Yuval Vidal, Caroline Gruchawka and Paeder Varnam Close a $2.51M Stuyvesant Heights Brownstone at 731 Putnam Avenue
The Compass team closes a meticulously renovated two-family brownstone on one of Stuyvesant Heights' most prized blocks, with preserved historic detail, a chef's kitchen, a deck and fenced garden, and a sauna tucked beneath the deck.
Yuval Vidal, Caroline Gruchawka and Paeder Varnam of Compass have closed the sale of 731 Putnam Avenue in Stuyvesant Heights for $2,507,125. The home closed in September 2026.
The 19-foot-wide, 50-foot-deep brownstone is a turnkey two-family house with rare triple exposures. An owner's triplex with four bedrooms, a home office or fifth bedroom and three and a half baths sits above a one-bedroom garden apartment, an ideal setup for multigenerational living, rental income or a future grand single-family home.
A gated forecourt, an L-shaped stoop and a classic double vestibule lead into the parlor floor. Original doors, hardwood floors, wainscoting, soaring ceilings, ornate casings and a centerpiece staircase have been carefully preserved. Pocket doors open to a 29-foot living and dining room with an ornate pier mirror, designer lighting and south-facing bay windows topped with stained glass.
A second set of pocket doors reveals the extra-large chef's kitchen, with inlaid chevron floors, custom cabinetry, granite counters, marble backsplashes, a vented Wolf range, a Sub-Zero refrigerator and a breakfast area. The kitchen opens to a large deck with a gas grill. Below, the fully fenced and decked garden has integrated lighting and bench seating, and a private sauna hides beneath the deck.
Upstairs, the primary suite has a decorative fireplace, bay windows, custom closets and a windowed en suite bath. A second suite on the same floor has built-ins and a marble bath, and the skylit top floor holds two more bedrooms, a home office and a full bath. The garden apartment has its own eat-in kitchen, a washer-dryer and a mudroom to the covered patio, and a full cellar adds laundry and storage.
The house sits among tree-lined blocks of historic brownstones, close to Saraghina and the neighborhood's favorite cafés, with the A and C trains and the LIRR nearby.
For Vidal, Gruchawka and Varnam, it is a classic Brooklyn close: a landmark-quality brownstone made ready for modern life.
Closed sale. $2M+ in live markets only. Listing agents named as published. Source: Compass. Photos: Courtesy Compass / Yuval Vidal, Caroline Gruchawka and Paeder Varnam. Luxury Price Drops is not a brokerage.