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Kensington One-Bedroom Co-op With Wood Floors, Renovated Kitchen, Closets Asks $485K

On the third floor of a 1930s building, this Kensington one-bedroom has details of the era like arched openings, a breakfast nook and a foyer with a niche along with a renovated kitchen with a dishwasher.

kensington co-op brooklyn apartment for sale 192 east 8th street

by Susan De Vries

08/26/2022 3 minute 0

The Colonial-Revival style six-story building was completed in 1939, according to its certificate of occupancy. The six-story building isn’t overly ornamental, but its Flemish-bond brick exterior and arched entrance with a keystone and corner blocks are all nods to early Americana.

The unit has a small foyer with the niche and three closets. Arched openings lead to the living room on one end of the apartment and the bedroom on the other. In the living room there are parquet floors with an inlaid border, two windows, recessed lighting and room for a dining table.

While the listing includes an alternative floor plan suggesting opening the breakfast nook to the living space, as it is it has room for a small table and is separated from the windowed kitchen with an arched opening. The petite kitchen, which was renovated before the apartment last sold in 2014, includes white cabinets and countertops, a marble subway tile backsplash, wood floors and a dishwasher.

The generously sized bedroom has two exposures. One looks out onto the courtyard garden while the other faces an adjoining parking lot.

Located off the foyer, the windowed bathroom looks to be in good repair with white subway tile walls with a thin black accent tile, white fixtures and a hex tile floor.

The 30-unit building is pet-friendly with a bike room, laundry and storage. The rear courtyard has vegetable and flower beds, seating and a grill area. Maintenance for this unit is $895 a month.

It last sold in 2014 for $375,000. Listed with Mary-Jean Gianquinto of Corcoran the unit is priced at $485,000. What do you think?

[Listing: 192 East 8th Street #3B | Broker: Corcoran] GMAP