442 50th Street, 1

This delightfully charming garden duplex offers a tremendous amount of living space with room to grow for a fraction of the price of a comparable Park Slope apartment. With original hardwood floors, intricate plaster ceilings, pocket doors, and an exquisite hand-carved decorative fireplace, turn-of-the century details are present throughout. The garden level features a private entrance, a spacious bay-windowed living room, a formal dining room, a walk-in closet, and an eat-in kitchen, which has been renovated with new appliances, including a dishwasher, and ample maple cabinetry. Sliders lead to the 40-foot south-facing garden, which is the perfect place to relax, entertain, and exercise your green thumb. Adjacent to the kitchen is an oversize luxuriously-appointed bathroom that brings to mind a spa in the Southwest, replete with a jetted tub and a separate glassed-in shower. On the sun-splashed parlor level with 10' ceilings are four rooms that can be used in a variety of different ways a generous front bedroom, a middle room, and a massive rear bedroom with an attached study/nursery. The second full bathroom, with a vintage clawfoot tub, is on this level, as well. As a bonus, tenants will have exclusive access to the basement for storage along with a private washer-dryer. The home is located in a handsome brownstone on a quiet, leafy block in the heart of Sunset Park just a block and a half from the R train and a few more short blocks to the express N train. Shopping and dining are plentiful along 5th Avenue, and beautiful Sunset Park is within a five minute walk. Available January 15th. Sorry, dogs are not accepted, but a cat may be considered upon approval. Heat & hot water included.