Description
A rare offering in the heart of the Park Slope Historic District, 7 St. Marks Avenue is a striking 23-foot-wide Gothic Revival townhouse distinguished by its bold brick façade, architectural provenance, and exceptional scale. Currently arranged with an expansive owner’s triplex occupying the upper levels and a private two-bedroom garden residence below, the property offers a highly flexible live-plus-income lifestyle rarely found in Brooklyn brownstone living. Equally compelling, the layout can be easily utilized as a single-family residence, allowing owners to enjoy the full scale and grandeur of this remarkable home while preserving future flexibility. Originally constructed in 1872 as the rectory for the former St. Augustine’s Church, this one-of-a-kind residence spans approximately 4,400 square feet on a generous 23' x 97' lot with a 23' x 47' building footprint, providing exceptional versatility for owner-occupants, multigenerational living, guest accommodations, or supplemental income opportunities.
The current layout balances privacy, scale, and versatility in a manner rarely available within a historic Brooklyn townhouse. The expansive owner's triplex provides grand living and entertaining spaces, while the separate garden
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Property Details
- Multi Family
Amenities
- Building Terrace
- Cooling: Central Air, Other
- Dryer, Dishwasher, Washer
- Entrance Foyer
- Pets: Building No, No
- Private Outdoor Space Over60 Sqft, Private Yard
The Neighborhood
Park Slope, with its tree-lined streets and immaculate brownstones, has a small-town feel and social cohesion that’s unusual in the city.
It’s a place where activities for children are unending, shopkeepers know their customers and people stop in the street to chat. Even as the park-side homes are buffed to a high polish, the area still offers a variety of experience: There are scores of restaurants and bars; a diverse retail sector; multiple Farmer’s Markets, including Grand Army Plaza’s; and Prospect Park with its fantastic bandshell, baseball fields, zoo, botanic ... read more
