Denise Ellen Brodey and Jeffrey L. Kessler sold a five-bedroom, four-bath home at 178 Eighth Ave. in Brooklyn to Susan Poletti and Richard Lefande for $2.4 million on Oct. 14.

The 4,668-square-foot house was built in 1901 in the Park Slope Historic District subdivision.

Brodey is a self-employed editor and print and Web site strategist. She also is a brand strategist at Brownstone Media.

She attended Barnard College of Columbia University - New York.

Kessler is the owner of IT Direct Inc.

Before that, he was owner and founder at Shopping Plus Inc.

He attended the University of Maryland.

Poletti is an architectural representative at Crossville Inc.

Previously, she was an architectural design coordinator for Crossville in New York.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 11,036 sales in Brooklyn during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $517,000.

Address: 178 8th Avenue
Buyer(s): Lefande, Richard, Poletti and Susan
Seller(s): Brodey, Denise Ellen, Kessler and Jeffrey L
Sale date: Oct. 14, 2009