Stunning 22-Foot wide Clinton Hill Italianete Brownstone built in 1899 with grand proportions and full of original details that are intact. This four-story, two-family home is currently set up as an owners upper triplex with a garden-level rental apartment. Throughout the home you will find numerous original details including: tin ceilings, arched pocket doors with etched glass, marble mantels and inlaid parquet floors. The interior staircase throughout the entire house was just rebuilt and the building's facade and mechanicals are in immaculate condition. The owners triplex is a 5-bed / 2-bath home with a large walk-in closet with built-ins and a laundry room. The garden-level unit is a free-market 1-bed / 1-bath that easily earns $3,000 per month. The house will be delivered vacant.
This house could be used as-is or reconfigured into a double-duplex or single family home. The location of this home is a smart long-term investment as you are within one block of the C-train and near 2,3,4,5,B,D,N,R,Q and LIRR at Atlantic Terminal, Barclays Center, Prospect Park, Pacific Park, BAM, and many of Brooklyns hottest bars, cafs, restaurants and shops.
Finding a house with these proportions, in this location and in such excellent condition is a true rarity in the Brooklyn townhouse market and it will not last! On top of it all, according to the C2-4 / R7A zoning there is another 4,000 square feet of air rights available!
Quick Profile
Prospect Heights is a small residential neighborhood surrounded by big attractions. It’s rich in culture and offers the perfect blend of old Brooklyn charm and modern-day hipness.
Residents of this tight-knit community include young professionals, families and long-time residents. It’s a walkers paradise - just steps from Prospect Park and a short walking distance to neighborhoods like Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Green and Clinton. You’re close to culture too. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Library, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Barclays Center are all nearby.
Prospect Heights is bordered by Flatbush Avenue to the west, Washington Avenue to the east, Atlantic Avenue and Dean Street to the north and Eastern Parkway to the south.
Prospect Heights, like many areas of New York City, was first inhabited by indigenous tribes and eventually settled by the Dutch and turned into farmland.
A significant part of the Revolutionary War was fought in Prospect Heights and the surrounding areas. Known as the Battle of Brooklyn, it was the first military engagement following the Declaration of Independence. Things didn’t go so well for American forces so they retreated and the British occupied Manhattan for several years after the Battle of Brooklyn.
In 1867, the opening of Prospect Park caused major housing growth in Prospect Heights. The middle-class neighborhood was soon populated by Jewish, Italian, and Irish workers. Many of which were shop-owners or employed as laborers in nearby factories.
Housing in Prospect Heights includes single-family row houses, historic townhouses, co-ops, and new luxury condos. The median listed price for a 1-bedroom in Prospect Heights is $680,000 with an average price per square foot is $944.
The neighborhood's commercial artery runs along Vanderbilt Avenue and Washington Avenue. The variety of businesses adds to the charm of the neighborhood. They include bars, pubs, restaurants and mom-and-pop stores of all types. The shops and eateries are a perfect alternative to the big-name attractions that bracket the neighborhood. It's a little bit of everything in this neighborhood.
Subways are plentiful in Prospect Heights. Its proximity to Manhattan is another perk of the neighborhood. It's about a half-hour train ride. The B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4 and 5 subway lines all serve the Atlantic Avenue/Barclays Center station. 2, 3, 4, B and Q trains cover the neighborhood and the A and C trains are nearby too.