378 Sterling Place
Brooklyn, NY, 11238
Asking Price: $5,450,000
Property Type: Legal two family
Year BUILT: 1899
3896 Sqft
Building Dimensions: 19.17ft x 50ft
Lot dimensions 19.17ft x 123 ft
TAXES: $1,109/month
Prospect heights historic district
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Welcome home to 378 Sterling Place!
This 1899 Renaissance Revival, barrel front limestone/brownstone townhouse by famed architect Benjamin Driesler, located on tree lined Sterling Place in the heart of Historic Prospect Heights, offers an abundance of original details and lovingly curated fine craftsmanship.
This unique legal two family home boasts high ceilings, all white oak floors and woodwork, two wood burning fireplaces, central air, tons of closet space, original stained glass, Italian plaster walls and a roof top solarium for enjoying a glass of wine after work as you view the NYC skyline.
Up the timeless oak staircase find the primary living floor with a magnificent great room offering two-story windows that allow for bursts of southern sun, a robust marble enclosed wood burning fireplace, open concept kitchen with a plethora of beautiful solid white oak cabinets, a built-in Subzero refrigerator and a Miele dishwasher. Host large family get-togethers here and enjoy this entire exceptional living floor!
Up another flight to the third level, find a spacious bedroom/ loft/studio complete with a wood burning fireplace, three huge north facing windows and a full bathroom with a sun drenched, glass tiled curbless shower. Also find a washer/dryer unit on this level as well as the stairway up to the solarium.
Enter the solarium and find the perfect spot for unwinding and potential home for your favorite indoor plants!
Down on the parlor level find three bedrooms. The primary bedroom is generous and offers a wall of closets, an oversized window overlooking the garden, an outstanding white oak coffered ceiling and an en-suite entrance to the ample bathroom with soaker tub and a mahogany double vanity.
The second bedroom is spacious and offers a custom loft bed with generous storage and a desk beneath. The third smaller bedroom is located next to the primary suite and is ideal for a child’s room or home office.
The garden level, perfect for more informal living, can be the den/ grandparents or guest suite/rental. It boasts a huge open living space that incorporates living, dining and kitchen areas, perfect for entertaining.
Upon entering this level, with exposed brick throughout, one is greeted by a cozy seating area with two large, full length windows, allowing for great natural lighting. Just beyond this nook, is the well appointed kitchen with open shelving, Miele dishwasher and an enormous wooden island that extends through the full length of the kitchen area.
Continuing past the kitchen is a full bathroom with a tub and a dining area that faces a full wall of glass doors that offer views into the huge, professionally laid out and planted private garden with large patio and mature trees.
Before entering the garden there is a lovely, peaceful bedroom with a corner of windows that allow for waking up with the sunshine and glimpses of the outdoors, from bed.
The fully sprinklered garden offers that perfect BBQ spot and its mature trees afford privacy and shade during the summer months. This special garden is home to one of the few California redwoods in Brooklyn!
The unfinished cellar offers a second washer/dryer and wide open space ideal for storage or can be turned into workout space or informal family space.
Located in THE Brooklyn brownstone neighborhood of Prospect Heights, you can find everything that you like to do! Yoga studios, bike shops, a stationary store, an abundance of bakeries, a butcher shop and fresh fish market all abound! Prospect Park, The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Central Library of Brooklyn are all within a three block radius of this home.
Enjoy the Farmers Market at Grand Army Plaza on Saturday mornings or take a ride into the city for the day! The B,Q,2,3 trains are also three blocks away! Only 20 minutes to Manhattan! Prospect Heights offers some of the finest restaurants in NYC and a multitude of amazing cafes and bars!
