152 Dekalb Avenue new

Brooklyn,NY 11217

$ 4699000

4 Beds

4 Baths

3200 SqFt


Key Details

Property Type Multi-Family

Sub Type Duplex

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 3,200 sqft

Price per Sqft $1,468

Subdivision Fort Greene

MLS Listing ID RLS20048006

Bedrooms 4

HOA Y/N Yes

Year Built 1899

Annual Tax Amount $11,796

Property Sub-Type Duplex

Property Description

Would you like beautiful views of Fort Greene Park in every window of your Brooklyn Brownstone? Have you been waiting for a stunning Fort Greene townhouse? And do you love 19th Century period details? Then 152 Dekalb Avenue is the brownstone you have been waiting for. The other good news this house is for someone who wants to move right in and not go through an agonizing renovation! (The building was renovated in the 2000s and has been well maintained by its owners.) It is a beautiful and classic Brooklyn Italianate brownstone located just off the corner of Dekalb Avenue and South Oxford looking directly across the street to Fort Greene Park. Built in the 1880s for the acclaimed Brooklyn family, the Bennetts, the original owner was James Gordon Bennett, who was prominent in New York City publishing. The townhouse is 20 feet wide, has four stories and is a two family with an owners triplex and a one bedroom garden rental. All of the original details have been maintained and that includes the original window shutters, marble mantels, enormous entry way doors, and wainscoting. to name a few details. Also, Two of the fireplaces are working and wood burning! The Garden apartment is a one bedroom and in great condition. It has access to the garden and a washer drier too. However if you want to use this as a single family, that's easy too as the original connecting staircase still exists from the garden to the parlor floor and is hidden in a closet. As one approaches the townhouse, you enter through a historic front gate and fence. The exterior stair is accented with the original cast iron balustrade with gorgeous finials and a slate front garden. The front huge windows are accented by giant window sills for plantings. As you ascend the stairs you then see the stunning ten foot entry way doors which date back to the 1860s. . Once in the entry way and you enter the Parlor floor, it is magnificent with its white marble fireplace mantel that actually is a WBFP (wood burning fireplace) and elaborate “wedding cake“ plaster molding that lines the entire parlor floor, both front and back. The ceilings are very high and all the front floor to ceiling windows look out to the beautiful Fort Greene Park. The original curved mahogany stair case remains as well as other details like the original interior pair of enormous entry way doors, 7 marble mantel fireplaces, sliding pocket doors with etched glass, baseboards and stairway wainscoting. Filled with southern light, The kitchen is on the south end of the parlor floor with a prep island, high end appliances ie Subzero fridge, and tons of storage. And there is plenty of room for a large dining table. Bring your sunglasses because The piece de resistance is the three sets of gorgeous south facing ten foot high French doors with transoms looking out to the deck and garden. Designed with convenience in mind,There's a powder room built under the stairs and it is where the stairway to the garden level is hidden.( This can be reopened and the two floors reconnected). On the third floor the primary suite has a large garden facing bedroom, marble mantel and fireplace and an large windowed bathroom with an old fashioned claw foot tub and shower. The bath can be accessed as an ensuite bath or from the hallway. In addition to the many closets, Between the two rooms remains the original charming storage cupboards that still work. The second bedroom is in the front and is being used as a TV room/living room. The top floor has 3 bedrooms and two are used as offices and the rear room is set up as a bedroom. The top floor bath is tiled and has a glass shower and also can be used en-suite or as a hallway bath. There is an old fashioned large landing at the very top of the stairs with a beautiful hallway skylight over the stairs and another skylight in the bath. Access to the roof is from the hallway closet. The garden is the ideal south facing garden and is landscaped with raised beds, hydrangeas and

Location

State NY

County Kings

Rooms

Basement Full

Interior

Interior Features Built-in Features,Chandelier,Crown Molding,Eat-in Kitchen,High Ceilings,Kitchen Island,Recessed Lighting,Walk-In Closet(s)

Heating Natural Gas

Cooling Other

Flooring Hardwood

Fireplaces Number 1

Fireplaces Type Decorative,Other

Furnishings Unfurnished

Fireplace Yes

Appliance Dryer,Dishwasher,Gas Cooktop,Gas Oven,Washer

Laundry In Unit,See Remarks

Exterior

Exterior Feature Private Entrance,Private Outdoor Space Over 60 Sqft

View Y/N Yes

View Park/Greenbelt

Porch Deck,Patio

Private Pool No

Building

Dwelling Type Duplex,Townhouse

Story 3

New Construction No

Others

Ownership None

Monthly Total Fees $983

Pets Allowed Building No,No

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