House of the Day Flatbush

South Midwood House With Lush Woodwork, Garage Asks $2.195 Million

Built-ins, wood floors, wainscoting, and mantels are among its early 20th century period elements.

foyer with arts and crafts mantel, beamed ceiling, wainscoting

Photo via Compass

by Susan De Vries

12/15/2025 0

For the right buyer who has the vision to look past the Permastone exterior, this South Midwood residence is just bursting with details in gleaming condition. Built-ins, wood floors, wainscoting, and mantels are among the early 20th century period elements. At 685 East 22nd Street, the detached house is on the corner of Farragut Avenue and has yard space and a two-car garage.

South Midwood is one of the many micro nabes carved out of former Flatbush farmland. Construction in the area kicked off in 1900, with the Brooklyn Daily Eagle predicting it would become a neighborhood of “sylvan dignity” with tree-lined streets and a diversity of architecture in “Queen Anne, colonial and Eastlake styles.” Builders such as John R. Corbin and Co. built single-family homes on what was then known as Elmore Place. A map of 1906 shows this block already filled with houses, including No. 685 along with its garage, labelled “auto house.”

The dramatic peak of the front gable gives a hint as to the original character of the dwelling, and the historic tax photo shows the massing, with angled bays and dormered roof, hasn’t changed. Where there is now Permastone there once were shingles, and while the columns of the partially open front porch have been covered, it appears that some of the original brackets might still be in place. The tax photo from 1981 shows the facade had not yet been covered in Permastone at that point.

This property was a House of the Day in 2021, and it sold that year for $2.225 million. It was available as a rental last year for $9,000 a month.

It is a generously sized house with three floors of living space plus a basement. While many of the listing photos are those used in 2021, new ones show a few more details this time around.

Entry is through the glassed-in porch and into a foyer with wainscoting and a mosaic-tile floor. The foyer is impressive, with an Arts and Crafts mantel with built-in bookshelves on either side, more wainscoting, stained glass, and a beamed ceiling. The new photos include a shot of a wainscoted niche with a window seat with storage and a stained glass window. Add some cozy cushions and it could be a atmospheric reading nook.

The main floor includes a parlor with plaster details and a dining room. The latter still has an Ionic-columned mantel with original insert, wainscoting, and a plate shelf. The panels of the wainscoting are filled with what looks like original Lincrusta or Anaglypta wallpaper.

The kitchen hasn’t been updated since it was last on the market, but it is spacious, windowed, and contains wood cabinets. It also has access to the basement and a half bath.

There are three bedrooms on the second floor, including one with a renovated en suite bath with a tub and shower. It also has a large walk-in closet with modern built-in storage. The other two bedrooms share another renovated full bath.

When it was originally built, the top floor included a billiard room, but it has been altered and now consists of a family room, two bedrooms, and another renovated full bath.

Outside, the yard space includes a side yard with shrubbery along the fence line and planting beds along the house as well as a paved patio in the rear. The garage is reachable via a gated driveway on Farragut Avenue.

The listing notes that upgrades include central air, updated plumbing and electrical, new roofs on both the house and the garage, and Nest thermostats and smoke detectors.

Priced at $2.195 million, the property is listed with Laura Rozos of Compass. Worth the ask?

[Listing: 685 East 22nd Street | Broker: Compass] GMAP