Up the stoop to the grand and beautifully detailed parlor floor there is a double entry, and the front parlor living room boasts 11-foot ceilings with floor to ceiling windows.The rear parlor dining room has a sun porch extension and has a pass through to the galley kitchen. French doors from the kitchen open to a lovely deck for outdoor dining, and the garden below. There are two decorative mantels on this floor, and a powder room. The garden level of the home features a comfortable front living room, a full bath, and two bedrooms facing the garden. The third and fourth floors can function as separate apartments but are easy to incorporate into the home for single-family use.Each features a large bedroom, living room with decorative mantel and two smaller windowed rooms on each side, and an efficient kitchen in the center. With the extra wide 25 feet, these floors offer so much versatility, high ceilings, and amazing scale and light. Mechanical systems have been well maintained, and there is a split air conditioning system.
This rare gem in the Fort Greene Historic District was built in the late 1800s by the builder Samuel Booth, once the mayor of Brooklyn. Booth chose a light buff-colored facade, and many of its neo-Grec details have been preserved including an incised geometric pattern in the lintels, and the original double doors with Greek portico above.
370 Carlton Avenue is perfectly located near some of the neighborhood's favorite restaurants including Walter's, Olea, Colonia Verde and Roman's, and convenient to all major subway lines at the Atlantic Terminal, and Brooklyn culture hubs at BAM and Barclay's Center.
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Conveniently situated just north of the beautiful and lush Prospect Park, Fort Greene is rich with history. Representative of an aesthetic that Brooklyn is often associated with--the brownstone and row house architecture being an institution of the community--Fort Greene is decidedly singular in visual style. As part of the National Register of Historic Places, this South Brooklyn neighborhood offers unique charm and plenty of character.
Beginning with its early military-oriented inception (the territory was central to the Battle of Long Island), Fort Greene has always been recognized for its spaciousness and a sense of openness. Filled with nature and greenery, it is also home to its very own eponymously named park in addition to being in close proximity to Brooklyn’s largest recreational area, Prospect Park (containing the beloved Prospect Park Zoo within it).
Many residents come from different socioeconomic backgrounds and commute to their workplaces in Manhattan, while keeping Fort Greene as their separate haven. The diversity of the area has proven to be one of the few examples of a Brooklyn neighborhood maintaining its roots in part thanks to its protected status.