Susan De Vries

New York

Photo and Research Editor at Brownstoner

Lover of NYC History / Photo & Research Editor @Brownstoner / There's a space between the e & the V

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Brooklyn Listings Six Months Later: All Four Sold

1 week ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Park Slope, Dyker Heights, Clinton Hill, and East Flatbush. This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Park Slope, Dyker Heights, Clinton Hill, and East Flatbush. How did they fare? First up, in the Park Slope Historic District, this circa 1903 townhouse is set up with a duplex and two rental units.
A Fort Greene House

1 week ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

This week, the most popular real estate listings on Brownstoner include a Windsor Terrace semi-detached house, a Park Slope carriage house, and a Ditmas Park standalone. Cobble Hill listings were popular with readers this week. The least expensive property on the list is a Marine Park house at $849,999, and the most expensive is a Cobble Hill row house asking $6.495 million. Which would you choose?
A Park Slope Carriage House on the Market

2 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

Park Slope Carriage House With Mantels, Built-ins Asks $5.75 MillionThe sole remnant of a grand 1880s mansion that once stood on the block, this Park Slope carriage house got a makeover in the 1920s. That renovation turned 860 Union Street into a two-family dwelling, with a generously sized unit on each floor with wood floors, mantels, wall moldings, and built-ins. — Close Brooklyn in Your InboxStay up to date with more great news and articles like this one.
Parfitt Brothers-Designed Bed Stuy House Asks $3.995 Million

2 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

Its exterior showcases the fine attention to detail the Brooklyn architectural firm Parfitt Brothers were known for, and the layers of ornament aren’t lacking on the interior either. The 1880s Queen Anne-style townhouse at 246 Gates Avenue has fretwork, stained glass, mantels, built-ins, and intricate plasterwork. Modern updates include a renovated kitchen and central air.
Clinton Hill Italianate With Porch Asks $15K a Month

2 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

This certainly isn’t a modestly priced Clinton Hill rental, but it is a stylish one. Up for rent for one year, the picturesque wood frame on scenic Clinton Avenue comes fully furnished and decorated with art, vibrant paint colors, and quirky nooks. There is a porch, no lack of space, and luxuries such as a wood burning fireplace, modern bathrooms, and central air.
Fort Greene Townhouse With Marble Mantels Asks $3.3 Million

2 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

Even being sold as “as-is” and with only a handful of photos, this wide Fort Greene row house is intriguing. Visible inside 114 Fort Greene Place are carved white marble mantels, Greek Revival ear moldings, wide planked floorboards, elegant pierced plasterwork, and a stair with coffin corner.
Brooklyn Listings Six Months Later: Two Sold

2 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Carroll Gardens, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Windsor Terrace, and Midwood. How did they fare? First up, in Carroll Gardens, this brownstone is a three-family with some wall moldings and plasterwork. This former Open House Pick sold in April for $4.6 million.
Park Slope Carriage House With Mantels, Built-ins Asks $5.75 Million

2 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

The sole remnant of a grand 1880s mansion that once stood on the block, this Park Slope carriage house got a makeover in the 1920s. That renovation turned 860 Union Street into a two-family dwelling, with a generously sized unit on each floor with wood floors, mantels, wall moldings, and built-ins. The original manse and this carriage house were designed by architect R. B. Eastman for John Rogers and Maria L. Maxwell.
A Prospect Heights Neo-Grec

2 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

This week, the most popular real estate listings on Brownstoner include a Carroll Gardens co-op, a Cobble Hill carriage house, and a West Midwood standalone. Popular listings were dotted around the borough this week, from Bay Ridge to Cobble Hill. The least expensive property on the list is a Carroll Gardens co-op at $999,000 and the most expensive is a Park Slope limestone asking $6.7 million. Which would you choose?
Three-Acre Gowanus Site Changes Hands

3 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Susan De Vries

Bjarke Ingels’ Wild Design for Gowanus Site Unlikely to Be Built by New OwnersAn attention-grabbing design by prominent Brooklyn architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, or BIG, for a parking lot on the corner of 3rd Avenue and 3rd Street in Gowanus seems unlikely to move forward now that the property has changed hands. — Close Brooklyn in Your InboxStay up to date with more great news and articles like this one.