SOLD FOR $1,675,000
Listed at $1,650,000 · Sold 1.5% above asking · Closed December 6, 2018
$1,650,000
132 8th Street
MLS® #RLS10523189
Listing by The Corcoran Group
3
Bedrooms
2
Baths
N/A
Sq. Ft.
1899
Year Built
Quick Summary
Property Highlights
- Style: Prewar architecture
- Character: Pre-war building (1899)
Property Details
Description
132 8th Street is a lovely, renovated two family townhouse on a thriving Gowanus block, minutes from the F/N/R trains. Offering an owners' duplex with two large bedrooms and one and a half baths plus a semi-finished basement, and a top floor very light and bright one bedroom rental. Both units have access to a lush garden with separate wood deck and patio area, and fun play house. The house can easily be used as a one family home. Warm wide plank walnut floors on the garden level give the living/dining/kitchen a warm rustic vibe, and there's an open white kitchen and glass doors leading to the wonderful back yard. The second floor bedrooms are very spacious, with clean lines and great ceiling height. The top floor rental has a huge skylight, and wood burning fireplace with exposed brick. A steel spiral stair connects this top floor down to the garden. The basement houses a room built out as a sound studio, a large laundry area, the home's boiler, and lots of storage space. This wonderful, flexible home is surrounded by popular destinations including Four & Twenty Blackbirds, Michael & Ping's, Runner & Stone, The Bell House, and is only four blocks from Whole Foods.
Building Information
About Gowanus
View All Gowanus ListingsGowanus features a striking mix of 19th-century brick warehouses, Greek Revival rowhouses, and new glass-and-steel condominiums rising along the canal waterfront. The F, G, R, D, and N/W trains are accessible at nearby Smith-Ninth Streets and Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street stations, with Atlantic Terminal a short walk north. Washington Park and the Old Stone House landmark anchor the neighborhood's green space, while a major rezoning is bringing thousands of new residential units and waterfront parkland to the area.
Gowanus Live Market Data
View NeighborhoodActive Listings
7
Median Asking Price
$1.68M
Median $/Sqft
$1,130
Avg Days on Market
N/A
New This Week
0
Price Reduced
29%
Sold (30 Days)
1
Median Sale Price
$1.65M
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Location
132 8th Street, Gowanus, Kings County • Near 2nd Avenue & 3rd Avenue
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Listing Courtesy of The Corcoran Group - Leslie Marshall
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