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393 President Street
Gowanus, Brooklyn | Hoyt Street & Bond Street
9 Rooms4 Beds3 BathsMulti-Family
$3,400,000
floors / apts3 / 3
Lot Size20'x100'
Built Size20'x45'
ZoneR6B
Building TypeTownhouse
RE Taxes$4,092
Outdoor space and views
- Backyard
- Garden Views
Building Amenities
- Garden
Property Description for 393 President Street
393 President Street is a character-filled Brooklyn townhouse with a beautifully refreshed facade, tucked onto a quiet, one-block street in Carroll Gardens, near Park Slope and the rapidly transforming Gowanus waterfront, Brooklyn's "Little Venice," with exciting new development, restaurants, galleries and neighborhood amenities. Get in while you can!
Owner-occupied by artists who cared for this home for over 50 years, this charming townhouse features exposed brick, patterned pressed-tin ceilings, wide-plank wood floors, a turned-baluster staircase, beadboard wainscoting, wonderfully quirky vintage bathroom fixtures, a Garland stove and deep back yard.
Bring your vision and contractor to modernize it to make it your own.
The real showstopper is the extraordinary light and openness of the top floor. Formerly the owner's artist atelier, it has recently been transformed into an airy, sun-filled, open loft-style space, with an enormous skylight overhead and additional skylights in the hallway and bathroom. Recently sanded wood floors add to the spacious feeling. The flexible layout offers the potential for three bedrooms on this level, including a primary bedroom, and two more on the middle floor, subject to applicable approvals.
Southern exposure brightens the front rooms, while low-rise neighbors to the east offer open garden views. Out back, a private, leafy garden was recently landscaped by the Brooklyn Garden Club with a new flagstone path and a lovely mix of hydrangeas, boxwoods, coral bells, ferns, evergreens and flowering perennials. All the rear windows now overlook this delightful garden, offering sparkling green views throughout the house. A whimsical woven garden arch adds charm, while the high wall adjoining the renovated P.S. 32 addition provides unusual privacy. A leaded stained-glass window and a charming planting nook beside the front stoop add a few more delightful touches.
Currently configured with one main kitchen, and 2.5 bathrooms, the home was most recently enjoyed as a duplex with the full-floor studio above repleat with large sink, plus a full-height cellar with storage, workshop, mechanicals and laundry. With a two-family certificate of occupancy, 393 President offers possibilities for owner-occupancy, rental income or single-family conversion.
PropertyShark lists the building as 20 x 45 feet on a 20 x 100-foot lot, with about 2,700 square feet above grade. The approximately 900-square-foot cellar provides additional space, while the stated FAR suggests up to approximately 4,000 square feet of total permitted floor area, subject to independent zoning, architectural and DOB verification.
A wonderfully individual Brooklyn townhouse with remarkable light, creative possibilities and a front-row seat to one of Brooklyns most exciting neighborhood transformations. 393 President Street is less than 2 blocks to the Smith St F/G stop, 3.5 blocks to the R train's Union Street stop, a 10 minute walk to Whole Foods and just 7 mins walk to the soon to open Union Market, going in at 499 President St.
Property dimensions, bedroom potential, permitted uses, and expansion possibilities should be independently verified.
Owner-occupied by artists who cared for this home for over 50 years, this charming townhouse features exposed brick, patterned pressed-tin ceilings, wide-plank wood floors, a turned-baluster staircase, beadboard wainscoting, wonderfully quirky vintage bathroom fixtures, a Garland stove and deep back yard.
Bring your vision and contractor to modernize it to make it your own.
The real showstopper is the extraordinary light and openness of the top floor. Formerly the owner's artist atelier, it has recently been transformed into an airy, sun-filled, open loft-style space, with an enormous skylight overhead and additional skylights in the hallway and bathroom. Recently sanded wood floors add to the spacious feeling. The flexible layout offers the potential for three bedrooms on this level, including a primary bedroom, and two more on the middle floor, subject to applicable approvals.
Southern exposure brightens the front rooms, while low-rise neighbors to the east offer open garden views. Out back, a private, leafy garden was recently landscaped by the Brooklyn Garden Club with a new flagstone path and a lovely mix of hydrangeas, boxwoods, coral bells, ferns, evergreens and flowering perennials. All the rear windows now overlook this delightful garden, offering sparkling green views throughout the house. A whimsical woven garden arch adds charm, while the high wall adjoining the renovated P.S. 32 addition provides unusual privacy. A leaded stained-glass window and a charming planting nook beside the front stoop add a few more delightful touches.
Currently configured with one main kitchen, and 2.5 bathrooms, the home was most recently enjoyed as a duplex with the full-floor studio above repleat with large sink, plus a full-height cellar with storage, workshop, mechanicals and laundry. With a two-family certificate of occupancy, 393 President offers possibilities for owner-occupancy, rental income or single-family conversion.
PropertyShark lists the building as 20 x 45 feet on a 20 x 100-foot lot, with about 2,700 square feet above grade. The approximately 900-square-foot cellar provides additional space, while the stated FAR suggests up to approximately 4,000 square feet of total permitted floor area, subject to independent zoning, architectural and DOB verification.
A wonderfully individual Brooklyn townhouse with remarkable light, creative possibilities and a front-row seat to one of Brooklyns most exciting neighborhood transformations. 393 President Street is less than 2 blocks to the Smith St F/G stop, 3.5 blocks to the R train's Union Street stop, a 10 minute walk to Whole Foods and just 7 mins walk to the soon to open Union Market, going in at 499 President St.
Property dimensions, bedroom potential, permitted uses, and expansion possibilities should be independently verified.
Listing History for 393 President Street
Now
10/19/2026
$3,400,000
Initial Price by Cara Sadownick
Corcoran
Launch
Building Details for 393 President Street
OwnershipMulti-Family
Building TypeTownhouse
AgePre-War
AccessWalk-up
Year Built1899
Floors/Apts3/3
Transit and Citi Bike
Subway
Carroll St
0.24 miles
Union St
0.42 miles
Bergen St
0.45 miles
Citi Bike
Carroll St & Bond St
0.07 miles
Degraw St & Hoyt St
0.16 miles
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Gowanus | Brooklyn
Quick Profile
Gowanus is a colorful neighborhood with an industrial aesthetic, tree-lined streets, historic structures, as well as luxury condos and rental buildings. It has a great art scene, fantastic eateries and bars and a 1.8-mile canal that snakes through most of the neighborhood. The variety of elements make it a desirable place to live.
The neighborhood is on the crest of a major change due to a recently passed rezoning plan that will allow more residential construction. Especially around the Gowanus Canal where construction was once prohibited. The plan will bring new jobs, affordable housing, and create a neighborhood with walkable green spaces and amenities. It’s safe to say that change is coming to Gowanus.
Gowanus is bounded by Hoyt Street to the west, 4th Avenue to the east, Warren Street, Baltic Street and Wycoff Street to the north, and Gowanus Expressway to the south.
The neighborhood is named after Gouwane, a chief in the Canarsie Indian tribe. His name, according to the history books, translates to “the sleeper.” Other historic accounts say that the Gowanus name comes from the Dutch word gouwee, which translates to the word bay. Based on early New York History surrounding Dutch settlers and native tribes, both accounts seem plausible.
Gowanus began development as far back as the 1630s when the Dutch arrived. They began building farms and soon realized the marshy lands they settled were not the best for growing crops and farming. They began damming up certain areas of the land with hopes of creating better soil and powering their windmills. This was the beginning of the formation of the Gowanus canal.
The natural estuary was once brimming with oysters and fish. But in the 1800s, the canal was turned into an industrial and transportation waterway. In the mid 1900’s, industrial factories like manufactured gas plants, paper mills, and other businesses opened along the canal and casually polluted the water. It’s cleanup efforts have come a long way but there is still much work to be done.
The newly approved Gowanus rezoning plan has caused lots of buzz this year. Mayor Bill DeBlasio's plan will rezone 82 blocks which will pave the way for an estimated 8,500 new apartments, 3,000 of which would be offered to low and moderate-income New Yorkers. The plan includes major improvements to the local infrastructure. Although the rezoning plan might not create a housing boom today or tomorrow, proponents say the rezoning sets the stage for major growth in Gowanus in the decades to come.
The F, G, D, N, R, and W subway lines service the Gowanus neighborhood.
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OLR ID: 109462TH
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