324 1st Street

LUXURIOUS LIVING in a SUPERB Park Slope townhouse. Three floors of absolute BLISS await you in a LIGHT-STREWN three-story brownstone on one of Park Slope's prettiest blocks. All three stories have been thoughtfully renovated with high-end finishes that represent the best in form and function. Greet guests graciously on the garden level where a front coat closet and roomy hallway are a comfortable place to unwind. The well-proportioned dining room easily seats eight and looks out at leafy First Street. The pass-through kitchen was cleverly designed to maximize space. One side of the kitchen is prep with an extra-long statuary marble counter and backsplash, glass upper cabinets, two under-counter freezer drawers, a new Bosch dishwasher, porcelain farm sink and Wolf stove with a vented hood. The opposite wall is a contrast in materials with a parallel walnut pantry, pull-out drawers and Sub Zero fridge with two cooling drawers underneath. An office area blends seamlessly with a built-in walnut desk and matching shelves about. There's an elegant powder room covered in Gracie wallpaper, custom designed in subtle golden hues with a motif of flora and fauna. A marble vanity adds flair. Along one wall, bookshelves flank a custom wood component cabinet with an-extra large area for your HD TV. The south-facing garden is a city-dweller's paradise: terraced bluestone patios and planting beds allow for both repose and active gardening. Plantings include a Japanese maple, climbing hydrangea, rosebushes, peonies and a hibiscus tree. A piped gas grill means BBQs are dependable and effortless. The parlor floor is host to the garden-facing primary bedroom -- expansive and quiet with a built-in bookshelves, tall windows and a well-organized closet. The en-suite bath features a Kohler toilet and double sinks with grey Carrara marble top, Waterworks fittings, Ann Sacks floor and wall tile in thassos marble. The front parlor is an elegant choice for greeting guests up the stoop for formal entertaining, or it can easily be converted to a fourth bedroom. The third floor has two enormous bedrooms, front and back, with great closet space. The front-facing bedroom has a separate dressing room/home office and a walk-in closet. Centered between them is another large bath with has 1-in. Carrara marble floor tile and a marble counter over two Duravit sinks with great storage below. A Toto toilet and shower fitted with Waterwoks fittings completes this bath. Two skylights cast wonderful light all day long. The basement is as well-tended to as the rest of the house. It's clean and well lit, holds the laundry (the gas dryer is vented out), and handily store seasonal clothing -- and so much more. With central heat and AC on every level, polished hardwood and parquet floors, a muted palette in paint and wallcoverings, this is a house that is as lovely and move-in ready as it is livable. Situated in the District 15 school zone and just half a block from the hopping food and retail scene on Fifth Avenue, 324 First Street house exudes "perfect" in just about every way.