Brooklyn's 12 Biggest Home Sales of 2024
There were more continuities than surprises in Brooklyn’s biggest residential 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.)
Apart from an SRO-to-single-family flip in Brooklyn Heights, which took the No. 1 spot last year, there were few surprises. Pricing over $10 million in the borough continues to be a tough nut to crack.
Below are the top 12 biggest residential sales to date, according to PropertyShark. The list includes two townhouse sales that were technically commercial properties at the time of sale.
1. 1 Sidney Place, Brooklyn Heights
Price: $22.1 million
Closed: July
Broker: Douglas Elliman (Lindsay Barton Barrett)
Renovated and staged by The Brooklyn Home Company, the five-story Anglo-Italianate brick house incorporates a much-coveted garage. A seven-family with rent regulated units at the time of its July sale, the townhouse received its final single-family certificate of occupancy two months later, in September. The buyers were Glossier founder Emily Weiss and Stripe exec William Gaybrick, according to The Real Deal.
2. 155 Warren Street, Cobble Hill
Price: $15 million
Closed: July
Broker: Douglas Elliman (Lindsay Barton Barrett)
Offered as a rental in early 2024 before selling in the summer, this impressive compound comprising a six-story brick house and carriage house goes all the way through the block to Verandah Place. The townhouse dates from 1838, according to the LPC, which explains the Federal newel post and columned doorways on the parlor level. Updates later in the 19th century include Italianate details such as a graceful cornice, carved marble mantel, and tall parlor windows.
3. 19 Montgomery Place, Park Slope
Price: $12.5 million
Closed: July
Broker: Sotheby’s International (Jeremy V. Stein, Jennifer Henson)
Designed by noted architect C. P. H. Gilbert, the exterior of this 30-foot-wide house maintains its original Romanesque Revival character. On the interior, a recent renovation by architects MBB gave it dramatic open spaces and connected the interior and outdoors with terraces, expanses of glass, and a modern stair. Features include four bedrooms, four full baths, playroom, media room, gym, dressing room, laundry room, wine cellar, central air, central vacuum system, and radiant heat.
4. 126 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights
Price: $12.5 million
Closed: May
Broker: Leven Real Estate (Jeremy Hu, Philip Hordijk)
Technically commercial property with three co-op units, this grand artist-renovated brownstone includes an elevator and two staircases. With intact historic features such as plasterwork and marble mantels, the 25-foot-wide circa 1860s townhouse sits next to the Center for Brooklyn History. There are also singular details like a staircase ornamented with abstract floral ironwork, a faux-painted stove hood, and elegant landscaped garden with bluestone patio.
5. 20 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights
Price: $11.35 million
Closed: April
Broker: Serhant (Lucia Cousins, Brandon Bogard)
This massive Brooklyn Heights row house where Norman Mailer had his writing studio boasts grand proportions, carved marble mantels, and pierced plasterwork crown moldings. Recent updates to the 26-foot-wide two-family brought modern perks such as a sauna, wine cellar, central air, and a roof deck with Manhattan skyline views.
6. 321 Clinton Street, Cobble Hill
Price: $11.3 million
Closed: November
Broker: Douglas Elliman (Lindsay Barton Barrett, Bradley Rodenberg)
With a modern redo by noted architect Ole Sondresen that paired opulent plasterwork with white walls, central air, and a sauna, this Italianate brownstone spend to closing two months after listing. Dating to the 1860s and located in the historic district, the 22-foot-wide two-family spans five floors and contains carved marble mantels, parquet, banquette seating, and the house’s vintage 19th century wood-burning kitchen stove.
7. 336 Degraw Street, Carroll Gardens
Price: $11.25 million
Closed: August
Broker: Douglas Elliman (Aran Scott)
Measuring 25 feet wide and comprising four stories over a basement, this sizable brownstone is a single-family with a luxurious renovation. The semi open-plan update added herringbone floors, a boldly patterned marble island and backsplash in the kitchen, and rear walls of windows. There is also a sauna, laundry room, and roof deck with outdoor kitchen and views.
8. 48 Willow Place, Brooklyn Heights
Price: $10.6 million
Closed: October
Broker: Corcoran (Deborah L. Rieders, Sarah Shuken)
This notable mid-century modern townhouse was home to Joseph and Mary Merz, prominent local architects who designed it and put their stamp on the area. It left family hands in 2021 when architect Ian Starling bought it for $5.8 million. He put the house back on the market in 2024 after subtly tweaking it by opening up the main floor, adding a primary suite, and enclosing the garage. The five-bedroom, 4.5-bath, two-office property also got HVAC, an EV charger, and other new mechanicals, along with revamped baths, millwork, breakfast nook, a fire pit, hot and cold plunge pools, and landscaping, all in keeping with the original design.
9. 48 Garden Place, Brooklyn Heights
Price: $9.95 million
Closed: May
Broker: Compass (Barbara Wilding, Lucy Bekheet)
This grandly proportioned Parfitt Brothers-designed Neo-Grec brownstone features incised slate and marble mantels, herringbone floors, a mud room, and modern bathrooms with mosaic tile. There are also seven bedrooms, wood burning fireplaces, zoned central air conditioning, and two terraces.
10. 935 East 9th Street, Midwood
Price: $9.5 million
Closed: October
Broker: FSBO
Located in a religious enclave walking distance to community centers, this recently renovated and enlarged standalone with garage and driveway traded in an apparently off-market deal. Sold by its real estate exec owner, according to The Real Deal, the early 20th century wood frame’s sunroom and front-facing chimney have been replaced by a new facade with French doors, pilasters, and a Juliet balcony.
11. 1 Grand Army Plaza #PH 16S, Park Slope
Price: $9.45 million
Closed: July
Broker: Compass (Libby Ryan, Leonard Steinberg)
This penthouse apartment with sweeping views and private outdoor space atop the Richard Meier condo in Park Slope was snapped up in less than a month. With four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, the 11-room pad spans 3,500 square feet. While monthly common charges are $5,007, monthly taxes are only $44, according to the listing.
12. 1981 East 2nd Street, Gravesend
Price: $9.35 million
Closed: October
Broker: JBM (Jenny Braha Mizrahi)
This early 20th century standalone house appears to have been renovated and enlarged. The two-family measures 1,800 square feet, according to PropertyShark, while a post about the deal in TradedNY listed the selling broker and said the residence is a 4,100-square-foot single-family.
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