309 Vanderbilt Avenue

309 Vanderbilt Ave
Clinton Hill

$4,000,000
Price
5
Beds
3,200 Sq. Ft.
$1,250 / Sq. Ft.
3,200
Sq. Ft.
$1,250
per Sq. Ft.
Listed By Compass
Listed By Compass
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Description

Price Reduction! 309 Vanderbilt Avenue is a classic & historic four story Neo-Grec style brownstone located in Prime Clinton Hill/Fort Greene. From the street it looks like a three story but the top floor is set back so it cannot be seen from the street. Built in the 1877 by the developer Benjamin Linikin, it has the classic exterior details such as a high stoop, enormous double doors, round-arched reveals, and pediments on incised brackets. Owned by this family for over 50 years, everything is in...Price Reduction! 309 Vanderbilt Avenue is a classic & historic four story Neo-Grec style brownstone located in Prime Clinton Hill/Fort Greene. From the street it looks like a three story but the top floor is set back so it cannot be seen from the street. Built in the 1877 by the developer Benjamin Linikin, it has the classic exterior details such as a high stoop, enormous double doors, round-arched reveals, and pediments on incised brackets. Owned by this family for over 50 years, everything is in good working order and has been well maintained. There are tons of original architectural details in the interior, Many of the rooms have marble mantles & fireplaces ( nonworking).The interior reads as it was in 1877, all the details remain: parlor pocket doors, wedding cake plaster ceiling detail, all the original entry way doors and interior doors, and stairway bannisters to name a few. Some of the original light fixtures date back to before electricity and were gas. 309 has been used as a single family although it is a two family legally. It would be easy to use as a two family and create a first floor rental. The building measures 18.7x45 feet and the lot is 85 feet. Size wise it is about 3200 interior square feet with 4 bedrooms and a potential 5th bedroom, 3 baths and a large rear yard.The first floor is the garden level and has a formal dining room and large eat in kitchen with a door to the garden. The kitchen has an enormous island and plenty of room for a large sized table too and also worthy of note, a huge walk in pantry. The dining room is in the front looking out to Vanderbilt Avenue and has a marble mantel fireplace. There is a small but full bath off the kitchen with a shower. The second floor is the parlor floor which has a front and rear parlor. Both have lots of period details with lavish plaster ceiling detail, huge pocket doors and fretting, two marble mantel fireplaces (not working) and face east and west. The third floor has three bedrooms and a hallway bathroom with a classic Waterworks-esque clawfoot bath tub with a chrome exposed shower and rainhead. In true Victorian fashion, the marble topped vanities and sinks are separate from the hallway bath and are in their original location, the hallway behind the bath. If one wanted to redo the bath and enlarge,/reorganize it, there are several closets that back onto the bath, making a redesign pretty accessible. The fourth floor has a large tiled and windowed bath with a shower stall and an east facing bedroom. There is the potential for the 5th bedroom/playroom/office in the sloped ceilinged front room used as an attic. While it has a peaked ceiling as a result of the aforementioned set back, It has a skylight and could easily converted into a bedroom, office or playroom. 309 is located on one of the most ideal blocks, midway between Dekalb Ave and Lafayette. It is close to everything including, shopping, stores, and the areas reknown restaurants. It is also very close to the historic Fort Greene Park and all the weekend activities like the Farmers Market.

Layout Per Floor:

First floor kitchen, powder room/full bath , dining room , yard
Second floor: Double parlor
Third floor: 2 bedrooms and office/bedroom, hallway bath with claw foot tub
Fourth floor: bath with shower, large bedroom & Attic with skylight,
potential 5th bedroom.


Building Info:
Building dimensions 18.7 x 45
Lot dimensions. 18.7 x85
Approx SF 3200
Direction: east/west
Block: between Dekalb and Lafayette
Floors 4 ,(Top floor not visable from street)
Families 2
Garden length 40FT
Taxes $6455
Landmarked yes
Mechanicals: good


Amenities

  • Private Yard
  • Exposed Brick
  • Decorative Fireplace
  • Crown Mouldings
  • Hardwood Floors
  • High Ceilings
  • Oversized Windows
  • Walk Up
LISTING UPDATED: 12/11/2025 05:43 PM

Property Details for 309 Vanderbilt Avenue

StatusActive
Days on Market95
Taxes$537 / month
Maintenance-
Min. Down Pymt10%
Total Rooms10.0
Compass TypeMulti Family
MLS Type-
Year Built1899
Lot Size1,586 SF / 19' x 85'
CountyKings County
Buyer's Agent Compensation2%
Compensation Remarks3 percent to listing broker

Building

309 Vanderbilt Ave

2 Units2 StoriesBuilt in 1899

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Building Information for 309 Vanderbilt Avenue

Stories2Residences2Year Built1899Building Size18.67' x 45'Building Sq. Ft1,680.3 SFLot Size1,586 SF / 19' x 85'Building Age-Building Type-

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$22,773 per month

30 year fixed, 6.28% Interest

Principal and Interest

$22,236

Property Taxes

$537

Maintenance/Common Charges

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Property History for 309 Vanderbilt Avenue

DateEvent & SourcePriceAppreciation
Nov 7, 2025

Price Change

Manual

$4,000,000—
Sep 26, 2025

Listed (Active)

Manual

$4,199,000—
DateEvent & SourcePrice
11/07/2025

Price Change

Manual

$4,000,000
09/26/2025

Listed (Active)

Manual

$4,199,000

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Public Records for 309 Vanderbilt Avenue

Taxable ValueLand$47,760Additions$141,300Total$189,060
Tax Record2025$6,455 ($538 / month) Tax Class1Tax Rate20.085%
Home Facts
Total Finished SqFt2,700 SqFtLot Size1,587 SqFtYear Built1899ZoningR6BAPN3019290011

Schools near 309 Vanderbilt Avenue

This home is within New York City Geographic District #13.
Rating
School
Type
Grades
Distance
P.S. 20 Clinton Hill
Public - PK to 5
Ms 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center
Public - 6 to 8
Brooklyn Technical High School
Public - 9 to 12
Urban Assembly Academy Of Arts And Letters
Public - PK to 8
Rating
School
Distance
P.S. 20 Clinton Hill
PublicPK to 5

Ms 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center
Public6 to 8

Brooklyn Technical High School
Public9 to 12

Urban Assembly Academy Of Arts And Letters
PublicPK to 8

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More information about 309 Vanderbilt Avenue, Clinton Hill

309 Vanderbilt Avenue is a multi-family home for sale in Clinton Hill. This property was listed for sale on September 26, 2025 by Compass, it's currently listed at $4,000,000. This listing's school district is New York City Geographic District #13. Nearby schools include P.S. 20 Clinton Hill, Ms 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center and Brooklyn Technical High School. 309 Vanderbilt Avenue is a 5-bed, 3-bath, 3,200 sqft multi-family home built in 1899.

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