140 Lincoln Road

This stunning 7-bedroom freestanding home in prime Prospect Lefferts Gardens is the perfect way to enjoy a summer house in the city complete with YOUR OWN PRIVATE DRIVEWAY THAT HOLDS MULTIPLE CARS, AND YOUR VERY OWN GARAGE! In addition you will enjoy a wraparound yard offering a lush green lawn for privacy in the front, and playtime in the back. This wonderfully maintained 30 wide, three-story historic home, built on a sprawling 50 x 105 lot, is a unique opportunity to have every convenience of a country manor within a culturally vibrant and convenient urban enclave, a stone's throw to the express Q train.One of only two homes in all of the Manor to be designed in the Neo-Colonial style by Slee & Bryson, this wonderfully preserved home offers museum-quality original details throughout, and has also been updated with every modern comfort by a discerning owner, including central heating and cooling, a massive chefs kitchen, modern baths, and new Pella windows. Step out of your car(s) into a handsome foyer that welcomes you into a double parlor awash with the historic details of your dreams; stained glass windows, nail-head inlaid floors, leaded glass sideboards, hand-carved mantles, coffered ceilings, glass doorknobs, pocket doors, and a sweeping mahogany staircase. Awash with light through oversized windows on all four-sides too.The main floor offers a double parlor, plus an extra guest room, 2 powder rooms, and a suburban-sized kitchen in the back with a south-facing wall of windows and a door leading you into your well-mancured and huge fenced-in backyard. Head upstairs to three oversized bedrooms with incredible light, a massive en-suite bathroom with double sinks, and an adjoining terrace with bluestone pavers that allows you to sit outside while enjoying a treetop view. The third and top floor provides three additional bedrooms, a stunning bathroom, and an additional storage room. There is even a windowed basement with high ceilings and storage galore.Easy access to the B/Q express trains, Prospect Park, the Botanic Gardens, the Brooklyn Museum, and a wonderful assortment of restaurants, grocery stores, cafes and amenities right outside your door.