Prospect Heights Historic District · Brooklyn
A newly renovated building on the best independent retail street in Brooklyn — on a stretch that becomes a pedestrian plaza every weekend. Three units, rebuilt top to bottom. Now leasing.
Four stories, mid-block on the west side of Vanderbilt between Dean and Bergen — just renovated top to bottom. New kitchens and baths, new systems, new entry, refinished floors, bright modern interiors behind the original brick facade. Two residences and one storefront share the building.
The block sits within the Prospect Heights Historic District. Facades are protected, the streetwall is preserved, and nothing tall is going up next door — so the outside stays classic while everything inside is new.
From spring through fall, Vanderbilt Avenue closes fully to cars on Saturdays and Sundays — over four acres of open street given over to outdoor dining, tables, and programming. It's one of the largest volunteer-run Open Streets in the city, and the only full closure in Brooklyn.
591 sits inside the closure. Step out the front door onto the plaza.
Two residences and one storefront — that's the entire building. Each renovated top to bottom, each one of one.
Residential · Garden + parlor duplex
The largest home in the building — a duplex across the garden and parlor floors with private outdoor space out back, renovated top to bottom this year.
Residential · Full top floor
The entire top floor to yourself — no neighbors above, light from both ends of the building, and a full renovation down to the systems.
Commercial · Ground floor + rear outdoor space
Ground-floor commercial on the avenue itself — glass frontage on the Open Streets plaza, private rear outdoor space, and a full basement below.
Vanderbilt from Atlantic to Park Place is an eight-block strip of independent restaurants and shops — several with Michelin recognition — and on weekends in season the street closes to cars and fills with people. That foot traffic passes this door.
Glass storefront, private rear outdoor space, a large bathroom, and a 736 sq ft basement. Gas is in the building; the tenant installs their own meter. Suited to food, retail, or gallery use.
Email about retail →Prospect Heights keeps its scale — brownstone blocks, a protected streetwall, and a restaurant corridor that runs the length of Vanderbilt with almost no chains on it. The 2/3 at Bergen Street is five minutes away; Atlantic Terminal, with nine subway lines and the LIRR, is eight.
Barclays Center is a short walk north — close enough to be useful, far enough not to hear. Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park, and the Brooklyn Museum sit fifteen minutes down the avenue.
The building is mid-renovation and things move quickly — the fastest way to see a unit is to reach out directly. You'll get the people who run the building, not a leasing office.
Mention which unit — The Dean · The Bergen · The Vanderbilt
591 VANDERBILT AVE
BROOKLYN, NY 11238
BETWEEN DEAN & BERGEN