1081 Dean Street

Perfectly placed on a welcoming tree-lined block of 19th century brownstones, 1081 Dean delivers a rare and coveted combination of exceptional quality new construction with every modern townhome convenience, all located steps off Franklin Avenue's famous restaurant row and five subway lines.

Ten-Eighty-One Dean by the numbers:
6 levels of thoughtfully designed interiors
5 outdoor spaces
2 apartments: Lower-Duplex rental and Upper-Quadruplex
1 Private storage room
5,330 approximate gross square feet
15 minutes to Union Square with stops in Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo


This gorgeous, south facing home is exceptionally bright and offers almost unprecedented size and quality, perfectly designed for today's lifestyle. The owners' Quadruplex features 3 bedrooms (convertible to 5), 3 full bathrooms and 2 half bathrooms and includes a rear deck, serene rear garden and north and south penthouse roof decks. It all begins by entering a gloriously sunlit parlor gallery with herring bone floors and true 12 foot ceilings running a staggering 60 feet long, culminating with the retractable rear wall of Pella Architectural Glass doors which can open completely onto the deck and garden, creating a seamless home and garden oasis in the city.

The owners' chefs kitchen is curated with Italian Aster Cucine cabinetry, built-in Gaggenau 36? Refrigerator, Wolf E series professional range top and built-in humidifying convection oven, Wolf E series professional microwave and warming draw, and Miele bean-to-cup professional barista panel. Bathrooms in the home are by Restoration Hardware, Kohler, and Fine Fixtures.

The Quadruplex also features a media/family room, a laundry room, and ?the eagle's nest' a penthouse-level lounge with glass walls opening onto north and south roof decks with views of the Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn skylines. A private basement storage room is at your disposal, too!

Comelit Smart Video Intercom controls access and streams door calls to connected smart phones and tablets and for your peace of mind, the home is fully sprinklered to protect against fire. The energy efficiency of the building envelope is greater than 10X that of a renovated townhouse and features solid wood Pella Architectural Windows with divided thermal paned glass for the highest R value with exterior aluminum cladding to last a century and the multi-zoned HVAC system features roof mounted condensers, above the penthouse away from gardens and roof decks, for whisper-quiet operation. This home is SmartHome ready and comes pre-wired and data ready for Clean Design TV installation points for Smart TV operation with no visible hardware. Architectural speakers are installed throughout, ready to be connected to your hardware of choice.

The lower Duplex is bright and spectacular in it's own right. It features one full bath and one half bath, a king-sized master bedroom, in-home laundry, and a king-sized rec room with large windows and walk-out private patio. This unit could easily rent for $2,900 in this location, which is enough to pay for $645,000 of your mortgage.

Dean Street at Franklin Avenue fits perfectly into the long heritage of elegant townhomes in the coveted North Crown Heights Historic District, the area was designated a New York Landmark in 2011, all while enjoying vibrant growth from major developments like the 150,000 square foot creative office complex 1000DEAN (home of BERG'N) and the ODA architects designed 1036 Dean, Wholesome Foods Market two blocks away and easy commuting on five major subway lines.