Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: An Estate-Condition Brownstone, a Budget-Conscious Reno

Estate Condition Clinton Hill Brownstone With Pier Mirror, Seven Mantels Asks $3.5 Million

Presumably the original owner, the proprietor of a house and decorative painting concern, might look askance at the white walls, but this 1870s brownstone has enough of the original details that he surely would recognize it. In the Clinton Hill Historic District, the Italianate at 414 Grand Avenue is in estate condition but certainly has potential for an owner with the vision and funds to tackle the project.

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Heights Brownstone With Waterfront Views, Elevator, Rare Garage Asks a Cool $17.777 Million

It reportedly broke the million dollar mark for the neighborhood the last time it sold in 1986 and while it isn’t priced to break a record this time, this Brooklyn Heights brownstone still comes with a hefty asking price. In addition to a lavish interior with an elevator, wine cellar and original details like marble mantels and plasterwork, the over $17 million asking price for 77 Columbia Heights includes a garage and a roof deck with views of the waterfront and the Manhattan skyline.

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Marine Park Tudor With Original ‘Domestic Science’ Kitchen Cabinets, Deco Bath, Garage Asks $865K

The builders went all out in advertising this 1931 brick Tudor and its Marine Park neighbors as “moderne” houses planned and constructed with labor and time-saving technology to ensure comfortable living for years to come. Some of those features still survive at 3615 Avenue T and, in addition to the vintage details that might appeal to lovers of the period, the house also offers a garage and a location just a short stroll from the neighborhood’s eponymous park.

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The Insider: Williamsburg Live/Work Townhouse for Artist Couple Makes the Most of Space and Budget

When a couple of visual artists first approached GRT Architects about converting their newly purchased four-story row house to a home for their young family, with studio space for each of them, “The hybrid seemed unusual,” said architect Rustam Mehta, a founder of the Greenpoint-based firm. “But it made the project interesting from the get-go, and by the end it seemed like most natural thing in the world.”

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Park Slope Jazz-Era Unit With Two Bedrooms, French Doors, Subway Tile Asks $3,500 a Month

This two-bedroom rental has a flexible layout and vintage details, including wide doorways, parquet with inlaid borders and an old-school kitchen. It has a somewhat secluded location in the rear of the second story of a small walkup building and, notably, windows on all four sides.

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