Listing of the Day
Location: Brooklyn Heights, New York Price: $16 million
This six-story landmarked mansion is situated on Willow Street, on one of the most coveted tree-lined Brooklyn Heights blocks within walking distance of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
Originally built in 1920, the 25-foot-wide townhouse maintains its historic facade. The renovation led by Baxt Ingui Architects over the past two years has completely upgraded the apartment rental building into a contemporary-lifestyle, single-family residence.
"Not only is this house exquisitely designed cosmetically, restored to its former grand single-family status with every conceivable modern amenity, but it is also a technologically advanced house with ‘passive house’ engineering, making it incredibly energy efficient," said Leonard Steinberg, president of Compass, who is co-listing the property with Oliver Brown from the same brokerage.
Each floor, accessible by elevator in addition to the curved stairways, has different ceiling heights to match its layout and function. The parlor floor, for example, mainly for dining and entertaining, features a 12.5-foot soaring ceiling, two fireplaces and walls of windows overlooking the garden.
The Stats
The 8,850-square-foot residence includes seven bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and two powder rooms. The master bedroom with two walk-in closets occupies the entire third floor. There is a 1,100-square-foot cellar floor with a wine room. The roof terrace boasts views of the East River and Manhattan skyline.
The Design Pedigree
Brooklyn-based Baxt Ingui Architects is known for using the standards of LEED and passive house certification in its projects. This townhouse has a seven-zone air-conditioning with a two-zone Zehnder Energy Recovery ventilator. It is also equipped with an advanced Lutron lighting system.
Neighborhood Notes
Brooklyn Heights is an affluent and picturesque neighborhood, near the Brooklyn Bridge and the Promenade across from Manhattan. Noted for its historic brownstone rowhouses and cobblestoned streets, this neighborhood has traditionally been home to many actors, writers and artists.
Listing agents: Oliver Brown and Leonard Steinberg, Compass
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