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Listing Courtesy of Compass
$4,699,000
Est. payment /mo
4 Beds
4 Baths
3,200 SqFt
New
152 Dekalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217
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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
RLS Data display by New York (LondonFosterNY.com)
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