Crown Heights

Crown Heights Rental With Parquet, Wall Moldings Asks $2,750 a Month

It’s on the top floor of an 1890s limestone on an experimental I.M.Pei-designed 1960s Superblock in the historic district.

crown heights - living room with bay window, wall moldings, side office

by Susan De Vries

05/23/2024 3 minute 0

One of two units in an 1890s limestone, this two-bedroom has a flexible layout and period details like high ceilings, wood floors, and wall moldings. At 1098 Prospect Place, the limestone is within the Crown Heights North III Historic District.

While it is one of a row of angled bay front houses designed by the prolific Axel Hedman circa 1897, the block itself has a much more 20th century architectural pedigree. The stretch of Prospect Place between Kingston and Albany avenues is one of two late 1960s Superblocks, design experiments with streetscaping renovated by I.M. Pei and M. Paul Fridberg in conjunction with the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.

This rental occupies the top floor of the two-family and has a flexible layout with bay windows at either end, a middle room lit by a skylight, and a small office space. It could be arranged as a large one-bedroom or a two-bedroom with a small living room at the center.

The apartment is entered via the street-facing room which has the aforementioned wall moldings and wood floors with inlaid border as well as the door to the bonus office. In the middle of the unit, the skylit room has a tin ceiling, closet, and French doors leading to the rear bedroom.

The windowed kitchen doesn’t have a dishwasher, but it looks like there is room for a petite table and chairs.

Asking $2,750 a month, the rental is listed with Marlene Burns and Giselle Gonzalez of Compass. The duo also have the listing for the downstairs unit, a duplex with three bedrooms and two baths priced at $4,850 a month. What do you think?

[Listing: 1098 Prospect Place #2 | Broker: Compass] GMAP