Media Couple’s Park Slope Townhouse Tops Brooklyn Market

A media couple-turned-designers’ original Park Slope home topped Brooklyn’s luxury market last week.

Pilar Guzman and Chris Mitchell’s townhouse at 757 Carroll Street in Park Slope, last asking $9.5 million, found a buyer, according to Compass’ weekly report of contracts signed asking at least $2 million from Dec. 15 to Dec. 21.

The pair have both held a number of influential jobs in the media industry over the years, but have also dabbled in home development and design, with Mitchell pivoting to full-time home design and restoration, according to an author bio.

Previously, Mitchell worked as a publisher at Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and GQ, while Guzman was the editor-in-chief of Conde Nast Traveler. Guzman now works as the editorial director of Oprah Daily and O, The Oprah Magazine.

The couple bought their home for $1.5 million in 2004 before listing it for over $10 million at the end of September. Renovated last year, the 20-foot-wide home features five bedrooms and four full bathrooms.

Mitchell and Guzman have renovated 11 homes in total as of last April, including seven Hamptons homes, according to an interview with Elle Decor. They have also released a design book, “Patina Modern.”

Leslie Garfield’s Sophie Smadbeck, Richard Pretsfelder and Matt Lesser had the listing.

The second priciest contract last week went to a Brooklyn Heights townhouse at 261 Hicks Street, asking $6.9 million.

Originally built as a single-family in 1866, the home was converted to a three-family in 1969 and has been occupied as a two-family since 1975. The garden floor is currently vacant, according to the listing description.

The home includes a private courtyard garden and a third-floor terrace.

Brown Harris Stevens’ Joan Goldberg had the listing.

There were 14 contracts signed last week — six condos, one co-op and seven townhouses — for over $55 million. That follows 18 contracts signed for $66 million in the previous period.

Homes put into contract last week had a median asking price of $3.4 million, spent an average of 147 days on the market and on average had no discount.