In July of 2020, as reported by Page Six and other outlets, an entire block in Brooklyn Heights was shut down for a huge crane. Many spotted furniture being lifted up to a penthouse home atop the Standish in Brooklyn Heights. The haul reportedly included several trees to landscape the unit’s expansive terrace. That’s right, all New Yorkers crave outdoor space at home — even celebrities! The 6,000-square-foot penthouse in question is the family home of superstar actor Matt Damon.

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Brooklyn Heights

65 Atlantic Avenue

$2,500 base rent

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Brooklyn Heights

8 Clark Street

$3,000 base rent

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Brooklyn Heights

19 Grace Court

$3,000 base rent

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Brooklyn Heights

70 Clark Street

$3,000 base rent

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Brooklyn Heights

70 Clark Street

$3,000 base rent

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Apparently, it took an entire year for Damon to close on the home. The final price for the conglomerate of top-floor units was $16.745 million. That makes it the highest price paid for residential real estate in Brooklyn to date.

About the Standish

Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group handled sales of the Standish condo redevelopment. The renovated former hotel that Matt Damon now calls home is pitched as the place “where the essence of the Beaux-Arts movement meets the advances of the twenty-first century.”

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Brooklyn Heights

76 Remsen Street

$1,795,000

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Brooklyn Heights

28 Old Fulton Street

$1,899,000

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Brooklyn Heights

63 Cranberry Street

$899,000

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Brooklyn Heights

20 Pierrepont Street

$1,950,000

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Brooklyn Heights

360 Furman Street

$1,550,000

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Brooklyn Heights

153 Joralemon Street

$375,000

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Brooklyn Heights

75 Henry Street

$700,000

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Brooklyn Heights

100 Remsen Street

$395,000

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Brooklyn Heights

39 Remsen Street

$1,295,000

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Brooklyn Heights

150 Joralemon Street

$1,150,000

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Brooklyn Heights

166 State Street

$1,149,999

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Brooklyn Heights

75 Henry Street

$828,000

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When the building opened its doors in 1903, it was known as the Standish Arms Hotel, offering “understated luxury in an era of opulent mansions.” Coincidentally, the Williamsburg Bridge made its debut that same year, creating new accessibility to Brooklyn. According the building’s website, “the spacious, comfortable accommodations appealed to the most discerning visitors. For more than a century, as Brooklyn Heights itself grew and matured, this storied hotel has retained the classic, quiet elegance of turn-of-the-century New York.”

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Crown Heights

2285 Pacific Street

$2,800 base rent

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Bushwick

105 Vanderveer Street

$2,750 base rent

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Bushwick

1186 Putnam Avenue

$2,575 base rent

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

1487 Fulton Street

$2,800 base rent

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Dyker Heights

75 Battery Avenue

$2,300 base rent

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Greenwood

660 Fourth Avenue

$2,400 base rent

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Bushwick

190 Wilson Avenue

$2,975 base rent

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Bushwick

949 Willoughby Avenue

$2,999 base rent

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Kensington

581 Ocean Parkway

$2,828 base rent

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Stuyvesant Heights

802 Lafayette Avenue

$2,850 base rent

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Stuyvesant Heights

397 Macon Street

$2,900 base rent

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Park Slope

427 16th Street

$2,950 base rent

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Developed by Westbrook Partners and DDG, the Standish is a 12-story building with 29 residences. It offers a slew of amenities and is right on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. It also boasts sweeping views of New York Harbor and the Manhattan skyline.

And in case you’re curious, Matt Damon isn’t the only celebrity who resides in this luxury condo building. John Krasinski and Emily Blunt also call the Standish home!

[This post has been updated and republished.]

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