Call it country livin’ in the city.
Hitting the market for the first time in nearly 40 years, 34 Bergen Street is one of Cobble Hill’s treasured wood-frame houses — a six-bedroom, 3.5-bath legal two-family that dates to 1842 and still serves front-porch charm with legit Brooklyn convenience.
Listed at $4,995,000 with Christopher Mohr, Lindsay Barton Barrett, and Taylor Schultz at Douglas Elliman, it’s the kind of townhouse you don’t see often: warm, soulful, and set up for real life.
The main level hits the right notes from the jump: 10-foot ceilings, oversized windows, and original wide-plank pine floors finished with Waterlox underfoot. Sightlines stretch from a stately front living room to a large dining room and out to a south-facing deck, so light and air do their best work.
You’re getting the history people travel for — without the cramped floor plans that usually come with it.
And yes, there’s the garden. Actually, a deck-patio-lawn trio, all fully fenced and framed by plantings — basically your weekend plan from March through October. Keep the coffee upstairs on the deck or wander down to the patio for brunch. Either way, it’s easy.
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The Cobble Hill townhouse, at a glance
- Address: 34 Bergen Street, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY
- Price: $4,995,000
- Type: legal two-family townhouse
- Beds/baths: 6 bedrooms / 3.5 baths
- Extras: full-height basement with workshop, mudroom, plentiful storage, laundry room with vintage cast-iron enamel sink
- Listing agents: Christopher Mohr, Lindsay Barton Barrett, Taylor Schultz | Douglas Elliman
Parlor level made for gatherings
A gracious living room sets the tone with a marble-trimmed fireplace and classic pocket doors that slide open to a proper dining room — roomy enough for a long table and a crowd.
A smart powder room (peek the original linoleum block collage walls and vintage marble corner sink) keeps the main floor practical between dinner courses and deck runs.
A rustic-modern kitchen that actually cooks
Here’s where the personality lives: bespoke cabinetry, a mix of salvaged furnishings, artisanal tile counters, and recycled old-growth fir flooring give the kitchen texture without feeling precious. There’s space for a breakfast table, and French doors walk you straight out to that sunny south-facing deck.
Garden level with its own entrance
Downstairs, French doors open a family room directly to the patio and yard. A bedroom with walk-in closet, original fireplace, and an adjacent full bath, plus a separate entrance, make this level perfect for guests, in-laws, or a quiet office suite.
Primary suite with a private terrace
Up above the parlor, the primary suite brings a private terrace over the garden and an en-suite bath with a bespoke glass-door shower (stone bench and niches), a separate water closet, and beautiful tile. A pass-through walk-in closet leads to a large second bedroom, while a third bedroom/office and a laundry room with a vintage cast-iron sink round out the floor.
Top floor flexibility
The upper level adds two more bedrooms, a comfortable sitting area, a kitchenette, and an additional full bath — a handy setup for studio life, a teen hangout, or multigenerational living.
History with the heavy lifting done
Greek Revival bones, wood-frame rarity, and original details are intact, but the infrastructure is tuned for now: mini-split A/C, steam heat, two newer water heaters, and a full-height basement with a workshop and storage.
Out front, that classic high stoop and charming wood façade deliver proper curb appeal on a tree-lined Bergen Street block.
Cobble Hill living, on easy mode
You’re steps to Smith and Court for dining, cafés, and nightcaps; Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s keep pantry duty simple; Cobble Hill Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park cover the green space brief. Transit is a choose-your-own-adventure with the F/G, A/C, R, 2/3, 4/5 and CitiBike nearby.
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