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283 East 5th St. #1C

Located at 283 East 5th Street 283 East 5th Street, #1C, Brooklyn, NY Co-op in Kensington, Brooklyn
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1 bed, 1 bath, 850 ft²

Welcome to 283 East 5th Street, 1C — an exceptional, oversized, 1 Bedroom Apartment in Prime Kensington… with So Much Room to Grow! This Corner Pre-War, Art Deco Co-op is well-proportioned and very quiet, with generously-sized rooms and pre-war detail.

Welcome to 283 East 5th Street, 1C — an exceptional, oversized, 1 Bedroom Apartment in Prime Kensington… with So Much Room to Grow! This Corner Pre-War, Art Deco Co-op is well-proportioned and very quiet, with generously-sized rooms and pre-war detail. Previously configured as a 2 bed, this almost 850 square foot 1 bedroom, can easily be transformed into 2 bedrooms, Plus! See proposed floorplan attached!

This elevated 1st floor apartment features an elegant foyer/entryway, with 2 easy to access closets to store all away, before stepping down into your living space. The grand 20-foot sunken living room is a show stopper, and provides a spacious, yet intimate seating area, along with the glamour of a romantic bygone era. Additional period details include gorgeous, newly refinished, herringbone and parquet floors, 9-foot ceilings, and pretty crown molding! The apartment boasts windows in every room, including the kitchen and bathroom.

Enjoy cooking in your brand, new kitchen! Clean lines and white cabinets create a kitchen that is modern and timeless. The windowed kitchen provides lower and ceiling-height upper cabinets on both sides, and plenty of counter space for food preparation. Gorgeous granite countertops sit atop beautiful white wooden cabinets, accented by stainless steel appliances including a quad-door refrigerator. Polished white subway tiles provide the backsplash throughout, and slate floor tiles round out the kitchen, allowing prep work and cleanup to be quick and easy.

There is a dining room just off of the kitchen. An additional room off of the dining area can be accessed through the entry foyer as well. Currently utilized as a walk-in closet, but multiple options here. Opt to keep as is, or open the dining area for a full open layout plan with the living room, as other units in this line are setup.

The windowed bathroom is elegantly tiled throughout for easy maintenance.

The serene, corner bedroom is separate from the living area, and can easily accommodate king-sized furniture, and a full office area. If you need more room, there is an easy plan to convert this king bedroom into 2 bedrooms or 1 bedroom and an office/nursery space! This home’s flexible layout gives you so many options to create the perfect space for you!!

This professionally-managed co-op is impeccably maintained with a live-in super. The building’s basement level provides private storage for this unit, bike storage and a central laundry room with card-operated machines. A sweet Common Outdoor Space is also available for owners, complete with grill and seating. Cats are permitted, and dogs upon approval.

Perfectly located in prime Kensington, this Beautiful, Art Deco, Elevator Building, is on the corner of quiet Albemarle Road and East 5th Street. This terrific location provides easy access to F/G trains on Church Avenue 3 blocks away, local buses, and the express bus to Manhattan. It is 2 blocks to Greenwood Playground and P.S. 130. Ocean Parkway provides a short walk to Brooklyn’s premier playground Prospect Park, or a fun and easy bike ride to the beach at Coney Island. Multiple Citi Bike stations are available within blocks of building. Shopping, restaurants and amenities, all conveniently close by.

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3 short blocks off of the F/G train at Church Avenue, or Fort Hamilton Parkway stops!


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About the Building

283 East 5th Street  Brooklyn, NY 11218

Co-op in Kensington

  • 25 Units
  • 6 Stories
  • 1935 Built

Sales listings: 14 previous
Documents and Permits: 104 documents

Unit History

Nearby

Transportation

  • F G at Church Av

    0.21 miles

  • F G at Fort Hamilton Parkway

    0.28 miles

  • B Q at Beverly Rd

    0.59 miles

  • F at Ditmas Av

    0.62 miles

  • B Q at Cortelyou Rd

    0.69 miles

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Schools

District 15 - Schools zoned for this address:
P.S. 130 the Parkside

(PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05,SE)

J.H.S. 062 Ditmas

(06,07,08,SE)

Disclaimer: School attendance zone boundaries are not guaranteed to be accurate – they are provided by a third party and subject to change. Check with the applicable school district prior to making a decision based on these boundaries.