Two-bedroom Park Slope with roof rights asking $1.4 million

In an 1890s building, the fourth floor walk-up has been renovated with an open living room and kitchen.

Photo via Compass

by Susan De Vries

It’s a climb to the fourth floor of an 1890s apartment building, but this Park Slope co-op has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and modern finishes. It also features private access to the roof and a room with windows and skylight leading to it. It is one of four units in the four-story brick and brownstone building at 445 1st Street.

The building was designed by architect Albert E. White and has plans filed in 1890 turns out he was also the owner of the property. White designed homes and condominiums in Park Slope, Crown Heights and beyond, from the 1890s to the early 20th century. Trees now make it a little harder to see his design, but the tax photo from circa 1940 provides a clearer view of the brownstone parlor level, the bands of brownstone above and the extensive cornice. The flats in the building were offered for rent in 1895 with the statement “moderate rental prices.”

An i-card from 1902 contains a sketch of one of the units, showing the space divided into a living room, dining room, three bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom. The modernized floor plan of this apartment has an open kitchen and living room on one side and two bedrooms and two bathrooms on the other. There are three exposures: high ceilings, white walls and trim, wooden floors and mini-split cooling.

The combined living room and office share three windows overlooking the street. The spiral staircase is tucked into one end of the living room and contains attractive built-in storage and shelving all the way to the small bulkhead above, which features windows and a skylight. The map calls it a “reading nook,” although the chair pictured in the room appears to partially block the passage to the door.

Skylights also illuminate the kitchen, which has abundant minimalist white cabinets, countertops and appliances, including a dishwasher. A back wall of gray tiles laid horizontally extends to cover a niche and a wall not filled with cabinets.

The larger of the two bedrooms can accommodate a king-size bed and has two windows. It also has a private bathroom with a walk-in shower and a sleek wooden sink.

On the narrower side, the advertising photo shows the second bedroom, furnished as a children’s room and the floor plan shows that it has no closet.

The laundry is in the second bath, which is slightly patterned with a graphic black, gray and white tile. There are a total of two closets in the unit, one in the master bedroom and one in the kitchen, plus a private storage room in the basement.

Although the roof is private, it has not been refurbished with a terrace or balustrades. The listing notes that any upgrade will require board approval.

It is a freehold building and according to the listing all units are owner occupied. The maintenance for this apartment amounts to € 1,266 per month.

Kirsten Syrett of Compass has the listing and the device costs $1.4 million. Worth the question?

[Listing: 445 1st Street #4 | Broker: NAME HERE] GMAP