Bed-Stuy, Bensonhurst townhouses top Brooklyn’s luxury market

Townhouses ruled Brooklyn’s luxury market last week.

The property type nabbed 10 of the 15 contracts inked for homes asking $2 million or more in the borough between Aug. 21 and Aug. 27, according to Compass’ weekly report. Condos claimed the remaining five. 

The priciest home to find a buyer was 137 Clifton Place in Bedford-Stuyvesant, with an asking price of $3.7 million. The two-family brownstone spans 4,200 square feet and includes a separate garden-level apartment. 

The renovated triplex has five bedrooms and four bathrooms. It also features an open-concept parlor floor, chef’s kitchen  with deck access and a paved garden. 

Compass’ Maria Ryan had the listing.

The second most expensive home to enter contract was 1406 73rd Street in Bensonhurst, with an asking price of $3.4 million. The 3,950-square-foot home, rebuilt in 2002, has four bedrooms and four bathrooms.

It also has a finished basement, driveway with a garage, 14-foot ceilings and backyard with a pool and patio. 

Townhouses often crown weekly luxury reports in the borough, but homes in Bed-Stuy and Bensonhurst rarely crack the top contracts. 

Bensonhurst neighbors Gravesend, a Syrian Jewish enclave home to several major New York City retail investors. Last year, billionaire Jeff Sutton paid $14 million for a two-story home formerly owned by the Chera family.

The total was down from the previous period, which saw 16 contracts inked for homes asking $2 million or more. Late summer has been slow for Brooklyn’s luxury market, with few contracts signed for homes asking $4 million or more. 

The average asking price for the 15 homes was $2.8 million with an average price per square foot of $1,049. The typical home received a 2 percent discount from the asking price and spent 142 days on the market.

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