152 De Kalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221

Accepted offer. 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? 152 Dekalb Avenue is the brownstone you have been waiting for. And the good news is that you could move right in because it is in great shape. 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 the historic 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. Each floor is built about 42 feet in length and the overall square footage is 3200sf. The building was renovated in the early 2000s and has been well maintained by its owners. All of the original details have been maintained and it is all there: plaster moldings, the original window shutters, numerous marble mantels, parquet floors, enormous entry way doors, and stairway wainscotting. And fun fact, Two of the fireplaces are working and wood burning. The Garden apartment is a one bedroom, in great condition and consequently could be a high income rental. 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 enters, the Parlor floor is magnificent with its white marble fireplace mantel that actually is a WBFP ( wood burning fireplace) and elaborate “wedding cake “ plaster Molding. The ceilings are very high and all the huge front windows look out to the beautiful Fort Greene Park. The original stair case remains as well as other details like the original enormous entry way doors, etched glass in the sliding pocket doors, baseboards and wainscoting. The kitchen is on the south end of the parlor floor with a prep island and plenty of room for a large dining table. The piece de resistance is the trio of gorgeous south facing French doors and transoms that look out to the deck and garden. The deck runs the length of the house and all three french doors open out onto it. There is a stair to the garden and The garden is landscaped and has plenty of room for dining and other activities. On the third floor the primary suite has a large garden facing bedroom with a claw foot tub. and shower. The bath can be accessed as an ensuite bath or from the hallway. Between the two rooms remains the original storage cupboards. The front bedroom is being used as a TV room/living room. The top floor has 3 bedrooms but two are used as offices and the rear room is set up as a guest bedroom. The bath also can be used en-suite or as a hallway bath. Access to the roof is from the hallway closet. The building has been well maintained since its renovation 20 years ago and All mechanicals work well. Heat is gas. There are washer/driers in both units. Taxes are $11,848. Information Building 20x45 Lot 20x100 Bedrooms: 6 Baths 3.5 Deck 20 feet x 7 Approx SF 3200 Direction North/South Garden South Facing Floors 4 Families 2 Garden length 55 feet Taxes. $11,848 Landmarked yes Working fireplaces: 2 Marble mantels 4 Laundry: both garden level and top floor have washer/driers