Brooklyn Heights Historic Townhome

This Townhome is celebrating it's 190th birthday this year (built in 1825!) This is one of those very special pre-civil war homes that you have walked past and admired so many times...and now it can be yours. This generous 25+ foot wide single family home has 6 spacious bedrooms, two kitchens, three full bathrooms, an office and a full laundry room. The parlor floor living and dining rooms each have a wood burning fireplace and period moldings that keep the original charm of this home intact. The dining room has pocket doors that separates it from the living room for private dining and opens to the terrace through mahogany glass doors for outdoor entertaining. The terrace has a staircase that leads to the garden for even more outdoor dining and relaxation under the cherry tree! Inside, each of the six bedrooms redefine a NY bedroom as big and grand. The master has a picture window the width of the home with a Freedom Tower view. The adjacent master bath has an original claw foot tub, a walk in shower and a double marble sink. The two remaining full bathrooms are just as sumptuous. Of the many bedrooms, three of them have been converted into a media room with a working fireplace, a family room and a sunny workout room. This historic yellow clapboard home weaves together with a restored mahogany staircase.The lush garden is a landscaped design of blue stone and brick pathways that lead to a pond with streaming water and boxwoods for privacy. With a summer kitchen on the garden level and gas, water and electric installed outside, entertaining and gardening are very easy. The cellar is filled with solid structure and updated mechanicals. To preserve the original details, the home has a combination of central A/C and split systems A/C units.The current certificate of occupancy is for a two family. The next owner can have a family member or guests stay in their own private apartment.One block from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park with many great private and public schools to choose from. Close to 2,3, A, C and the Water Taxi at Pier One to Manhattan.