Park Slope townhouse sells for $13.9M, a new neighborhood record

All photos courtesy of Kevin Scott/ Brown Harris Stevens

A Park Slope townhouse has sold for $13.9 million, marking the neighborhood’s priciest sale ever. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal , the five-story property at 535 1st Street , designed by architecture and design firm Leroy Street Studio , hit the market for $18 million in May 2024, as 6sqft previously reported .

Previous owners Dennis and Jeanne Masel, who bought the British Regency-style limestone mansion for $5.975 million in 2017, spent four years renovating it into a modern masterpiece that earned a feature in Architectural Digest .

For four years, Jeanne—the founder of Art for Change —and Dennis, an entrepreneur and film producer, oversaw the transformation of the home’s interior and outdoor spaces.