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Estate Condition Clinton Hill Italianate With Mantels Asks $3.35 Million

The two-family presents an opportunity for a new owner to remove some later alterations, restore period details, and make some design upgrades.

Photo via Corcoran

by Susan De Vries

03/26/2026 2

There are only a handful of photos showing the interior of this 1870s brownstone, but they reveal the estate condition row house contains plenty of typical Italianate details worth restoring. At 29 Clifton Place, the two-family also presents an opportunity for a new owner to remove some later alterations and make some design upgrades.

In the Clinton Hill Historic District, the 20-foot-wide dwelling is one of a row of Italianate brownstones with some transitional Neo-Grec details. The designation report credits builder and owner Benjamin Linikin for the group and dates its construction to 1876. The stretch must have been completed by the fall of 1876 as Linikin advertised houses on Clifton Place, formerly known as Van Buren Street, as “first class brown stone front houses” with dining rooms adorned with wainscoting and buffets.

On the exterior, No. 29 still has its stoop, lintels, and a Neo-Grec cornice intact. A look at the LPC records shows that there are some outstanding violations from 2008 for the replacement of windows and the front door without permits. Others houses in the row still have their original doors, and they can also be seen in the circa 1940 tax photo.

The floor plan shows the brownstone with a duplex and a top floor apartment; the listing notes it has been used as a multi-generational residence.

In the entry the original staircase with its newel post is still in place, surrounded by a modern checkerboard tile floor. An arched doorway leading to the front parlor has lost its similarly arched doors and the flooring is a patchwork of carpet and parquet, but there are still some moldings, a ceiling medallion, and a carved stone mantel. All have been given a coat of white paint, as have most details in the house other than the stair.

There are still pocket doors leading into the rear parlor where there is another Italianate mantel and an arched niche.

Downstairs, the original street-facing dining room has its wainscoting, mantel, and moldings. At the rear of the garden level is the kitchen, where the photo shows a glimpse of a period built-in. The cooking space could use an update with modern appliances and storage, but the windowed room is spacious, with options for a functional layout.

One of the two full baths in the house is shown and there have been some updates over the decades. A claw foot tub is still in place.

Corcoran’s Toni Martin has the listing and the brownstone is priced at $3.35 million. What do you think?

[Listing: 29 Clifton Place | Broker: Corcoran] GMAP