Carter HorsleySep 29, 2016
Carter's Review
This 18-story co-operative apartment building at 85 Livingston Street was erected in 1964 by Carol Management and designed by Philip Birnbaum. It is known as the Robert Livingston. It has 238 apartments.
It is one block from Borough Hall and several subways.
Bottom Line
With its very convenient location close to Borough Hall and Brooklyn Heights, this large apartment building is also very close to a 12-screen movie theater, a Barnes & Noble store and a Trader Joe’s food store.
Description
The building has a plain, yellow-orange masonry façade with good sidewalk landscaping, a red granite entrance surround and a canopied entrance.
It has central air-conditioning.
Amenities
The building has a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, a fitness center, a garage, storage, a bicycle room, and a laundry. Pets are allowed.
Apartments
Apartment 4D is a two-bedroom unit with a 34-foot-long living room adjacent to an 11-foot-long dining room next to a 10-foot-wide kitchen.
Penthouse G is a studio unit with a 9-foot-wide entry dining foyer next to a 7-foot-square enclosed kitchen and a 21-foot-long living room that is open to a 12-foot-long bedroom.
Apartment 18K is a one-bedroom unit with a 14-foot-long entry foyer next to a 9-foot-long kitchen and a 21-foot-long living room.
Apartment 8H is a studio unit with a 30-foot-long living/dining area with a 12-foot-long sleeping area and an enclosed 8-foot-wide kitchen.
Apartment J is a studio unit with a 21-foot-long living room and an enclosed kitchen.
- Co-op built in 1964
- 1 apartment currently for sale ($349K)
- Located in Downtown Brooklyn
- 238 total apartments 238 total apartments
- 10 recent sales ($400K to $540K)
- Doorman
- Pets Allowed
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