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Zesty Ditmas Park Unit With '60s-Inspired Style, Hot Orange Tile, Two Bedrooms Asks $769K

If the postwar exterior and ceiling heights aren’t deal breakers, this co-op unit offers some fun design, two true bedrooms and a not-insane asking price in a desirable part of Brooklyn.

by Cate Corcoran

11/16/2021 3 minute 0

If the postwar exterior and ceiling heights aren’t deal breakers, this co-op unit offers some fun design, two true bedrooms and a not-insane asking price in a desirable part of Brooklyn.

Built in 1961, the balcony-studded red brick apartment building at 415 Argyle Road in Ditmas Park has interesting concrete screens with cutouts framing the entrance. The six-story, 114-unit building is a few blocks from the historic district and close to Cortelyou Road with all its shops and restaurants, including the Flatbush Food Co-op and public library.

On the fourth floor, the apartment is white and modern, with fun pops of color and wood floors. The front door opens into an L-shaped space that includes the kitchen and living room. There is a coat closet, and the breakfast bar of the kitchen does double duty as a landing strip for the entry — and could also serve as a homework or work from home space.

The large living area has room for books, lounging and a dining room table. The renovated open kitchen is the pièce de résistance with its bold, ’60s-inspired floor and backsplash tile in bright orange (although it lacks a window). The ceiling and adjacent hallway are also splashed with the hue.

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The two bedrooms are large, and the bigger of the two features groovy ’60s-style sunny yellow diagonal stripes across a wall and ceiling. The mostly white renovated bathroom is sedate by comparison, although it sports some fun cube-motif tile in pastel rainbow shades.

There is through-the-wall air conditioning, and altogether the apartment has five closets. The building has shared laundry, a live-in super, porter, two elevators and a shared garden with benches and grills. There are wait lists for parking and bike storage.

The building allows 10 percent down and subletting for two out of five years. The monthly maintenance is $878.

Listed by Peter Poljan of Poljan Properties, the apartment is asking $769,000. Worth it?

[Listing: 415 Argyle Road #4J | Broker: Poljan Properties] GMAP