127 Saint James Place, 1

A very special historic CONDO opportunity awaits, just in time for summer, with loads of interior space and two incredible outdoor spaces! Own three floors, including the dramatic and decorative parlor (with 11.5 high ceilings and a terrace!), the cozy garden level, AND the entire private garden, plus the added bonus of a semi-finished basement, all in a wide and extra deep (20 x 61!) Italianate brownstone on one of the most beautiful blocks in historic Clinton Hill. You will enjoy 2150 SF on the garden and parlor floors and an additional 900 SF on the cellar level. More space than many townhouses!Never before on the market, this home was built to emulate the best of full townhouse living with low monthlies, maximum comfort, complete privacy, and easier upkeep than maintaining an entire townhouse on your own. There is even central AC and a fully landscaped garden ready for you to get your summer entertaining started. Currently configured with 2 large bedrooms on the garden level, they could easily be turned into three bedrooms. There are two and half bathrooms and full sized laundry as well. A clean and full basement makes for fantastic storage, an art studio, a media room, home office or playroom.Enter up the stoop to an incredible parlor floor with an added extension that allows for a large and bright chefs kitchen, formal dining room in the middle with a real woodburning fireplace, plus a large loft-like living room in the front. Original details abound and include stunning lincrusta plaster detailing up the walls, base and picture moldings, original ceiling medallions, and a very unique original inlaid parquet floor that has been masterfully restored. Soaring ceiling heights allow maximum light all day long from both sides. The huge eat-in kitchen flows perfectly to a large terrace overlooking a fully planted garden with just the perfect combination of landscaping and seating areas for easy maintenance and maximum enjoyment.Head downstairs to a cozy garden level with large bedrooms that offer privacy, space, and a green view into both the spacious front and back gardens. Enjoy two original fireplace mantles, one of which has been carved out of stunning Carrara marble and is your second woodburning fireplace. The master suite off the garden has been outfitted with a massive spa-like 5 fixture master bathroom, plus a custom walk-in closet. The bedroom in front is easily dividable into 2 additional bedrooms and enjoys its own bathroom and excellent closet space. The cellar has been allocated to just this unit and provides loads of storage and also provides the perfect spacpe for a playroom, media room or home office.Opportunities to buy more than half a house in this stunning neighborhood are few and far between, especially condo conversions with low monthlies and taxes. Dont miss the chance for easy and gracious living and enjoy the best floors of a wide townhouse on a quiet and tree-lined block near public transportation, Fort Greene Park, and a fantastic array of award-winning restaurants in every direction.