179 Bergen Street

Custom-curated townhouse masterpiece in Boerum Hill. Candid Video Tour Available Upon Request. Welcome to 179 Bergen Street, a perfectly renovated 19th Century jewel surrounded by the best Brooklyn has to offer. This townhouse, with complete interior refurbishment in 2015, is a custom-curated masterpiece comprised of five bedrooms, including a sun-drenched master suite, and four full baths. The attention to detail in this home--with its decorator-selected finishes, stylish wallpapers, hand-planed walnut floors and top-of-the-line appliances--is simply without parallel. The legal two-family house, lived in as a one-family, is centrally located on a beautiful Landmarked block with a protected bike lane and large Citibike station around the corner, allowing for easy cycling throughout the city. Structurally reinforced with steel beams throughout, the fully repointed, 20-foot-wide home offers four floors of exquisite living space. Unique 10-foot-deep solarium extension on the parlor floor, used as a spacious dining room, floods the entire parlor floor with light and seamlessly joins the interiors with the lushly-landscaped backyard, complete with bluestone patio, playhouse and extensive irrigation system. The cellar, dug out and completely finished, houses a recording studio/ media room with generous ceilings and a glass door leading to the private backyard. This sophisticated and stylish residence, complete with expertly restored original plaster and wood details, has successfully blended 19th Century charm with up-to-the-minute modern upgrades for contemporary life, including HVAC zones in every room, radiant-heated floors, a full-house reverse-osmosis water filtration system, an extensive wired and wireless data network, a hardwired alarm system with video surveillance and doorbells, and a fully solar-paneled roof with a back-up generator, to name just a few. The classic front stoop leads you up through two sets of original glass doors to the Parlor level. The gracious living room, with 12-foot-high ceilings and a 14.5-foot wide pass-through doorway, boasts original floor-to-ceiling windows, a fireplace with its original marble mantle, the original plaster ceiling medallion and an accent wall with custom-designed, hand-painted wallpaper. Centrally located on the Parlor floor, the custom-designed, 19.5-foot-wide kitchen features top-of-the-line Viking appliances, honed quartzite countertops and a large center island for casual dining. Nestled around another original marble mantle, a wall of pantry cabinets provide abundant storage. The kitchen ceiling also retains its original ornate ceiling medallion and plasterwork and the entire floor is lit with hand-selected designer lighting. The rear parlor is a new extension open to the sky; this all-glass room is cozy in winter with radiant heated floors and cool in summer with zoned air-conditioning. Exiting this solarium to a deck large enough for grilling, there are stairs leading to the landscaped garden. Moving up the original and completely restored staircase, the second floor offers three bedrooms, a full bath with radiant heated floors and a custom-crafted vanity, as well as a laundry room with an extra-large washer and dryer, extensive storage and a second sink. The top floor, designed as the Primary floor, hosts a king-size primary bedroom with a full wall of windows, contemporary sliding translucent glass barn doors to the custom-designed primary bath, a magnificent walk-in closet, as well as a loft-like, double-height sitting room with a gas fireplace and two massive skylights. The garden floor, with the capacity for rental or a second independent living area, was renovated with the same eye for detail and high-end finishes as the rest of the house and features a separate entrance from a fully-landscaped front yard, one bedroom, a new kitchen and bath and a large media room lined with built-in bookcases and wall-to-wall glass with a sliding door leading to the garden. 179 Bergen Street offers the best of private townhouse living on a bucolic tree-lined block in Historic Boerum Hill, all while being a quick commute from Manhattan. This home is in pristine condition, one-of-a-kind, and a must-see for any design-minded buyer. You are welcomed to make an appointment for a personal showing today.