Prospect Heights Garden Duplex with Over-Sized Private Backyard
This stunning 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom duplex in Prospect Heights offers a perfect blend of modern luxury and historic charm. Spanning over 1,600 square feet of interior space and an additional 1,000 square feet of private backyard space, this home occupies two floors of a boutique pre-war brownstone.
The garden level features a beautifully renovated chef''s kitchen with custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, and Whirlpool stainless steel appliances, open to a spacious dining area and sitting room. There''s also a queen-sized second bedroom and a third bedroom which can also be used as a nursery room, home office or yoga studio and a wonderfully renovated white-subway tiled bath with stand-up rain shower and laundry area with a brand-new vented GE washer/dryer in-unit and direct access to a private backyard oasis with a patio and garden complete this level.
Upstairs, the parlor floor boasts soaring 10.5'' ceilings, original stained-glass bay windows, and restored cedar closets in the formal living room, alongside an expansive primary bedroom with a decorative fireplace, mahogany pocket door and antique mirrors. A second renovated bathroom with a soaking tub adds to the comfort and elegance of this floor. Additional features include multi-zone central AC and heating, restored parquet red-oak flooring, and an unfinished basement offering storage or recreation space.
289 Sterling Place is an exquisite barrel-fronted, 1897 Renaissance/ Romanesque Revival brownstone conveniently located on Sterling Place amongst landmarked row houses and between Underhill and Vanderbilt Avenues. This four-story brownstone contains only two units making it an exclusive place to call home. It is situated on a beautiful tree-lined block in prime Prospect Heights where all shopping, Whole Foods, Trader Joe''s, Brooklyn''s best restaurants, bistros and outdoor cafes are located, as well as, famed Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Indulge in nearby dining at Michelin-rated restaurants and local favorites like Olmsted, Faun, and Sofreh. Convenient transportation options include the 2/3 trains at Grand Army Plaza, B/Q trains at 7th Avenue and multiple CitiBike stations. This pet-friendly duplex combines style, convenience and an unbeatable location.
Right above Prospect Park, and sandwiched between Park Slope and Crown Heights, Prospect Heights is home to some of the premiere entertainment in Brooklyn, while also being a peaceful neighborhood full of families and fun times.
Part of the original city of Brooklyn, Prospect Heights was an important part of the agricultural practices and trade routes of the Dutch colonists who controlled the land in the 1600's. After the American Revolution, Brooklyn's population began to grow rapidly, and the land of Prospect Heights was sold to the city in order to build housing.
The original grid for Prospect Heights was drawn in 1833 and constructed in 1834, based largely on how the land had been run by the farmers who settled there. However, Brooklyn decided, as streets were still being constructed, to lay a new grid all together in 1839. A deal was struck to keep the streets already constructed which is why some of the streets in Prospect Heights…
| ▲ | Listing location is an exact address |
| ▲ | Listing is exclusive and showing full address |
| ▲ | Features and amenities are properly noted |
| ▲ | Pet policy for building properly noted |
| ▲ | RentHop has data for this building |
| ▼ | The manager has not yet mailed us a photo copy of his or her government identification and proof or property ownership. |
| ▼ | Manager has not logged in recently |
| ▼ | Manager does not yet have user reviews |
