Želite li prekrasan pogled na Fort Greene Park iz svakog prozora svog brooklynskog brownstonea? Čekate li zadivljujući townhouse u Fort Greeneu? I volite li detalje iz 19. stoljeća? Tada je 152 Dekalb Avenue brownstone kojeg ste čekali. Dobra vijest je da je ova kuća za nekoga tko se želi odmah useliti i ne prolaziti kroz mučnu renovaciju! (Zgrada je renovirana 2000-ih i dobro je održavana od strane svojih vlasnika.) To je prekrasan i klasičan brooklynjski italianski brownstone smješten odmah iza ugla Dekalb Avenue i South Oxford, s pogledom izravno na Fort Greene Park. Izgrađena 1880-ih za uglednu brooklynsku obitelj Bennett, originalni vlasnik bio je James Gordon Bennett, koji je bio istaknut u izdavaštvu u New Yorku. Townhouse je širok 20 stopa, ima četiri kata i dvjema obiteljima s tri stana za vlasnika i jednim jednosobnim iznajmljivanjem u vrtu. Svi originalni detalji su održavani, a to uključuje originalne prozorske rolete, mramorne kamine, ogromna ulazna vrata i obloge. Također, dva kamina su funkcionalna i na drva! Vrtni stan je jednosobni i u odličnom je stanju. Ima pristup vrtu i perilicu rublja. Međutim, ako želite koristiti ovo kao jednosobnu kuću, i to je lako jer originalno povezano stubište još uvijek postoji od vrtnog nivoa do parter kata i skriveno je u ormaru. Kada se priđe townhouseu, ulazi se kroz povijesna prednja vrata i ogradu. Vanjsko stubište je ukrašeno originalnom željeznom balustradom s prekrasnim vrhuncima i kamenitim prednjim vrtom. Ogromni prednji prozori su naglašeni divovskim prozorskim klupama za sadnju. Kada se popnete uz stube, tada ćete vidjeti zapanjujuća ulazna vrata visoka deset stopa koja datiraju iz 1860-ih. Jednom kada uđete u ulaz i uđete u parter kat, on je veličanstven s bijelim mramornim kaminom koji je zapravo WBFP (kamin na drva) i složenim “kolačem za vjenčanje” gipsanim ukrasima koji oblažu cijeli parter, sprijeda i straga. Stropovi su vrlo visoki, a svi prozori od poda do stropa s prednje strane gledaju na prekrasan Fort Greene Park. Originalno zakrivljeno mahagonijevo stubište ostalo je, kao i drugi detalji poput originalnog unutarnjeg para ogromnih ulaznih vrata, 7 mramornih kaminâ, kliznih vrata s ugraviranim staklom, podnih obloga i obloga stubišta. Ispunjena južnom svjetlošću, kuhinja se nalazi na južnom kraju parter kata s pripremnim otokom, vrhunskim aparatima, tj. Subzero hladnjakom, i hrpom prostora za pohranu. A tu ima dovoljno prostora za veliki blagovaonski stol. Ponesite sunčane naočale jer je glavni adut tri seta prekrasnih francuskih vrata okrenutih prema jugu visine deset stopa s transom koja gledaju na terasu i vrt. Dizajnirana s fokusom na praktičnost, postoji toalet izgrađen ispod stuba i tu je skriveno stubište do vrtnog nivoa. (Ovo se može ponovno otvoriti i dva kata ponovno spojiti). Na trećem katu glavni apartman ima veliku spavaću sobu okrenutu prema vrtu, mramorni kamin i kamin te veliku kupaonicu s prozorom s starinskom kadom s lisicama i tušem. Kupaonica se može pristupiti kao ensuite kupaonica ili iz hodnika. Uz mnoge ormare, između dvije sobe ostali su originalni šarmantni skladišni ormar koji još uvijek rade. Druga spavaća soba je sprijeda i koristi se kao TV soba/ dnevni boravak. Na vrhnjem katu su 3 spavaće sobe, a dvije se koriste kao uredi, dok je stražnja soba postavljena kao spavaća soba. Kupaonica na vrhnjem katu je pločica i ima stakleni tuš, a također se može koristiti kao ensuite ili kao hodni kupaonica. Na samom vrhu stepenica nalazi se stari široki predsoblje s prekrasnim prozorskim svjetlima iznad stepenica i još jednim svjetlom u kupaonici. Pristup krovu je iz hodničkog ormara. Vrt je idealan južni vrt i uređene su povišenim gredicama, hortenzijama.

Would you like beautiful views of Fort Greene Park in every window of your Brooklyn Brownstone? Have you been waiting for a stunning Fort Greene townhouse? And do you love 19th Century period details? Then 152 Dekalb Avenue is the brownstone you have been waiting for. The other good news this house is for someone who wants to move right in and not go through an agonizing renovation! (The building was renovated in the 2000s and has been well maintained by its owners.) It is a beautiful and classic Brooklyn Italianate brownstone located just off the corner of Dekalb Avenue and South Oxford looking directly across the street to Fort Greene Park. Built in the 1880s for the acclaimed Brooklyn family, the Bennetts, the original owner was James Gordon Bennett, who was prominent in New York City publishing. The townhouse is 20 feet wide, has four stories and is a two family with an owners triplex and a one bedroom garden rental. All of the original details have been maintained and that includes the original window shutters, marble mantels, enormous entry way doors, and wainscoting. to name a few details. Also, Two of the fireplaces are working and wood burning! The Garden apartment is a one bedroom and in great condition. It has access to the garden and a washer drier too. However if you want to use this as a single family, that’s easy too as the original connecting staircase still exists from the garden to the parlor floor and is hidden in a closet. As one approaches the townhouse, you enter through a historic front gate and fence. The exterior stair is accented with the original cast iron balustrade with gorgeous finials and a slate front garden. The front huge windows are accented by giant window sills for plantings. As you ascend the stairs you then see the stunning ten foot entry way doors which date back to the 1860s. . Once in the entry way and you enter the Parlor floor, it is magnificent with its white marble fireplace mantel that actually is a WBFP (wood burning fireplace) and elaborate “wedding cake“ plaster molding that lines the entire parlor floor, both front and back. The ceilings are very high and all the front floor to ceiling windows look out to the beautiful Fort Greene Park. The original curved mahogany stair case remains as well as other details like the original interior pair of enormous entry way doors, 7 marble mantel fireplaces, sliding pocket doors with etched glass, baseboards and stairway wainscoting. Filled with southern light, The kitchen is on the south end of the parlor floor with a prep island, high end appliances ie Subzero fridge, and tons of storage. And there is plenty of room for a large dining table. Bring your sunglasses because The piece de resistance is the three sets of gorgeous south facing ten foot high French doors with transoms looking out to the deck and garden. Designed with convenience in mind,There’s a powder room built under the stairs and it is where the stairway to the garden level is hidden.( This can be reopened and the two floors reconnected). On the third floor the primary suite has a large garden facing bedroom, marble mantel and fireplace and an large windowed bathroom with an old fashioned claw foot tub and shower. The bath can be accessed as an ensuite bath or from the hallway. In addition to the many closets, Between the two rooms remains the original charming storage cupboards that still work. The second bedroom is in the front and is being used as a TV room/living room. The top floor has 3 bedrooms and two are used as offices and the rear room is set up as a bedroom. The top floor bath is tiled and has a glass shower and also can be used en-suite or as a hallway bath. There is an old fashioned large landing at the very top of the stairs with a beautiful hallway skylight over the stairs and another skylight in the bath. Access to the roof is from the hallway closet. The garden is the ideal south facing garden and is landscaped with raised beds, hydrangeas, sla