Adrian Grenier Buys Five-Story Clinton Hill Townhouse for $2.1 Million

Recently it was reported that filmmaker, actor and Entourage star–and sometime boutique brewer and Brooklyn renovator Adrian Grenier had been spotted checking out a three-bedroom co-op in Chelsea, accompanied by his mom, Brown Harris Stevens broker Karesse Grenier. While Chelsea may be in their sights as well, city records show that the pair recently inked a deal on a huge, historic five-story townhouse in prime Clinton Hill at 112 Gates Avenue, not far from the house he brought back to life with a green reno in 2007.

The parlor level ceiling boasts amazing original plaster ceiling detail.

On a banner block for townhouse trades in the past couple of years–including the “killer flip” that kept blowing past expectations–records show that Grenier mere et fils bought the house for $2.085 million–not a bad deal in this market, as it’s a five-story, four-unit house, which could make a considerable investment as condos, rental apartments or even an enormous mega-mansion.

The house, a stately historic brownstone that sold quietly under the radar, was an estate sale that had been in the same family for decades and boasts a treasure trove of astoundingly ornate original details. The parlor floor has retained some of the highest ceilings we’ve ever seen in a Brooklyn brownstone, and some of the most ornate plaster mouldings. The well-preserved wood floor on the same level is ballroom-worthy intricate parquet. The next floor also has gorgeous plasterwork and high ceilings, and the rental apartments have been cozily renovated in recent years. The house is a fixer-upper that needs a lot of work, but its sheer size and amazing bones could make it a crown jewel in an already sparkling block if it gets an overhaul.

Of course we have no idea whether Adrian or Ms. Grenier plan to make this a home, an investment–we could see a condo conversion–or a flip but we plan to keep an eye on it. And we’re glad to see Adrian, whose latest project is a feature-length documentary called 52: The Search for the Loneliest Whale in the World still in the ‘hood. William McClellan of Sowers Real Estate was the listing broker on record.

Interior images by Michelle Cohen