Ideal Properties Group, a leading real estate firm with offices in Brooklyn and Manhattan, announced the launch of 267 Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, a townhouse once known for housing the Swedish-American Athletic Club. The 7,200-square-foot home is on sale for $5,999,000, according to Ideal, the exclusive sales and marketing firm for the project.
The seven-bedroom, three-bathroom home was built in the 1870s and became the home of the Swedish-American Athletic Club in 1912. In the 1970s, the previous owners converted the club into its current layout, which is set up as a 5,400-square-foot four-bedroom, two-bathroom owner’s triplex over a three-bedroom, one-bathroom 1,800-square-foot three-bedroom rental. The mansion has changed owners only four times in 150 years.
“This is one of the most exquisite projects in all of Brooklyn and we are thrilled to have exclusively launched its sale today,” stated Erik Serras, Principal Broker at Ideal and the listing broker for the property. “This monumental building is unparalleled in Brooklyn, offering distinct flavors of both unique history and colossal size. Located in one of the most coveted New York City neighborhoods, we expect 267 Sixth Avenue to garner interest very quickly.”
During its days as the athletic club, the building featured a 90-foot ballroom, billiard room, bowling alley, and a lounge with a 15-foot cocktail bar. Today, the bar remains intact and the bowling alley endures partially unchanged.
The historic home features plaster moldings and high, tin-clad ceilings and walls. Various club details also remain, including handcrafted wooden lockers and a glass-fronted oak cabinet, which used to display the club’s trophies. There are also floor-to-ceiling windows throughout the parlor level as well as a square piano in the corner of the ballroom, where a boxing ring once stood.
The kitchen boasts three separate, spacious pantries and skylights. Additionally, the roof deck alone is nearly 1,800-square-feet in size.
In 2010, Park Slope was voted New York City’s “most desirable neighborhood” by New York Magazine. The neighborhood offers renowned restaurants, bars, and shops along prominent green spaces, excellent schools, access to transportation, farmer’s markets and one of the oldest and longest running food co-ops in the country.
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