Property Details

No Fee. This wonderful 2.5 bedroom, 2 bath apartment is beautifully located on leafy 8th Avenue in Historic Park Slope. With 1400 square feet of living space, this generously proportioned, floor-through apartment with in-unit laundry, offers the spacious dimensions that afford large rooms with high ceilings, extra large windows and period details. Two big bedrooms each easily fit a queen or king size bed, and the master bedroom suite contains a large dressing area and an additional small bedroom, with a large window, that makes the perfect home office, serene nursery or yoga studio. The gracious living room with it's huge triple bay window lets the light pour in. The room is graced by period parquet floors and an amazing wood burning fireplace with a beautiful carved marble surround. The kitchen, the warm heart of the home, is thoughtfully designed and features high-end stainless steel appliances including a dishwasher, and conveniently opens onto both the dining area and master bedroom. The bathrooms are renovated and up-to-date with a full soaking bathtub in the master bathroom and a spacious shower in the second bath. On the third floor of a gorgeous brownstone townhouse, once home to a Brooklyn mayor, and adorned with a pair or ornate lanterns (a 19th c. requirement for a mayor's residence) this section of 8th Avenue was nicknamed "Sportsman's Row" for the horse riding and driving activities of it's residents. A famous riding/driving stable was just around the corner and residents of the neighborhood could order a horse and carriage for rides and drives in Prospect Park. This apartment is so close to everything that Park Slope and Prospect Heights are renowned for: Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza farmers market and food trucks, Brooklyn Museum, Botanic Garden, subway lines, the useful shopping and dining on Flatbush Ave., 7th and 5th Avenues. and Vanderbilt Avenue. You could not pick a more convenient spot. It's the pinnacle of Brownstone Brooklyn. Pets on approval.