Deals of the century

REAL ESTATE • Brownstone Report

The turn of the century — the 20th century, that is — was a fruitful time for brownstone builders in Park Slope. That’s when many of the neighborhood’s signature townhouses, which often top the sales charts for Brooklyn real estate when they trade, date from. Nearly 125 years later, asking prices for townhouses range from $2.5M for the two-family townhouse at 649 Degraw St. to the grand 18 Prospect Park West, asking $13.995M. 

In between, three deals that recently went to contract give a sense of the state of play in the market. 

→ 416 7th St. (Park Slope) • 4BR/2.5BA, 2224 SF • Three-story townhouse built 1899 with backyard • Monthly taxes: $535 • Listed: 6/20/23 for $3.38M, in contract: 10/9/23 • Closing ask: $3.6M • Listing broker: Delroy Bodley, NY Living Solutions. 

→ 359 Bergen St. (Park Slope, above) • 7BR/3.5BA, 3108 SF • Two-family home built 1910 with upstairs triplex and backyard, plus garden-level rental apartment • Monthly taxes: $930 • Listed: 5/18/23 for $5.95M, in contract: 11/20/23 • Closing ask: $5.5M • Listing broker: Dawn Silverstein, Corcoran. 

→ 131 Lincoln Place (Park Slope) • 5BR/3BA • Four-story townhouse built 1901 with back garden • Monthly taxes: $932 • Listed: 10/18/23, in contract 11/6/23 • Closing ask: $6M • Listing broker: Jessica Buchman, Corcoran.