On a secret street where homes seldom trade, a 125-year-old relic of New York’s horse-and-buggy era is up for grabs. 

Nestled behind a tucked-away block that most New Yorkers don’t know exists, a 19th-century carriage house in Brooklyn Heights has just landed on the market for $5.795 million.

The property at 28 College Place sits on a private, landscaped mews just off Love Lane, a cobblestoned sliver of old New York that has barely changed since horse-drawn carriages were still a mode of transportation. It remains one of the few hidden streets that only houses carriage homes.

Built around 1899, the two-story structure stretches 2,640 square feet and retains nearly everything original — tin ceilings, hardwood floors, cast iron radiators, hay doors, transoms, and ornate moldings that date to the building’s working-stable days. This is not a gut renovation dressed up in vintage clothing. The place is authentically, stubbornly old. 

Three bedrooms and 1.5 baths are spread across the two floors, with a full kitchen and dining area anchored by a center island. The ground floor is wide open and can serve as a garage, art studio, or whatever a buyer with imagination dreams up. Skylights and oversized windows flood the interior with natural light. 

The home last sold in 2005. Its most recent owner, Robert “Rob” Iannucci — a retired New York attorney, motorsports figure and preservationist — passed away in December at 80. 

College Place itself is the kind of address that rarely appears in any conversation, let alone a real estate listing. A landmarked cul-de-sac in the heart of Brooklyn Heights, it is lined with 19th-century carriage houses and anchored by the boutique Love Lane Mews condominium.

According to Compass listing agent Jack Elliot Hear, “College Place dates back to the mid-1800s as part of the Brooklyn Heights development as a major commuter town to Manhattan,” he told The Post. 

The last carriage house to sell there was at 32 College Place, which sold in 2022 for $6.45 million. Prior, it had been held by the same owner since 2009.

“The carriage houses were built to store stables, carriages and staff members. Being tucked away, hidden and becoming a Landmarked District in 1965, it is one of the enclaves of Brooklyn Heights that has frozen in time and is now home to some of the most special homes that not just Brooklyn, but New York City has to offer.” 

The location punches above its quiet reputation. Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Promenade are nearby, Montague Street’s shops and restaurants are a short walk, and the Clark and Court Street subway stations put midtown Manhattan a single stop away. 

Heard, who holds the listing alongside colleagues Heema Khedr and Scotty Brand, says the broader neighborhood has hit a new gear. 

“Brooklyn Heights real estate has never been hotter. College Place is one of those addresses that locals talk about differently — the history, the privacy and the charm. It’s what people dream about,” he said. 

“Add an 1800s carriage house to the conversation and it really is in a league of its own. Opportunities like this don’t come up too often.”