Brownstone Brooklyn Real Estate
Diane is a preservation-trained Brooklyn broker who helps families move into historic townhouses and co-ops in Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, and Fort Greene — touring with intent, reading every page of the contract, and tracking every open item in a private client portal.
Meet Diane
“A 130-year-old townhouse has secrets. The cornice, the parlor floor pitch, the boiler in the basement — they all tell you something. My job is to read those secrets out loud, before you sign anything.”
How I Can Help
From Park Slope to Fort Greene, Diane guides families through historic-townhouse purchases — block-by-block walks, structural read-throughs, attorney-vetted contracts, and the long tail of co-op board prep when the building requires it.
Learn More →The co-op board package is where most buyers stall. Diane runs a clean, attorney-coordinated package — financials, references, employment letters, debt-to-income — so the board sees a story they want to approve, not a stack to question.
Learn More →Not ready to tour? Start with a 60-minute strategy call: which neighborhood actually fits your school zone, what a townhouse really costs to maintain, how mansion tax and transfer taxes shift the budget, and what your next six months really look like.
Learn More →Why It Matters
Before real estate, Diane spent six years as a historic-preservation consultant on Brooklyn townhouses — landmark filings, façade conditions, parlor-floor restorations. That background shows up in the way she walks a property, flags settlement and water staining before the inspector arrives, and writes contingency language that actually accounts for a 130-year-old building.
Client Stories
“Diane walked us through the parlor floor and immediately said ‘the cornice is original, but that beam is 1990s — they did the kitchen wrong.’ She read the building before we even got to the contract. By the third tour we trusted her more than the listing broker.”Daniel & Kara L. · Park Slope
Buying a Brooklyn townhouse is a long process. Let’s start with a 30-minute call about which block, which building shape, and which budget makes sense.
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