151 Willoughby Ave, HOUSE

This beautifully designed, completely renovated and restored single-family brick townhouse offers amazing space with five bedrooms, three baths, seven fireplaces, a parlor complete with gorgeous original detail, a wonderfully renovated, eat-in kitchen, a family room, a beautiful garden, and a roof deck! Located on a quintessential tree-lined block in the heart of Clinton Hill, the house is an example of the perfect marriage of period detail, modern touches and elements of unique design, such as the antique doors from China on the top floor.Enter up the stoop and through the double doors to a lovely entryway complete with period wallpaper and a stunning leaded glass second door. The parlor floor greets you with beautiful Eastlake details including an ornate banister and stairway, crown and baseboard molding, ceiling medallions, pocket shutters, pocket doors, rich woodwork, and board and batten paneling. The south-facing living room which gets beautiful light, features a fireplace and opens onto the separate dining room. Through elegantly carved doorways, both with original pocket doors, is the large, renovated kitchen, boasting a Viking range with a vented hood, a Sub-Zero fridge, two Fisher & Paykel dishwasher drawers, bamboo cabinetry, a large Carrera marble island which easily seats four, and fantastic storage and work space. The oversized windows look out onto the private garden below. On the garden level is the large open family room with exposed ceiling beams, exposed brick, a working fireplace, and outfitted with a small kitchenette (who need to run upstairs for snacks?!) The large front bedroom, which doubles as a library, has a wonderful tin ceiling, another working fireplace, and beadboard paneling. A half bath and shower can also be found on this floor. Through the back door you'll find the serene garden, thoughtfully landscaped for easy maintenance, complete with a gas line for in-a-snap grilling.On the third floor of the house are two well-appointed bedrooms, a Jack and Jill bathroom between the bedrooms, and a laundry room. Each bedroom has a fireplace with a beautifully carved wood mantel, while the front, south-facing bedroom, has a wall of custom, built-in bookshelves. The bathroom has floor-to-ceiling subway tile, two pedestal vanities with marble tops, the original, restored claw-foot bathtub, and marble basket-weave floor tile. The laundry room, which also provides great extra storage space, has a full-size washer and vented dryer, a rinse sink.The master suite and the fifth bedroom, currently used as a den, comprise the top floor. Light pours in from the enormous skylight which illuminates both the master bath and the stairwell. Antique wooden doors welcome you into both rooms and the master bathroom. The large den/bedroom is bathed in bright afternoon light. Spacious and serene, the master bedroom looks over the garden below (and the currently blooming Magnolia tree). Both rooms have exposed brick. The five-piece master bath has slate and porcelain tile, radiant heated floors, a walk-in rain shower, double sinks, and an extra deep, two-person Zuma whirlpool tub.To literally top it off, up a pull-down staircase in the master bedroom, is the secluded roof deck which offers fantastic views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Other features of the house include gorgeous original hardwood floors throughout, high ceilings on every floor, custom lighting throughout, California Closets, a central vacuum system, split-system ductless AC units throughout.Best of all, the location is wonderfulacross from the Pratt Sculpture Garden, near great dining, shops, night light, coffee shops, and transportation.Available July 5th. Pets allowed case by case.