Real Estate

Quirky Brick House Near Barclays in Prospect Heights With Office, Yard Asks $5,000 a Month

This unusual little house near Barclays in Prospect Heights once had stable doors and a printer in residence, the old tax photo shows, while an 1888 map identified it as a carpenter’s shop.

by Cate Corcoran

04/07/2022 3 minute 0

This unusual little house near Barclays in Prospect Heights once had stable doors and a printer in residence, the old tax photo shows, while an 1888 map identified it as a carpenter’s shop. Now it’s a two-bedroom house with office, yard and modern updates, including a built-in media center and artistic wrought-iron stair surround.

Outside the historic district on a busy street opposite a police station, the tidy brick building retains its wood cornice and old-fashioned four-over-four windows. The ground level door opens into a spacious office with potential to carve out a bit of mudroom space.

The house is configured as a two-bedroom with a living room upstairs and an open kitchen and dining area downstairs, overlooking the small garden. The kitchen has an island, plenty of dark painted cabinets and closets, a built-in fridge and a dishwasher.

There is space for dining or lounging. A wall of windows and glass doors leads to an outdoor area with a patio, tree and planting beds.

Upstairs, a possible third bedroom mentioned in the listing could more easily work as a living room, since it’s open to the stair and hall. It has parquet floors and a built-in media center on one wall with space for a TV or record player plus closed storage. Under a skylight, the stair is enclosed by a screen of wrought-iron branches.

There are two more bedrooms on this floor along with a full bath, which has a checkerboard floor, vintage black and white tile and 1920s pedestal sink. Closets total two, including a large walk-in one downstairs, next to a washer/dryer and a second full bath. More views can be seen in old listings photos.

Listed by Matt DeSilva of Corcoran, the house is asking $5,000 a month. Worth it?

[Listing: 498 Bergen Street, | Broker: Corcoran] GMAP