the interior. It’s now configured as a duplex over a garden rental. The duplex starts with a fairly open floor plan that positions the living room in the front, kitchen in the center and dining in the rear. There’s some original woodwork at the entry, including door surrounds, a pier mirror and the staircase, but the striking herringbone-patterned wood floor is reclaimed barn wood. There’s recessed lighting, using LED bulbs, and a projector that pops out from under the staircase for at-home viewing events. This former House of the Day sold in July for $3.52 million, which was $25,000 above the initial asking price.

Finally, we have this circa 1850s brownstone, in the same hands for decades, that appears to be in fine shape, with an interesting mix of original details and a practical layout. Located in Brooklyn Heights, it’s now a two-family, set up as a double duplex. The listing photos seem to focus primarily on the lower unit, which encompasses the parlor and garden floors. Inside the parlor, there’s a pier mirror, a bit of crown molding and a wood-burning fireplace with an Italianate marble mantel with more modern hearth tiles. At the rear of the floor is the dining room, with modern built-in bookshelves and storage underneath. Asking $4.25 million, this former House of the Day did not sell and is currently off the market.

439 Hicks Street #6B
Price: $450,000
Area: Cobble Hill
Broker: Douglas Elliman (Barbara Katsnelson)
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Still available for $450,000

497 12th Street #1R
Price: $1.395 million
Area: Park Slope
Broker: Corcoran (Katie A. Feola)
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Entered contract in November

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154 Underhill Avenue
Price: $3.495 million
Area: Prospect Heights
Broker: Compass (Greg Mire, Jessica Perrizo)
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Sold in July for $3.52 million

37 Schermerhorn Street
Price: $4.25 million
Area: Brooklyn Heights
Broker: Corcoran (Cheryl Nielsen-Saaf, Cara Sadownick, Zoe N. Saaf)
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Currently off the market

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