519 Macon Street

Buy a piece of History! Former home of legendary American entertainer, Lena Horne, 519 Macon Street is a magnificent brownstone in the Stuyvesant-Heights Historic District of Bedford-Stuyvesant located on a lush tree-lined block with curb appeal. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (1917 – 2010) was an American dancer, actress, Grammy-winning singer and civil rights activist. This property is a legal 3-family with an owners' lower duplex + 2 floors through rental apartments on the second floor and top floor. This house offers the perfect scenario for the discerning buyer who wants to collect rental income without doing an extensive renovation. 519 Macon Street comes with exquisite prewar architectural details including wainscoting, mantels, medallions, crown moldings and mahogany inlaid wood floors. The owners' duplex comes with a grand parlor floor, high ceilings, a decorative fireplace, crown moldings, wooden floor and 2 large South facing windows letting the light and sun come in all day long. This parlor floor is truly special and definitively an ideal place to entertain with the renovated kitchen and bathroom facing the garden. On the garden level, there are 2 large bedrooms and both come with original decorative fireplaces, wooden floor and original details. There is an additional full bathroom on that floor with a large office located between the 2 bedrooms. The manicured garden is large and planted and is also the perfect place to relax, sunbath or barbecue with your friends and family. The basement level can be accessed only from the owners' duplex and gives you plenty of room for storage. Both apartments on the second and third floors are 1-bed + office + 1-bath. These 2 apartments have not been recently renovated but are in a good condition and flooded with light. They also have good storage space and there is a washer and dryer installed in the hallway on the top floor that the 2 rental apartments share. The house is located on a landmark and picturesque block, the epicenter of Bedford Stuyvesant's most vibrant neighborhood with all your local favorite restaurants, eateries and coffee shops around the corner: Saraghina, Peaches, Mama Fox, George-Andre Vintage Cafe, l'Antagoniste, Beso, Therapy Wine Bar, l'Antagoniste, Eugene and Co. to name a few. This property is built 19 × 42 feet on a 100 ft lot and comes with 3,150 livable square feet not including the basement (787 sf). Additionally there are some remaining FAR to expand the property. 519 Macon street is located less than a 10-minute walk to the A or C trains at Utica Avenue, just 20 minutes away from midtown Manhattan. This property is sold as-is and can be delivered vacant at closing. It is shown through open houses by appointment only. Contact me directly to schedule your private showing.