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No-Fee Bed Stuy One-Bedroom With Plentiful Original Details, Patio, Central Air Wants $2,300

A one-bedroom for rent on the garden floor of an 1890s Bed Stuy brownstone is well preserved, plus it has outdoor space and modern conveniences.

by Cate Corcoran

10/29/2021 3 minute 0

A one-bedroom for rent on the garden floor of an 1890s Bed Stuy brownstone is well preserved, plus it has outdoor space and modern conveniences. The latter include air conditioning and in-unit laundry.

A private entrance leads to the attractive front room, whose original details include woodwork, paneling, a decorative wood mantel with original tile, parquet floors, and a niche lined with bead board. Originally a dining room for the entire house at 580 Decatur Street — a two-family converted from a single-family — it now serves as the living room, and could easily fit a desk, record collection or books as well.

In the rear is the bedroom and a spacious eat-in kitchen. The bedroom has two windows and is big enough for a queen size bed. Off a hall close by is the modern bathroom, all in white with subway tile walls, penny tile floors, tile-in tub with shower and pedestal sink.

The windowed kitchen has plenty of dark wood cupboards, a lengthy white stone counter, bead board walls and tile floor. There is a dishwasher and a ceiling fan (the other main rooms also have fans).

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A glass door opens onto a sizable patio enclosed by a wood horizontal fence that separates it from the rest of the backyard. There is plenty of space for furniture and container gardening.

The pantry area separating the kitchen and living room appears relatively intact, with two closets and a laundry room with washer and dryer. Going by a floor plan in an old listing, there may possibly an original built-in dish cupboard as well.

Heat and hot water are included in the rent, which is $2,300 a month. The listing agent is Jacqueline DeVane of Brown Harris Stevens, who will not charge a fee to the tenant but will share a commission with a renter’s broker. Worth a look?

[Listing: 580 Decatur Street #1 | Broker: Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP