With 3000 sq ft and 4 floors of living space, the home is deceptively spacious with an owner's 4 bedroom 2.5 bathroom triplex over a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom garden rental.
Owned by an incredible designer with a taste for jewel tones, brights and sumptuous textiles, the house is awash with unusual design details and artifacts. The first surprise is the breathtaking and bright front parlor with a double height 20' ceiling and sun streaming in from the four South facing windows. At this level, there's a huge living room and an eat-in kitchen and half bath, followed by a large terrace with a beautiful tree canopy and a secluded garden. Ascend the stairs to a striking open plan office with a birds-eye view of the windows and sky--and a full width primary bedroom with ensuite bath.
Ascend again to the top floor of the triplex with a spacious landing, second full bathroom, two additional large bedrooms and a flex room--home office, 4th bedroom or giant walk-in closet.
At garden level, there's a large foyer with live edge wood shelves and access to a finished cellar complete with a huge work bench. The rental unit is on this level too, comprising a spacious open plan living room and kitchen and two large bedrooms plus a full bath. Delivered vacant.
It's a short stroll to burgeoning Herbert Von King park and all the fun restaurants and bars on Tompkins Avenue. The JMZ is within easy reach.
If you want eye-catching and unusual, then this is the one!
Quick Profile
Known for its historic brownstones and tight-knit enclave, Bed-Stuy has increasingly left behind its early reputation for being a “bedroom community” and transcended into a highly desirable neighborhood.
Distinct for its aesthetic, it is populated with ornate buildings characterized by cornices, friezes, finials, fluting and other marks of classic architecture. Built up during the period from 1870 to 1900, its historic district runs to the north of Jefferson Avenue, to the east of Malcolm X Boulevard and to the west of Tompkins Avenue.
At one point known as “Brooklyn’s Little Harlem,” the shape of the area has shifted toward attracting a wider demographic of people thanks to the influx of bars, restaurants, antique furniture stores and vintage boutiques. More police enforcement paired with the decline of the crack epidemic at the beginning of the 2000s also opened the door for increased development, as well as the occupation of formerly abandoned buildings and spaces.