Bright and Sunny Carroll Gardens Townhouse Sells for $2M

September 22, 2014

Bright, beautiful, and boasting plenty of space, one lucky buyer just scooped up this stunning townhouse at 297 Hoyt Street in Carroll Gardens for $2,175,500, according to city records released today. The brownstone home is currently configured in a two-family setup, but can easily be converted to one, adding an additional 1,300 square feet to the already spacious footprint. And with a private garden, full basement, and lots of original details, it will likely be hard for this home’s new owner not to keep the entire townhouse to themselves.

297 Hoyt Street, Christine Chen, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn brownstone

The house is in move-in condition, but also provides a fairly blank slate to incorporate one’s personal design esthetic. Original details include pocket shutters, pine plank floors, tin ceilings, and plaster moldings.

297 Hoyt Street, Christine Chen, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn brownstone

The beautiful parlor floor showcases the highly-sought-after tin ceilings and is nice and bright thanks to west and east exposures. Outside, the charming garden is already organized for a vegetable or herb garden, which will surely make their way into the kitchen with attached entertaining area.

[Listing: 297 Hoyt Street by Deborah Rieders, Sarah Shuken, and Kristi Bernick of the Corcoran Group]

*Correction 9/24: It was previously reported that Emmy Award-winning journalist Christine Chen purchased the home, but the buyer was in fact someone else.

Photos courtesy of the Corcoran Group

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Asking $3.2M, a rare pair of townhouses on Brooklyn’s quaint ‘secret’ block with tiny doors

By Michelle Cohen

New York City never runs out of surprises, and some of the best ones are hidden in plain sight. Dennett Place in Carroll Gardens is just such a hidden surprise. The fun-sized block near the Gowanus Canal is lined with equally diminutive townhouses, each with a miniature "hobbit door." Though the neighborhood has changed, the block still has the look of a quaint European alleyway and the charm of a tight-knit community–though no one seems to know what the half-pint doors are for. The homes here don't change hands often, but a pair of multi-family townhouses at 14 and 16 Dennett Place is on the market for the first time in 100 years, asking $3.2 million for both.
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