Advertised as a “New American Basement House” when it was completed in 1915, this Crown Heights row house still has some of its period detail intact, including an Arts and Crafts-style stair and tiled fireplace, along with some updates like a renovated kitchen. At 1074 Union Street, it is just a couple of blocks from the floral beauty at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

It is one of a row constructed by builder Charles A. Chase and designed by the prolific Brooklyn architects Slee & Bryson. Various parapet styles, windows, and other details are featured along the row, but all the houses originally had front porches. When advertising the stretch in 1915, builder Chase noted those porches as well as parquet floors, electric lights, and “handsome decorations.”

This single-family still has parquet in the parlor and dining room and running through the three bedrooms upstairs. The standout feature is the aforementioned tile fireplace, complete with a metal hood and ornaments, in the parlor. The room also has a beamed ceiling, wall moldings, and built-ins. Only a sliver of the parlor’s bookcases and window seat is visible in the listing photos, but more can be seen in the 3-D tour.

The kitchen is in the rear extension and still has one wall of original cabinets along with newer ones (all painted white), stainless steel appliances, and a white subway tile backsplash. A door opens into a petite breakfast nook with a terra-cotta tiled floor and access to the rear metal deck with steps leading down to the garden.

Upstairs are three bedrooms, including one with a window seat. One of the garden-facing bedrooms has a door leading out to the roof of the rear kitchen extension, which has been outfitted with a wood deck.

Also on the top floor, the main bathroom has some vintage flair with original white subway tile with a delicate black and white chain motif border and black and white checkered floor. Other features, such as the pedestal sink, have been updated.

The house’s below-grade English basement is accessible via a stair from the kitchen or from the backyard. It appears clean and neat, with a thick floor, white-painted brick walls, and attractive original windows.

The laundry area is spacious with a big laundry sink and side-by-side washer and vented dryer. Beyond is a large rec room that could work as an office or for storage. The house’s second full bathroom has been updated with a shower stall and wall-hung sink.

The backyard has potential for someone with a green thumb. There is a chain-link fence, a concrete patio, a tree, and planting beds.

The house last sold in 2011 for $377,500. Listed with Peter Darnell of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International, it is priced at $2.75 million. What do you think?

[Listing: 1074 Union Street | Broker: Daniel Gale Sotheby’s] GMAP

dining room with wall moldings and wood floor

dining room with wall moldings and door to kitchen

kitchen with white cabinets and wood floor

kitchen with white cabinets and white subway tile backsplash

office with tiled floor and wall moldings

bedroom with three windows

bedroom with mirrored closet door

bedroom with door to wood deck

narrow bedroom with picture rail and wood floor

bedroom with black and white tile and white fixtures

basement bathroom with corner shower

finished basement with door to rear yard

finished basement with white walls and recessed lighting

laundry area in the basement with a utlity sink

rear garden with concrete patio

rear garden with concrete patio

a metal deck off the second floor

a metal deck off the second floor

wood deck on top of rear extension with door to bedroom

wood deck on top of rear extension

columned porch and entry

exterior of brick row house with a front porch

floorplan showing three floors with three bedrooms and two full baths

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