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Brooklyn brownstones

REAL ESTATE • In Contract

A pair of stately brownstones were the top contracts in Brooklyn last week, per Compass’s luxury report ($2M and up) for the borough. It was a long journey for 21 Prospect Park West, whose asking price dropped almost $5 million in its nearly two years on the market. As quirky as it is grand, the 25-foot-wide property even comes with a retro ice cream parlor on the ground floor (scroll down). 

A few blocks north, 136 Park Place took a shorter path to contract, getting there just 23 days after listing for $3.995M. The two-unit Italianate (triplex over garden) is also full of original detail, but with a little less complicating flavor than 21 PPW. Also, a big, airy kitchen.

The week’s third-most-expensive listing — 189 Prospect Place in Prospect Heights — was also in a townhouse, this one converted into a pair of modernized condos. Unit #2 was asking $3.5M, and features three bedrooms above an open layout living-kitchen-dining space. Unit #1, which includes the garden, is still active at $4.25M.

→ 21 Prospect Park West (Park Slope, above) • 6BR/3.3BA, 7500 SF townhouse • Closing ask: $7.75M (initial ask: $12.2M) • Double-height gallery with balcony, 6 fireplaces, small kitchen • Days on market: 487 (plus earlier) • Monthly taxes: $2,867 • Agent: Michelle Griffith, Elliman.

→ 136 Park Place (Park Slope) • 8BR/3.1BA, 3780 SF townhouse • Closing ask: $3.995M • 1869 classic landmarked on 100’ lot with garden-floor rental • Days on market: 23 • Monthly taxes: $1408 • Agent: Teri Cavanaugh, Corcoran.

→ 189 Prospect Place #2 (Prospect Heights) • 3BR/2.1BA, 1896 SF condo • Closing ask: $3.5M • Converted and renovated with chef’s kitchen, primary suite, and terrace • Days on market: 88 • Monthly common charges: $514; Monthly taxes: $540 • Agent: Daniel Chun, Compass.