‘Crooklyn’ brownstone back on the market for $4.5 million
A Brooklyn brownstone that was featured because the household dwelling for Spike Lee‘s semi-autobiographical 1994 movie, “Crooklyn,” is again available on the market for $4.5 million.
The bittersweet film marked the primary script written by Lee’s sister, Joie Lee.
It’s a coming-of-age story a few younger woman — Troy, performed by Zelda Harris — rising up within the early Nineteen Seventies, showcasing the story of a black household and the Brooklyn neighborhood the place they stay, based mostly on Joie Lee’s personal reminiscences.
Whereas the Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone’s exterior stays the identical, the interiors have been utterly restored, renovated and up to date — leading to a shocking trendy Victorian look, which options playful city toile wallpaper.
“Crooklyn is my story,” Joie said in a 2019 interview, celebrating the movie’s twenty fifth anniversary. “It’s a household effort, however the thought was not a collective factor. It’s a script that I gave start to, which is why it’s Troy’s story.”
The house then operated as Arlington Place Mattress-Stuy & Breakfast the place three rooms could possibly be booked for $195 and up an evening.
The property stands at 7 Arlington Place, and it’s one in every of 4 historic properties designed by architect George P. Chappell on the road.
The vendor is Liz Mandarano, a fourth-generation Brooklynite, who bought it for $1.7 million — $400,000 over its ask — in 2013, through an nameless shell firm, Alright, Already LLC! It was reportedly available on the market a mere two days.
The 20-foot-wide, 4,500-square-foot brownstone boasts authentic particulars resembling stained glass; mahogany, walnut and oak millwork; coffered ceilings; hand painted tiles and ornamental {hardware}.
It options 4 bedrooms, 4 full loos and a powder room, a house workplace and a big backyard with a 139-year-old pear tree. Up high, there’s a roof backyard.
Inside, the 29-foot-long lounge, which encompasses a bay window, connects to a proper eating room with backyard views.
There’s additionally a “speakeasy-style” bar on the cellar degree with authentic uncovered brick arches, stone partitions, a beamed ceiling and radiant-heat flooring.
The bedrooms take up the third and fourth flooring. The backyard flooring comes with a sitting area-slash-media room.
The eat-in kitchen, in the meantime, boasts stylish terracotta brick radiant-heat flooring, wood beams throughout the ceiling and a wall door that results in the backyard. The smart-wired dwelling moreover features a safety system.
The itemizing dealer is Josh Doyle of Compass.
