{"id":128525,"date":"2026-02-10T07:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/128525\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T07:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:39:35","slug":"opulent-crown-heights-limestone-returns-asking-4-25-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/128525\/","title":{"rendered":"Opulent Crown Heights Limestone Returns Asking $4.25 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

The now legal two-family still has mantels, built-ins, stained glass, wainscoting, moldings, and more details in place. <\/p>\n

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Photo via Compass<\/p>\n

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This grand Crown Heights limestone has hit the market again after renovations that have left its most impressive details in place. Mantels, built-ins, stained glass, wainscoting, and moldings still grace the parlor level of 859 St. Marks Avenue while the new work has turned the house into a legal two-family.<\/p>\n

The Renaissance Revival limestone was featured as a Brownstoner House of the Day<\/a> in 2021 and in 2009<\/a>. It had a complicated history since construction plans were first filed in 1894.<\/p>\n

Builder Henry B. Moore advertised the house and its neighbors in 1896 <\/a>as \u201cthe handsomest houses ever built for sale\u201d with each one having a grand billiard room, a cellar \u201clarge enough for a bowling alley,\u201d a dressing room off every chamber, and the \u201cchoicest woods\u201d used in finishing.<\/p>\n

By the 1950s the house was a multiple dwelling, with a 1954 certificate of occupancy and I-card records showing one Class A apartment, eight furnished rooms, and an additional three living rooms. At the time it was on the market in 2021, a certificate of non-harassment was in process, according to the listing.<\/p>\n

The house sold that year for $3.45 million, and subsequent filings show plans for plumbing and electrical work as well as the conversion to a legal two-family. While the current listing describes the property as having an owner\u2019s unit on four floors and a rental unit on the top floor, the included floor plan shows three kitchens in place.<\/p>\n

Most of the images in the listing appear virtually staged, but the opulent details still appear. The owner\u2019s unit has the grand parlor floor, two floors of bedroom space, and a kitchen on the garden level.<\/p>\n

On the parlor level, the details start in the entry with the intricate staircase, a built-in bench, and wainscoting. There is a massive columned fireplace in the middle parlor along with stained glass.<\/p>\n

A coffered ceiling dominates the dining room and there is more stained glass and a corner fireplace with a pitched roof that mimics the one that once adorned the exterior<\/a> of the house. The dining room also has access to a curved sunroom \u2014 a feature that is repeated on the floor above.<\/p>\n

On the garden level, the kitchen appears in the floor plan but not the listing photos. The kitchen in the three-bedroom rental unit is pictured and has white cabinets and stainless steel appliances.<\/p>\n

The listing notes that both units have central air and in-unit laundry. Solar panels were also installed.<\/p>\n

Laura Rozos of Compass has the listing and the limestone is priced at $4.25 million. What do you think?<\/p>\n

[Listing: 859 St. Marks Avenue<\/a> | Broker: Compass] GMAP<\/a><\/p>\n

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[Photos via Compass]<\/p>\n

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