This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Kensington, Bay Ridge, Crown Heights and Park Slope. How did they fare?
First up, with arched doorways, wood floors and a built-in niche, this Kensington one-bedroom already has some of its original character intact and it would take just a bit of work to bring it back to its intended layout. The unit still has a foyer with picture rails and the niche. It leads to a hallway with three closets and the eat-in kitchen at the rear of the unit. This former Co-op of the Day sold in January for $475,000, which was $25,000 over the asking price.
In Bay Ridge, this single-family is located on a hidden terrace, Barwell Terrace, which is lined with picturesque early 20th century houses in the Tudor and Storybook mode, aka “old Engish” in ads of the time. Details include half-timbering, decorative brickwork, arched doorways and picturesque rooflines. This example has some mid-century additions such as knotty pine cabinets and a bathroom with baby blue fixtures, wall tile and matching tile floors. It also contains a garage with access from the basement. This former Open House Pick was taken off the market in January.
When this Renaissance Revival single-family was completed at the turn of the 20th century, developer Charles G. Reynolds pitched it and its neighbors in the row as “a grand opportunity” to live in the “garden spot of Brooklyn” in a house with up-to-date features and innovations. Located a short stroll from Brower Park in Crown Heights, 202 Brooklyn Avenue is still bursting with the woodwork, mantels and other fetching details that that would have appealed to a buyer reading Reynolds’ ad in 1902. This former House of the Day entered contract in January.
Finally, the list of early 20th century details still intact inside this Park Slope limestone is fairly extensive. The Axel Hedman-designed house has elaborate plasterwork, mantels, fretwork, marble sinks and even some original bathroom tile. The house hasn’t been on the market since 1969 and while there are elements a new owner would want to refresh, like some wall-to-wall carpeting, there are plenty of elements to drool over inside the single-family. The middle parlor is a standout with plasterwork, wainscoting, a built-in bench and a columned mantel with original tile. This former House of the Day sold in January for $3.475 million, which was $275,000 over the asking price.
414 Albemarle Road #2B Price: $450,000 Area: Kensington Broker: Compass (Javier Amor) See it here -> Sold in January for $475,000
9716 Barwell Terrace Price: $799,000 Area: Bay Ridge Broker: Corcoran (Kevin Bartnik, Gina Bartnik) See it here -> Currently off the market
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208 Brooklyn Avenue Price: $2.485 million Area: Crown Heights Broker: Serhant (Jeffrey St. Arrromand) See it here -> Entered contract in January
601 5th Street Price: $3.2 million Area: Park Slope Broker: Brown Harris Stevens (Joanna Mayfield Marks) See it here -> Sold in January for $3.475 million
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