555 Washington Ave, 2-N

The Cathedral Condo Building, at 555 Washington Avenue, is a beautiful Belgium Gothic building with filigree and gargoyles. Enter to find yourself in the lobby with a nearly 20 foot high arched ceiling, terrazzo floors a sweeping staircase with pink marble and and black slate stair pads. From the lobby you step down to a gorgeous landscaped central courtyard with park benches where you can sip an after work glass of wine or sip a coffee while reading the Sunday Times. This place is coveted by Brooklynites as a palce to live. This beautiful two bedroom, two bath apartment has a terrific lay out with a bedroom on either side of the Living Room and Entrance Hall affording privacy to each resident.. Shiny hardwood floors and expansive 12 ft ceilings add drama. Eight windows with exposure on the north, to the south and to the east, provide glorious sunlight throughout Oak framed sliding glass doors, with beveled glass inlays open onto a small balcony which will easily accommodate a bar-b-cue. The one foot thick walls keep the heat in during the winters and keep the heat out during the summer, The northern and southern exposures provide wonderful cross ventilation. A ceiling fan in every room keeps the the air circulating when needed and last, but not least, the thermal pane windows block sound from outside.The Cathedral Condos boasts a live in super, a part time doorman, a bike room, two laundry rooms and an elevator. As well as reduced rate parking, next door at the Isabella.555 Washington Avenue is located one block from Fulton Street with Key Food Supermarket, a pharmacy, two wine and liquor shops, two bakeries, two dry cleaners, a bike repair shop, and the US Post Office. Two hardware stores and numerous restaurants and bars are scattered throughout the neighborhood . The B45, B25 and B26 buses stop here and the C train is on the corner..The G train is three blocks away.