A fully renovated 130-year-old Brooklyn townhouse has hit the market asking $3.5 million, making it the third most expensive property for sale in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, according to listing records.
Designed by prolific Brooklyn architect George P. Chappell in 1887, the Renaissance Revival-style brownstone was bought in 2014 for $1.05 million, property records show, by its current owner, an attorney, who embarked on an extensive renovation that took around two-and-a-half years, said broker Nadine Adamson of Brown Harris Stevens, who shares the listing with her colleague Kelsey Hall.
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The property, which was listed at the end of October, had been a six-family home, but the owner rebuilt it to become an upper triplex along with a one-bedroom garden apartment. "Most people like the flexibility of having the additional unit whether they rent it or use it themselves," Ms. Adamson said.
At the time of purchase, the owner had hoped there would be original details uncovered, and there were some things they found that were a surprise, like the mantels, Ms. Adamson said.
The owner "preserved everything she could find," which included plaster work, parquet floors, brick arches, mahogany woodwork and stained glass windows. Ms. Adamson could not comment on exactly how much was spent on the refurbishment but told Mansion Global that "renovations of this style cost over $1 million."
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"It was a labor of love," Ms. Adamson said.
The Arlington Place townhouse, in the Bedford Historic District, has a total of six bedrooms, a chef's kitchen with custom cabinetry, a garden and a roof deck, which is rare to get permission for in a landmarked zone, Ms. Adamson said.