Two Boutique Condos in a Restored 1893 Building at 196 Saint Marks Avenue
Two Boutique Condos in a Restored 1893 Building at 196 Saint Marks Avenue
Welcome to 196 Saint Marks Avenue, a boutique two-residence condominium set inside a restored 1893 building on one of Prospect Heights' prettiest blocks, just steps from Grand Army Plaza and the northwest corner of Prospect Park. Disclaimer: this address is dangerously close to Little Cupcake Bakeshop and Ample Hills!
Where Things Stand
Here is where things stand: 196 Saint Marks Avenue's offering plan was submitted to the New York State Attorney General on January 5, 2026, and it is currently awaiting acceptance. That means no units are for sale yet, there is no public pricing, and reservations cannot be taken. From here it typically takes about 6 to 12 months for the Attorney General to review and accept a plan. If this one is on your radar, now is the time to start the conversation, well before it is marketed anywhere public.
The Numbers So Far
This is a true micro-building: just two residences, both two-bedroom homes, inside roughly 5,500 square feet across four floors. With only two units, expect generous, floor-through-style layouts. Individual pricing will be released once the Attorney General accepts the plan but with a sell out anticipated at $9,050,000 these will roughly be $4.5M each.
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A Boutique Condo Experience
At two residences, 196 Saint Marks Avenue is about as intimate as a condo building gets. It is a careful conversion of an 1893 building, so the historic character is being preserved while the systems and layouts get a full modern reset. The developer is Ascenterra Development, with Paul Christakos Architecture handling the renovation. This is a classic brownstone-scale walk-up. It’s all of the charm with modern infrastructure and brand new finishes and fixtures.
The Heart of Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights is the most central piece of brownstone Brooklyn, adjacent to Park Slope, Crown Heights, Fort Greene, and Clinton Hill all at once, with Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Brooklyn Public Library all within a few blocks. The combination of brownstone blocks, prewar buildings, and the cultural anchors at Grand Army Plaza is hard to replicate anywhere else in the borough.
The B and Q at Seventh Avenue are about a 4-minute walk.
The 2, 3, and 4 at Grand Army Plaza are about 5 minutes.
The A and C at Clinton-Washington Avenues are about 7 minutes.
The full Atlantic Avenue and Barclays Center hub is about 11 to 12 minutes.
District 13 zoned options typically include P.S. 9 Sarah Smith Garnet.
Walkable to the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Grand Army Plaza, and the restaurants and cafes along Vanderbilt and Washington Avenues.
Designed for Modern Brooklyn Living
A two-unit conversion on a prime Prospect Heights block, steps from Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Museum, is a rare and quiet kind of opportunity. For a buyer who wants a brand-new home with the character of a historic building and almost no shared building to manage, 196 Saint Marks Avenue is worth knowing about early.
Discover Other Similar Projects
If you like the scale and timing of 196 Saint Marks Avenue, take a look at 273 Park Place, 139 Saint Marks Avenue and 82 Sterling Place all boutique condo projects in Prospect Heights. (Okay, 82 Sterling Place is technically in Park Slope.)
Your next Brooklyn home may be closer than you think. Give me a call at 804-389-8451 if you want to be one of the first to know when reservations open.