Hudson Companies penthouse tops Brooklyn’s luxury contracts

One Clinton Street’s Unit 37A last asked $9M

A photo illustration of 287 Union Street (left) and 1 Clinton Street (right) in Brooklyn (Getty, Google Maps, Compass)

A photo illustration of 287 Union Street (left) and 1 Clinton Street (right) in Brooklyn (Getty, Google Maps, Compass)

Brooklyn Heights’ tallest condo tower topped the borough’s luxury market last week.

A penthouse at Hudson Companies’ 1 Clinton Street, last asking $9 million, scored the priciest of the 16 contracts signed for homes asking $2 million or more in Brooklyn between June 5 and June 11, according to Compass’ weekly report. 

Unit 37A spans 4,100 square feet and has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The unit has 20-foot ceilings and double-height windows, along with views of the harbor from the primary bedroom and en-suite bathroom.

The 134-unit, 38-story building towers above the neighborhood skyline from the site of the former Brooklyn Heights Library. Amenities in the building include a fitness center, terrace, sky lounge, parking and a full-time staff. 

Corcoran’s James Cornell had the listing. Corcoran’s Ryan Kaplan brought the buyer. 

The second most expensive home to enter contract was 287 Union Street in Carroll Gardens, with an asking price of $5.5 million. The 20-foot-wide townhouse, built in 2013, spans 4,800 square feet and has six bedrooms and four bathrooms. 

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The home has 1,500 square feet of outdoor space, including a panoramic roof deck and landscaped garden. It also features a chef’s kitchen with high-end appliances and a fully-windowed wall. 

Compass’ Eric Sidman had the listing. 

Townhouses in Carroll Gardens regularly top luxury reports in the borough. In early March, a four-bedroom, four-bathroom home at 355 President Street nabbed the second priciest contract signed in the borough that week, with an asking price of $5.3 million.

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Of the 16 homes to find buyers last week, seven were condos and nine were townhouses. The previous week also saw 16 contracts inked for homes asking $2 million or more in the borough. 

The average asking price was $3.9 million and the average price per square foot was $1,477. The homes spent an average of 147 days on the market and had no average discount from the original listing price.