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Back to the listing7-bedroom house for sale in Fort Greene
119 Fort Greene Pl, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, NY, 11217
- Size
- 3,780 ft² (351 m²)
- Available
- Now
- Year built
- 1880: Building details
About this home
House for sale in Fort Greene, Brooklyn: 7 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 3,780 ft². Asking price $4,199,000. Built in 1880.
From the original listing · Realtor.comShowHide
Embrace your Brooklyn Brownstone life in this Historic & Rare 21 foot wide Fort Greene Italianate brownstone on a Historic & Land Marked block. Available for the first time in decades, it was Built in 1880, and has tons of original details such as an entry way stoop, marble mantels, mahogany stairways, inlaid floors, historic entry way doors and on the exterior, an intact original carved wood cornice at the roofline. The townhouse is set up as a garden rental and an upstairs triplex that has 5 bedrooms, an office and a bath on each floor. The parlor floor has a double parlor, floor to ceiling windows looking across the tree lined street. There are two marble mantels and the heavy sliding parlor doors are there too with unusual and ornate door pulls. The kitchen is in the rear extension with lots of counter and prep space plus there is a pantry. The kitchen is easily expanded into the dining room for additional space. For access to the garden, there is a door to the good sized deck that's great for drinking coffee in the morning. The garden is huge measuring over 40 feet in length, has a slate patio and two large trees. Heading upstairs, The third and fourth floor have five very large bedrooms and an office plus tons of walk in closets. Most of the bedrooms have marble mantles and one bedroom has the original washstand marble sink,(not working). The third floor has a hallway windowed bath with a modern shower and a glass enclosure. It easily can become a primary suite with a deck on the extension roof.The top floor has a stunning round skylight in the hallway over the stairs creating a beautifully lit stairwell. And the fourth bath is also a hallway windowed bathroom with a tiled tub/shower combination and a washer drier. You have several options with the house; you could redo the entire place and create your own vision. Or on the other hand, because the house has been well maintained ie its mechanicals are in good condition, it could be lived in by its new owners. There are presently tenants on the garden level and It will be delivered vacant. The basement is partially finished and used as a work from home office and Rec room.The block is a tree lined classic Brooklyn Brownstone block and a recent winner of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn award. The location is ideal and close to everything: the subway, the Apple Store, shopping, restaurants, the Fort Greene farmers market and the historic 19th Century Fort Greene Park. It is located between Fulton and Hanson place and it is a very quiet block as it is one way. Taxes are about $12,000. And it does have a Certificate of Occupancy. Floor by floor description: First floor/garden High income generating One bedroom floor though apartment with one bath and patio Basement Semi Finished basement with storage and mechanicals: Forced air heat, water heater 220 electrical in electric panel Triplex Parlor floor. Kitchen in the extension With double parlor living room And powder room deck with stairs to garden 3rd floor Two bedrooms, office and full bath with tub/shower Potential for deck on roof of extention 4th floor Three bedrooms, full bath with washer/drier. Skylight Closet/ Ladder to roof Details: Dimensions Lot 21x100 Dimension house. 21x48 Extention: two story Extention size 8x21 ( approximate) Stories: four Taxes $12,000 Certificate of Occupancy: yes # Families: 2 Delivered Vacant : yes Garden 21x45 Exposure: East/West Bedrooms:5.5 Baths:3.5
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Grade B, 76/100 · Complete
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Buying costs
What this price means for you: the monthly payment, and New York’s mansion tax, which the buyer pays on a home of $1 million or more.
Compared with the area
Asks $4,199,000, about the median asking price for homes for sale with 4+ bedrooms in 11217.
- Median here
- $4,199,000
- 13 listings, last 90 days
- Per ft²
- $1,110.85 vs $1,457.91
- This home vs the median, 24% lower
7.7% of these listings have cut their price.
Asking prices of listings on Roofy and listing sites in the last 90 days, not signed leases or sale prices. One currency, never converted.
More about 11217Location
- NeighborhoodFort GreeneHousing records and complaints
- BoroughBrooklynHousing records
- ZIP codeZIP 11217Buildings and sales
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Nearby transit
- Fulton StG2 min walk
- Lafayette AvC3 min walk
- Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr2 3 4 5 B D N Q R4 min walk
Nearby public schools · District 15
- The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorersearly_childhood280 m
- Brooklyn Technical High Schoolhigh, grades 9-12290 m
- The Exploratory Schoolmiddle, grades 6-8460 m
Distance only, not school zones. Check the zoned school with NYC Public Schools.
The building
2 units · 3 floors · built 1857
Building record for 119 Ft Greene Place
NYC records as of Nov 1 (weekly)119 Ft Greene Place · BBL 3-02113-0015 · built 1857 · 2 units
- Building type
- Two-family home
- Open HPD violations
- None
- Heat complaints
- 0 this season
- Complaints, last 12 months
- 1
- Rent stabilization
- None in 2018–2024 tax bills
- Last sale (12-month file)
- No sales in our 12-month file
The city’s records match this listing to the tax lot at 119 Ft Greene Place. Corner and multi-address buildings often have one main address.
No open immediately hazardous (Class C) violations.
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Added to Roofy Oct 29, 2026Last checked on Realtor.com Oct 29, 2026Roofy doesn’t verify listings. Never send money before seeing a home.









































