Staircases

By JILL PRILUCK | June 28, 2007

1230 Dean St., between Nostrand and New York avenues
$1.875 million

Monthly Real Estate Taxes: $133
Broker: Anthony Santangelo/Fillmore

This neo-Tudor brick and sandstone townhouse, built in 1923, is located in the newly-created Crown Heights North Historic District. It has an arched entryway with a label lintel, a leaded glass parlor window, and a cross gable at the roofline. About 2,900 square feet, the recently renovated, single-family townhouse has four bedrooms, two custom-finished bathrooms, a kitchen with granite countertops and top-of-the-line appliances, and a fireplace. It also has a ground-level garage, a finished basement, and a landscaped backyard with a Japanese maple tree, boxwoods, and hydrangeas.

12 Leroy St., between Bleecker and Bedford streets
$6.85 million

Monthly Real Estate Taxes: $836
Broker: Ruth Hardinger/Prudential Douglas Elliman

Built on a part of land originally settled by Aaron Burr, this Greenwich Village Federal-style 1835 townhouse is divided into a garden-level apartment and a four-floor home upstairs. The parlor floor has a foyer, living room, dining room, kitchen, powder room, and backyard deck with stairs to a rear garden. The second floor has a master suite and a library/guest room. The third floor has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a laundry room. The fourth floor, which has an outdoor deck, now functions an office and storage space. There are five lined fireplaces with hand-painted, ceramic-tiled mantels.

430 W. 147th St., between St. Nicholas and Convent avenues
$4.8 million

Monthly Real Estate Taxes: $506
Broker: Brian Phillips/Prudential Douglas Elliman

This 1892 corner limestone townhouse is located in the Hamilton Heights Historic District. The first floor has an eat-in kitchen and dining area, study, fitness and play rooms, full bath, and access to a landscaped garden. The parlor floor has a salon, pool, and media rooms, and half bath. The third floor has four bedrooms (including two original dressing areas), a balcony, and a master bath with a poured cement sink and steam room. The fourth floor has five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a laundry nook, and roof access. There are seven fireplaces and three skylights throughout. The basement is fully finished and there is central air-conditioning, among other amenities.