Building: 210 Congress Street

The well maintained, pet friendly elevator coop is accessed through a landscaped lawn. It has a live-in superintendent, a central laundry room, bike storage, cage storage (wait list) and parking (wait list). Centrally located close to transportation, Trader Joe’s, neighborhood specialty stores, Atlantic Ave, Court & Smith Street restaurants, boutiques and the neighborhood movie theater. In the heart of the Cobble Hill Historic District, surrounded by Cobble Hill Park, the Verandah Place mews, a Gothic Revival church, and 19th and 20th century townhouses. Congress Gardens was built by Lama, Proskauer & Prover architects in 1949 The three adjoining six-story apartment houses were clad in brick and surrounded by lawns to complement the surrounding townhouses and gardens.

Not counting apartments that have been combined, there are 114 apartments in total: the 200 and 210 Congress Street sections each have 36 apartments; the 220 Congress Street section has 42. The building, a Class A multiple dwelling of fireproof construction, was converted from a rental to an apartment corporation in 1981.

Description Provided By: Micha Hendel