After a little more than a month on the market, the priciest rental in Brooklyn listed this year has found its renter.
The lavish, terrace-topped duplex rented for the full asking price of $36,000 a month, said the listing broker, Sarah Williams, founder and CEO of SOCIETE Real Estate.
The price is one of the highest rental prices in Brooklyn in the past five years — even after prices soared following the severe COVID dip.
The airy apartment, all 3,200 square feet, has a panoramic view of Lower Manhattan. It came outfitted and furnished with high-end everything. “There’s nothing like it,” Williams said.
The unit, atop the Pierhouse condominium at the intersection of Dumbo and Brooklyn Heights, came with nearly $250,000 in fixtures and furnishings. These include a $25,000 sectional sofa from Living Divani and a $9,300 dining table from Homenature.
Two parties were interested, Williams said. One offered $29,000 a month, but the other went with the full asking price.
“This was listed in the middle of winter — not the best time,” Williams said. “March through Thanksgiving is when things usually rent.” But she deemed it unnecessary to wait until spring.
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“A lot of people who love Tribeca like Dumbo and Brooklyn Heights, so I priced it as Manhattan pricing,” Williams said. “I felt it would pull people from Manhattan, and people would pay for this view and this luxury. People really love five-star luxury living.”
The renter, who took a one-year lease, plans to use the place as a pied-à-terre.
Inside, the main living floor includes four bedrooms, three of the four bathrooms, and a vast living space. Upstairs, more living and eating space overlooks the downstairs, mezzanine style.
The “resplendent” rooftop terrace, with grills and seating, came with a gardener to boot. Right outside is the lush, landscaped Brooklyn Bridge Park, once a desolate industrial wasteland.
The condominium unit was originally bought five years ago for a little more than $6 million when the building, Pierhouse, was new.
Pierhouse adjoins 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, and residents have access to plenty of hotel amenities — including the rooftop pool.
The furniture is a bonus. With COVID delays, “getting furniture takes months, and it doesn’t matter if you are buying Ikea or the crème de la crème,” Williams said. “People are willing to pay a premium to move in tomorrow. They are not willing to sit on the floor waiting for their couch.”
