A Touch of Fanciful Medieval French Style in Prospect Park South
This neighborhood is an embarrassment of riches, with one interesting house after another.
Prospect Park South’s Dash of Swiss on Rugby Road
Architect John J. Petit took his inspiration from many sources, and looked to other cultures for his inspiration for his Prospect Park South houses.
Marketing Prospect Park South to Brooklyn Buyers in 1900
When developers snapped up former farmland in Brooklyn, new neighborhoods began sprouting up, offering tree-lined streets and the latest in household design.
Freestanding Colonial Revival House With Porch in Prospect Park South Asks $2.195 Million
This sprawling Colonial Revival on Hinckley Place in Prospect Park South has the grandiosity of an early 20th century Edwardian house.
A Bird’s-Eye View of Prospect Park South When It Was Young
Today it may be hard to imagine a time when the streets south of Prospect Park weren't gently shaded with the arching branches of tall street trees.
Would You Pay $419K for This Charming Prospect Park South Co-op With Prewar Details?
This co-op has a vintage kitchen and a berth on a bucolic-for-Brooklyn street with tree-lined medians.
You Have Arrived: The Gateposts of Prospect Park South
If you are wandering through the Flatbush neighborhood of Prospect Park South, you may stumble across some concrete and brick gateposts.
Prospect Park Closes After Ammonia Leak Sends 10 to Hospital
Residents complained of burning eyes and an inability to breathe Wednesday night following an ammonia leak at Lakeside rink’s LeFrak Center in Prospect Park.
Actress Michelle Williams in Contract on Prospect Park South Mega-Mansion
Photo at left by Gage Skidmore for Wikipedia Commons; photo at right by Kate Leonova for PropertyShark
Golden Globe-winning actress Michelle Williams is the buyer of Prospect Park South’s most prominent house — a move we would not have predicted for such a famous actress. The gigantic Colonial Revival mansion at 1440 Albemarle Road has been on the market for about a year, most recently asking $2,450,000.
It’s a surprising choice of neighborhoods for a celebrity, but clearly Williams loves Brooklyn and has an independent streak when it comes to real estate. Brooklyn was largely unexplored territory for celebrities when Williams moved to Boerum Hill with then-partner Heath Ledger a decade ago.
She helped draw other boldface names to the borough, and recently sold that row house for $8,800,000, as we reported at the time.
House of the Day: 203 Marlborough Road
The prices on these standalone houses south of Prospect Park have certainly crept up in the last few years, but this one seems to have most everything you could want. Designed in 1901 by John J. Petit, according to the listing, it has a dramatic staircase, fireplaces, wood work, stained glass, a shingled loggia, and a cute vintage kitchen with a red Chambers stove.
There are more than four bedrooms and plenty of bathrooms. The third floor is set up as an apartment with its own kitchen (and mini-split A/C), which the listing calls “guest quarters” since it’s a single family house. There is also a two-car garage and plenty of yard.
One thing to note: It’s very close to the railroad tracks. What do you think of it and the ask of $1,999,000?
203 Marlborough Road [Stribling] GMAP
