Brooklyn Heights Homes Top Borough’s Luxury Market

Townhouses in Brooklyn Heights stole the borough’s luxury market spotlight last week.

The two landmarked homes were the priciest of 18 Brooklyn properties asking $2 million or more to find buyers between April 29 and May 5, according to Compass’ weekly report. The total was down from the 26 contracts signed in the previous period.

The most expensive home to snag an inked deal was 163 State Street, with an asking price of just under $7 million. The 3,100-square-foot townhouse, built in the mid-19th century, has five bedrooms and four bathrooms.

It also features an open kitchen, landscaped garden with a brick patio and floor-to-ceiling windows at the garden level.

The four-story property hit the market in March with a $7.3 million asking price. It last sold for $1.9 million in 2005.

Corcoran’s Leslie Marshall had the listing.

The second most expensive home to find a buyer was 146 Hicks Street, with an asking price of $6.8 million. The 4,200-square-foot townhouse, built in 1826, spans four stories and has six bedrooms and three bathrooms.

It also has a wood-burning fireplace, garden access and restored original details including the floors and moldings.

The home, which hit the market in March, was once featured in the Coen brothers’ 2008 movie “Burn After Reading” starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.

Serhant’s Ravi Kantha had the listing.

Brooklyn Heights ranked 21st among the 50 most expensive neighborhoods in New York City last quarter, according to a report by Property Shark. The neighborhood’s median sale price during the three-month period was $1.2 million, up 23 percent from just under $1 million in the first quarter last year.

Of the 18 homes to enter contract, five were condos, three were co-ops and 10 were townhouses.

The homes had an average asking price of $3.4 million, which works out to about $1,397 per square foot. The properties spent an average of 80 days on the market with an average discount of 1 percent from the listing price.