20 Plaza Street East: Review and Ratings

Review of 20 Plaza Street East by Carter Horsley

This rather plain Art Deco-style, low-rise building at 20 Plaza Street East one block north of Grand Army Plaza at the entrance to Prospect Park in Brooklyn has a very sprightly and attractively landscaped entrance with a quite stunning entrance. 

The 6-story has 100 co-operative apartments.  

It was erected in 1940. 

The building is a short walk away from the 2 and 3 subway lines and a 5 minute walk to the Q and B lines.  

There are several restaurants in the area on Flatbush and Vanderbilt avenues and it is convenient to the Brooklyn Library, the Brooklyn Museum of Art and Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, and a weekend greenmarket.

Bottom Line

A well-located, low-rise, Art Deco-style co-operative with a stunningly attractive landscaped curved walkway entrance with an impressive circular marquee with glass walls.

Description

The building has a light-orange colored base and a beige façade with stripped accents. 

It has a stepped, curved entrance with numerous corner windows and is distinguished by its lush landscaped and its curved, step-down walkway to its modern, circular marquee with glass walls. 

There is a broad, light-colored, one-story entrance surround. 

Amenities

The building has a full-time doorman, is pet-friendly and has a children's playroom, personal storage cages, bicycle storage, live-in superintendent and a 24-hour laundry with a lending library.

Apartments

Apartment D2 is a three-bedroom unit with a 12-foot-long dining foyer next to an eat-in and windowed 16-foot-long kitchen.  The unit has a 23-foot-long living room with a corner window as does the master bedroom. 

Apartment M2 is a two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that leads to a 25-foot-wide living/dining room and a 15-foot-wide, open kitchen across from a 14-foot-long recreation room.  The unit also has 17-foot-long home office, a 10-foot-long library and a 14-foot-long workshop. 

Apartment F19 is a two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that leads to a 17-foot-wide angled dining room next to an 8-foot-long kitchen and a 20-foot-long living room. 

Apartment D12 is a two-bedroom unit with a 17-foot-long dining room that leads a 22-foot-long living room with a 10-foot-long breakfast alcove adjacent to a 9-foot-long windowed and enclosed kitchen. 

Apartment D4 is a two-bedroom unit with a 12-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 21-foot-long living room that opens onto a 10-foot-long dining area across from an enclosed and windowed. 8-foot-long kitchen. 

Apartment A1 is a one-bedroom unit with a 12-foot-long angled kitchen foyer that leads to a 19-foot-long living/dining room.