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Roomy Park Slope One-Bedroom With Wood Floors, Four Closets Asks $795K

A short stroll from Grand Army Plaza, this Park Slope prewar retains its attractive steel casement windows and spacious 1930s layout.

brooklyn - living room with white walls, wood floor, ceiling fan

Photo via Brown Harris Stevens

by Susan De Vries

02/19/2025 0

A short stroll from Grand Army Plaza, this Park Slope prewar has its original generously sized 1930s layout with a large foyer, wood floors, and a decent amount of storage. It is on the fifth floor of the six-story, 48-unit red brick building at 235 Lincoln Place, which sits within the Park Slope Historic District.

Originally known as the Lincoln Plaza Apartments, the neo-Federal style building was completed in 1937 and designed by architect Charles Kreymborg. Press blurbs during that year highlighted some of the features of the building and the inspiration behind its design. The circa 1940 tax photo shows it after completion with a streamlined facade and dashes of Colonial Revival influence in the shutters of the first floor and the columned entry. That entry, with its arched doorway with fan light, was deemed an example of the impact of the restoration work at Colonial Williamsburg on local architecture, according to a 1937 article. The developer claimed the lines and proportions of the Colonial-style doorways had a “stamp of hospitality” that inspired him.

While outside the design was somewhat restrained, inside a rather grand lobby was installed. “The lobby always determines the tone of a building,” the same developer told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1937. For the lobby, artist Leize Rose was commissioned to install photo murals of historic Brooklyn scenes. A miniature-portrait painter and photographer, she made a name for herself in the 1930s and 1940s with photo murals and photo reproduction on fabric. In the lobby she installed scenes of Gowanus Creek, the Brooklyn waterfront, Bedford Corners, and Front Street.

Ads in 1937 assured renters that the homes were the latest in apartment design with two-, three-, four-, and five-room suites. An early brochure shows this three-room one retains its original floor plan. Rooms open up off the generously sized foyer with a living room on one end of the unit and the bedroom on the other. The kitchen and bathroom, both windowed, are at the center.

The ceilings are high, the walls painted white, and wood floors run throughout most of the unit. The original steel casement windows are a focal point in each room, which all have the same exposure.

A sizable living room has space for lounging and a dining area. There is also room for a petite table in the kitchen. A new owner might want to make a few design updates, but the galley kitchen has wood floors, a fair amount of cabinet space, and a dishwasher.

In the bedroom, which like the living room has a ceiling fan, there is room for a king-sized bed. The room has two closets.

The classic black and white scheme of the bath includes some original tile and fixtures. The casement window is frosted for privacy.

In addition to the still impressive lobby, amenities in the building include storage spaces for each unit, door personnel, a live-in super, and a shared laundry room. Monthly maintenance for this unit is $1,643. The listing notes that there is also a temporary assessment of $47.90 a month.

Catherine E. Witherwax of Brown Harris Stevens has the listing, and the apartment is asking $795,000. What do you think?

[Listing: 235 Lincoln Place, #5B | Broker: Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP