16 Remsen Street

Simply the best: 16 Remsen Street, a 26 foot wide, five story townhouse with finished cellar and four outdoor spaces on the finest block in Brooklyn Heights. This stunning home has been meticulously renovated and impeccably maintained and in its 6,500 square feet has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, and multiple formal and casual eating, dining and entertaining spaces. This grand home also has one of the most glorious roof decks in the city with direct views of NY Harbor and Lower Manhattan. From the amazing wine tasting room and 2,500 bottle wine cellar, to the huge white Carrara marble kitchen and casual living and dining room, to the landscaped brick patio and garden, to the stunning parlor floor with two fireplaces and fully equipped entertaining kitchen, to the fifth floor screening room with city views -- the public gathering rooms of this home offer the space and comfort for both lavish entertaining and quiet family get togethers. The gracious bedroom floors include a third floor master suite with two dressing rooms, balcony, and walnut paneled sitting room, and the fourth floor with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The fifth floor, crowned by a stunning original stained glass skylight, offers flexible uses with a huge media room, separate office or additional bedroom, a full bathroom and wet bar. A patio leads to the amazing roof terrace where the Manhattan skyline, the waters of NY Harbor, and the green spaces of Brooklyn Bridge Park are in perfect view. Additional luxuries of this remarkable home include two laundry rooms, an abundance of closets and built-in storage, garden and terrace irrigation systems, wiring for internet and audio/visual components, and multi-zone heat and air conditioning systems. Built in 1845, and renovated with outstanding detail and craftsmanship, 16 Remsen Street is one of this neighborhoods true treasures.