The entry foyer opens to a custom staircase with integrated lighting, and right away you know this one is different. The kitchen has been fully rebuilt with stainless steel appliances, a double-door refrigerator/freezer, and Viatera quartz countertops with a custom backsplash. The dining area offers a dedicated space to gather that feels as considered as the rest of the home. Front windows are one-way wrapped, completely private from the street while staying wide open from inside.
The living room is anchored by a wall of one way mirrored windows with Black Tempal stone sills and Hunter Douglas Pirouette shades and a custom electric fireplace set into a Venetian marble plaster accent wall. The full bath offers a deep soaking tub, floor-to-ceiling porcelain slabs in white linen and onyx grey with mosaic mirror hex tile accents, and a backlit anti-fog medicine cabinet that runs the full width of the wall.
Downstairs, the red oak staircase leads to a generous lower level with soaring ceilings finished in Venetian marble plaster. The space is large enough to accommodate a sleeping area anchored by a sunken oak bed with custom nightstands, a dark snakeskin plaster feature wall, and Philips Hue lighting paired with Sonos speakers and a dedicated amp. A spacious walk-in closet with built-ins, full-wall mirrors, and a frosted European barn door sits just off the space, along with remote-controlled Hunter Douglas shades. Additional flex space beneath the staircase works beautifully as a home office or gym.
The residence includes two combined storage units and in-building washer/dryer access right outside the door.
218 North 8th is a 7-unit boutique condominium designed by architect Robert Scarano. Building amenities include a roof terrace with direct Manhattan views, including a clear sightline to the Empire State Building. The L train at Bedford Ave is steps away, with Whole Foods, Equinox, Trader Joe's, and the full range of Williamsburg's restaurants and retail all within easy reach.
Per the offering plan, this is classified as a duplex studio.
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Equal parts family-friendly and millennial haven/nightlife destination, Williamsburg offers the best of all worlds. Whether by night or by day, the ‘Burg has endless options for every type of personality and interest--which has only increasingly become the case after the neighborhood was rezoned in 2005. With the floodgate opened for more varied types of businesses, Williamsburg saw one of the highest rates of development in the past decade than any other part of Brooklyn.
Referred to as “Little Berlin” for its late night and club-oriented nature, Williamsburg works as hard as it plays. Apart from the Clubland concentrated around Wythe Avenue, there is also a slew of offices (like 25 Kent Avenue, a sprawling eight-floor, 500,000-square foot waterfront building) and co-working spaces such as WeWork, The Yard and Green Desk that make it an ideal location for the corporate-, startup- and tech-oriented set.
With more offices setting their sights on this part of Brooklyn, it only makes sense that more people want to live close to where they work. Apart from your average walk-up apartment, W-burg has famously become home to numerous condos along the waterfront that continue to grow and expand in concert with the businesses and corporate hubs that have entered the environment.
Even with its many and undeniable changes, however, Williamsburg remains an arts-friendly community, particularly with regard to music and literature. While DIY spaces have come and gone, certain staples have persisted to become institutions that still provide a place for up and coming musicians to perform. On the literary front, long-standing indie bookstores like Spoonbill and Sugartown and Book Thug Nation have paved the way for others to cross the river, namely McNally Jackson Books.