A long-abandoned 1860s Italianate brownstone at 194 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn Heights has entered the market for $15 million. The home sits among 22 Civil War-era brownstones overlooking the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, offering unobstructed views of the East River, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, and One World Trade Center. The street has housed notable writers and later attracted movie stars. For decades, the property remained boarded and padlocked, with broken gas lamps and accumulated fines and violations, fueling theories about the absentee owner, Austin Moore. The listing agent, who lived nearby, sought the listing for 25 years and ultimately connected through a friend who knew the owner.
"“This is one of the most beautiful streets in all of New York,” listing agent Vicki V. Negron of Corcoran tells Realtor.com of the home at 194 Columbia Heights. “The views are absolutely incomparable.”"
"Snuggled in a row of 22 Civil War-era brownstones overlooking the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, the address boasts breathtaking, unobstructed views of the East River, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, and One World Trade Center."
"But for such rare and valuable property, the home has been a gloomy enigma for decades, fascinating-and infuriating-well-heeled locals with its boarded up windows, padlocked doors, broken gas lamps, and general blight. The home sat neglected for decades, racking up fines, violations, and theories about why the owner-a man named Austin Moore -let such prime real estate deteriorate."
"The listing agent Negron, who lives nearby, says she walked by the boarded-up brownstone every day for 25 years, and “prayed to get that listing-literally and figuratively.” One day, her prayers were answered when it turned out a friend knew the absentee owner and was willing to make a connection for her."
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