Crown Heights

Spacious Crown Heights Unit With Herringbone, Sunroom, Two-Car Garage Asks $4,250

A remarkably preserved and nicely updated apartment in a 1920s building has charm and space to spare, including a capacious garage.

interior of unit 1 at 279 buffalo avenue

by Cate Corcoran

08/04/2022 4 minute 0

A remarkably preserved and nicely updated apartment in a 1920s building has charm and space to spare, including a capacious garage. Perhaps reflecting the unit’s many amenities, the monthly rent is on the high side for the area, in a section of Crown Heights once known as Weeksville.

The flat takes up the entire first floor of the brick two-family at 279 Buffalo Avenue, featured as a House of the Day when it was on the market in 2018. (It sold for $1.54 million.) A petite yard and terrace hug the front of the 1922 building, which is semi-detached and on a corner.

Thanks to that perch, the six-room rental gets what appears to be good light from windows on three sides. The flexible floor plan includes a dining room, two bedrooms, one bathroom and a sunroom.

Stained glass windows, original herringbone floors with inlaid borders, wood casings and plaster moldings are some of the choice interior details. The front living room (which could also work as a bedroom) has been painted a fashionable shade of dark green. The dining room has low wainscoting and a coffered ceiling.

Most of the interior has been painted a pale cream, new pendant lights add a touch of whimsy, and two slyly chic ’80s-style wardrobes flank a window in the larger bedroom.

In the kitchen and bath, charming vintage features mix with modern updates. The kitchen has a stained glass window, original subway wall tile and original upper cupboards set off by an arch and bracketed niche. Underneath is a more recent run of cupboards with wood counter, drop-in ceramic sink and contemporary appliances, including a dishwasher.

The bathroom’s many original features encompass subway tile on the walls, porcelain hex floor tile, a pedestal sink and a Roman bath, which has been refinished in navy blue. There is a separate shower.

The rear sunroom with seven windows is shown in use as an office. The unit’s four closets include one with a washer/dryer. A niche in the entry appears big enough to hold a seat, shelf and storage.

The building’s entry has the original iron doors and typical Art Deco-era brown and cream mosaic tile floor. The detached garage appears big enough to hold two cars and several bikes.

Listed by Amy Mendizabal of Compass, the apartment is asking $4,250 a month. What do you think?

[Listing: 279 Buffalo Avenue #1 | Broker:Compass] GMAP