223 East 8th Street

This two-family, three-story, barrel-fronted brick, 20 foot wide x 50 foot deep house is truly special: It has been completely renovated from top to bottom. And the pictures dont lie: it is absolutely gorgeous. The owners duplex has four bedrooms, two baths, a huge family room (or a fifth bedroom), a home office and a huge backyard. The ground floor, two-bedroom rental apartment is in excellent condition and will provide rental income of approximately $2600/month. The house is only three blocks to the Parade Grounds and Prospect Park. The renovation was done by a boutique developer with an eye for detail who spared no expense on the infrastructure of the house. No half-measure mechanical updates here: the plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling systems are entirely new, done by highly reputable contractors. Nest thermostats power two brand new furnaces that provide central heat and cooling in the owners duplex and heating in the rental unit. The skylights, windows and interior doors are all new. The house has been fully insulated to save money and energy. Thoroughly renovated houses of this quality rarely come on the market. (Dont be fooled by houses that look updated but have ancient mechanicals or have had poor work done.) Other luxurious new additions to the house include Carrara kitchen counters, herringbone tile backsplash, marble bathrooms, gorgeous brass and glass light fixtures, built-in closets, new rift and quarter-sawn oak flooring, Ipe-over-steel deck and cedar fencing, all designed with great style. The owners duplex feels unexpectedly large: the living room, kitchen and dining room on the parlor floor form a wonderful open space for your friends and family to be together. A large deck off the dining room has stairs down to the back yard. Also on the parlor floor, tucked away at the back, is a guest bedroom and full bathroom. Upstairs are three more bedrooms, a full marble bathroom, a large family room (or a 5th bedroom), a home office and a washer/dryer. There is a full basement for storage. (The two-bedroom rental apartment on the ground floor will provide rental income of about $2600/month, covering approximately $550k of your mortgage. Check with your mortgage broker for exact figures. Dont need a rental? Converting to a one family is very easy). The house has easy access to many restaurants/bars/shops in Kensington and Windsor Terrace. Close to Der Pioneer, Hinterlands, Gilded Grape, Werkstatt, Parade Cafe, Hunger Pang, Lark Cafe, Wheated, La Loba Cantina, and so much more. 3 blocks to the Parade Grounds(soccer, baseball) Tennis Center, and Prospect Park. Convenient to the Q/B trains (Church and Beverly stops) and the F/G trains (Ft Hamilton).