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LOCATION
Address: 108 Willow Street
City: Brooklyn Heights
State: New York
Zip Code: 11201
Nation: United States

STATUS
Type: Residential
Status: Built

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1880-1899 (construction);
Site Area: 1,800 ft² (167.2 m²)
Floor Area: 6 beds, 3 baths; 4,596 ft² (427.0 m²)
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 4
Building Cost:

PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: William Marvin Birenbaum (1923-2010) and Helen Bloch Birenbaum (1930-2022)
Architect: Myron Goldfinger (1933-2023)
Associate Architect:
Landscape:
Structural:
MEP:
QS/PM:

SUPPLIERS
Contractor:
Subcontractor(s):

Birenbaum Residence

The project scope is to design an interior alteration to an existing residence for Dr. William Marvin Birenbaum (1923-2010) and Helen Bloch Birenbaum (1930-2022). Starting in 1964, Dr. Birenbaum is the vice president and provost at Long Island University's Brooklyn Center.
The original townhouse was designed in 1880 by architect William Halsey Wood, known for his work on Yaddo in Saratoga Springs and the Carnegie Free Library. Construction was finished in 1899.
William Birenbaum passes away on October 4, 2010 at 87 years old.
Helen Birenbaum passes away on September 16, 2022 at 91 years old.
The property is listed for sale on May 26, 2023 for $7,350,000 USD.
The property is listed for sale on September 05, 2023 for $6,999,000 USD.
The property is listed for sale on April 03, 2024 for $6,499,999 USD.
The property is sold on March 26, 2025 for $5,800,000 USD.