$2,195,000
Updated 4 years ago
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856 Saint Johns Place

Crown Heights, Brooklyn | Nostrand Ave & New York Ave

7 Rooms3 Beds2.5 Baths2,220 Square FeetSingle Family

$2,195,000
floors / apts3 / 1
Lot Size17'x45'
Built Size16'8"x45'
ZoneR6
Building TypeTownhouse
RE Taxes$5,323
Price Per SF
$989

This property was sold for $2,100,000 on 09/01/22.

Listing Features

  • Architectural Dtls
  • Original Details
  • Gas Heat

Outdoor space and views

  • Backyard
  • Deck
  • Garden

Building Amenities

  • Voice Intercom
  • Garden

Property Description for 856 Saint Johns Place

Serenity and peace await you in this magnificently restored Crown Heights beauty! 856 Saint Johns Place is an enchanting single-family townhome offering three gracious bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms on three floors. This stunning home has been meticulously renovated and maintained to showcase its spectacular pre-war details while keeping modern living in mind. With an ornate decorative fireplace on every floor and carefully restored original details throughout, the entire home is a feast for the eyes! Up the main stoop is a vestibule entry to the elegant parlor floor presenting a living room with soaring high ceilings, beautiful wide-plank floors, a grand pier mirror, and pocket doors leading to an additional sun-drenched living area. Use this room as an extra entertaining space, home office, or closed off as a spacious bedroom with a convenient ensuite half-bath. The beautiful pre-war detailing continues up the skylit staircase where you will find a full bath, two spacious bedrooms and a den. The gorgeous front bedroom is bright and airy and features a decorative fireplace, a generous closet, and large curved windows bringing in tons of sunlight and providing charming urban views of St. Johns Place. Downstairs, the garden level is made for entertaining! This floor offers a gorgeous dining room with built-ins providing tons of storage and it’s own decorative fireplace. Through the extra-large walk-in pantry is a kitchen made for a chef! This contemporary space has the perfect layout and is equipped with stainless steel appliances, sprawling wood counters, beautiful glass tile backsplash, a tin ceiling with ornate detailing, and a full bath. From the kitchen, walk directly outside to the home’s private garden oasis! This enchanting extra-deep backyard has multiple seating areas and is surrounded by luscious flowerbeds, raised planters, walls of ivy, and a raised entertainment area ready for summertime al fresco dining! This space is truly made for outdoor living! Lastly, the basement is wide-open with a washer-dryer and ample space for storage, a home workshop, or a project area that is perfect for the DIYer or hobbiest! 856 St. Johns Place is the jewel of the block and is nestled within Crown Heights’ scenic North Historic District. Conveniently located right off Nostrand Avenue, there is great transportation, local shops and hip restaurants in every direction including Two Saints, Ursula, Lula Bird, and Agi’s Counter. You are also moments from some of Brooklyn’s cultural centerpieces including Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, and the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Make this truly special piece of Brooklyn history your home today!

Listing History for 856 Saint Johns Place

Now
09/01/2022
$2,100,000
Sold and Closed by Debra Bondy
Compass
06/30/2022
Contract Signed by Debra Bondy
Compass

Building Details for 856 Saint Johns Place

OwnershipSingle Family
Building TypeTownhouse
Service LevelVoice Intercom
AgePre-War
AccessWalk-up
Year Built1901
Floors/Apts3/1
Learn More About the Building

Transit and Citi Bike

Subway

Nostrand Av
0.12 miles
President St-Medgar Evers College
0.25 miles
Kingston Av
0.42 miles
Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College
0.44 miles
Park Pl
0.47 miles

Railroad

Nostrand AvenueLong Island Rail Road
0.49 miles

Citi Bike

Lincoln Pl & Nostrand Ave
0.07 miles
Sterling Pl & New York Ave
0.13 miles

Contact Agents

Contact Agents

Kris Li
Compass

Crown Heights | Brooklyn

Quick Profile

Originally known as Crown Hill by the Lenape Indians that lived there, Crown Heights has evolved into a diverse neighborhood, occupied primarily by Hasidic Jews and one of the largest Caribbean populations to be found anywhere outside of the West Indies. 

Head over to Nostrand Avenue, one of the main West Indian commercial areas in the neighborhood, which is lined with stores that have been in those exact same places for generations, providing their goods and services to area residents. Kingston Avenue has similar commercial activities that support the Jewish community, and Franklin Avenue shows the most signs of change and gentrification, with an ever-expanding mix of yoga studios, coffee shops, and organic grocery stores that serve the influx of young professionals. No matter which of these areas you visit, you will find an interesting mix of businesses that you wouldn’t normally picture as existing side-by-side. It is all part of the cultural diversity of Crown Heights.

The neighborhood is bisected, from east to west, by Eastern Parkway, which is a beautiful, 3-mile-long boulevard lined with mature trees. This leafy oasis was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, famed designer of Central Park, the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, and the U. S. Capitol in Washington, D. C.

You will find a mix of low-rise apartment buildings, large middle-class elevator buildings, brownstones, and some luxury buildings. Century-old architecture stands next to modern residential developments in a visually interesting mix of styles, much as the diversity of the residents exists. People who would not normally meet and mix are forging new pathways to cultural understanding by working, living, and playing together in the same neighborhood.

All information furnished regarding property for sale, rental or financing is from sources deemed reliable, but no warranty or representation is made as to the accuracy thereof and same is submitted subject to errors, omissions, change of price, rental or other conditions, prior sale, lease or financing or withdrawal without notice. All dimensions are approximate. For exact dimensions, you must hire your own architect or engineer.
OLR ID: 23559TH