202 15th Street

Built in 1872 for Charles Pannell, an English sea captain and shipmaster, 202 15th Street is a beautifully renovated Italianate clapboard townhouse on a great community-oriented Park Slope block. This warm and inviting home retains its original detail inside and out, has been updated with 21st century fixtures, finishes, and smart home systems for comfort and convenience, and welcomes you to its beautifully landscaped yard. This legal two-family home is currently configured for seamless single-family use. It could be easily converted back to a two-family dwelling, with an owner’s duplex over a garden apartment. Coming home, you’ll walk up a newly built brownstone stoop adorned with custom ironwork, consistent with the house’s historic design. The stoop, garden path, and garden level steps are equipped with a fully automated radiant snow-melt system, so you’ll never have to worry about shoveling snow. Meticulously restored tall double doors with beveled glass lead through a foyer to the parlor floor, with more than ten foot ceilings. Large bay windows bring light deep into the house all day long, and face a majestic cherry tree, which produces a spectacular profusion of cherry blossoms every spring. Historic details on the parlor floor include wide pumpkin pine flooring, three antique marble fireplaces (there are a total of six in the home), pocket doors, tin ceilings and plaster moldings. The front parlor, dining room, and kitchen flow together in an easeful procession of spaces perfect for entertaining and everyday life. The large eat-in kitchen faces south and is bathed in sunlight from three windows and a glass door. Here you’ll find high-end stainless steel appliances, soapstone countertops, and ample custom cabinetry. The kitchen opens up to a large steel deck, perched high above a fully-landscaped backyard, a private and tranquil oasis. The backyard includes a spacious bluestone patio, an app-controlled automated sprinkler and irrigation system, mature plantings and a zen-like waterfall and pond with a UV filtration system for year-round sparkling clear water. Coming back inside and upstairs to the top floor, you’ll find two large sun-filled bedrooms and two more marble fireplaces. There’s also a nursery/den and a dressing room/walk-in closet. The top floor bathroom is fully renovated and bathed in sunlight from a skylight. It features a dramatic Riverstone shower, custom-designed soapstone double sink, Toto washlet toilet separated by an architectural sliding frosted glass door for privacy, and ‘secret’ hidden linen closet. On the garden level you’ll find what was once a separate floor-through apartment, and is now seamlessly integrated into the home as either two bedrooms or a bedroom and sitting room and includes the home’s sixth historic marble fireplace. The spacious bathroom here includes a large soaking tub, hidden side-by-side washer and dryer, and access from both the bedroom and the hall. The back room features the original cooking hearth, exposed brick, custom built shelves and cabinetry, and a door to the backyard. Throughout the house you’ll find a plethora of smart home features too numerous to list here. To name a few: hardwired high-speed internet on all floors, Nest video doorbells and thermostat, Lutron smart-home app-controlled lighting system, Verizon Fios, and touchscreen-controlled alarm systems. 202 15th Street is located among the best restaurants, boutiques and amenities of South Slope. Sidecar, Prospect Bar & Grill, Buttermilk Bar, The Armory athletic facility, Harbor Fitness, Crunch, and Prospect Park are all nearby. The R train is just two blocks away at Prospect Avenue and the F&G trains are at 10th Street for a quick commute to Manhattan and the rest of Brooklyn. Come see this beautifully renovated historic home and make it the backdrop for your life in Brooklyn! For more information and a 3-D tour, please visit 202-15th [dot] com.