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Prospect Heights Brownstone 2
Prospect Heights Brownstone 2
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, United States
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Prospect Heights Brownstone 2
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
Our renovation and extension of this Prospect Heights row house provided an entire new floor of living space for our clients and claimed two levels of outdoor space. Previously, a rotting rear extension was the only path to the garden. With limited outdoor views, the rear yard was hidden, hard to reach, and underused. We demolished the narrow extension and, in its place, built a full width extension with a wide pair of steel doors and a wall of glass facing the garden. Our new extension not only opens the new dining room to the outdoors but also adds a new roof terrace off the parlor library. Scrap bluestone previously piled in the yard was salvaged, cut, and stacked into retaining walls for new planting beds. A new bluestone and steel stair connects the roof deck to the garden, and a gas grill addition further activates the space. Bluestone pavers unify the garden and existing brick walls add texture. Lush plantings, including climbing vines and a hornbeam hedge at the rear fence, create a view to green and a privacy screen.
The front façade was restored and rebuilt with care to exceed the historic district’s Landmarks requirements. The cracked, two-toned, façade desperately needed re-anchoring and restorations; As such, we re-brownstoned it and re-cast its extensive ornament. We likewise replaced all the windows, painted the entry door to match, and restored the stained glass. The sidewalk was upgraded with new bluestone, consistent with the period house and its garden.
On the parlor floor, we matched and restored the extensive mahogany molding, maintaining the original look while updating the space for modern living. In the library, a new wet bar and wine refrigerator flank the refurbished fireplace. On the opposite wall, we integrated central air into the original mahogany cabinetry. And at the restored bay window, we inserted a matching door to the new roof terrace over the extension. The restored parlor serves as a backdrop to our clients’ modern art collection, anchored by a Kehinde Wiley sculpture and Danny Simmons painting.
Inside the garden entrance is a paneled vestibule, whose sliding bamboo doors reveal an upholstered shoe bench. Hidden LED lights create a warm, welcoming glow. This floor likewise boasts a dedicated guest suite. The new kitchen is both elegant and efficient, with modern details and clean lines. In the dining room, our custom ribbed sideboard provides space for our clients’ collection. The Serge Mouille pendant serves as a sculptural silhouette against the steel windows and the garden view.
Downstairs, to meet our clients’ goal to extend their living space, we transformed the damp, low ceilinged cellar from mechanical space and storage to house a screening room, home gym, powder room, laundry room, and clean storage. Remedial work included a new drainage system to alleviate years of flooding in the cellar. We avoided underpinning the foundation by using a bench footing to lower the cellar floor and gain valuable ceiling height. And we repurposed that bench and upholstered it to create seating that wraps the new screening room. The rear wall is painted brick, salvaged from the demolition – its texture highlighted by a wash of hidden light. Utility rooms are dressed up with walnut slats, transforming the substandard cellar into stylish living space.
The front façade was restored and rebuilt with care to exceed the historic district’s Landmarks requirements. The cracked, two-toned, façade desperately needed re-anchoring and restorations; As such, we re-brownstoned it and re-cast its extensive ornament. We likewise replaced all the windows, painted the entry door to match, and restored the stained glass. The sidewalk was upgraded with new bluestone, consistent with the period house and its garden.
On the parlor floor, we matched and restored the extensive mahogany molding, maintaining the original look while updating the space for modern living. In the library, a new wet bar and wine refrigerator flank the refurbished fireplace. On the opposite wall, we integrated central air into the original mahogany cabinetry. And at the restored bay window, we inserted a matching door to the new roof terrace over the extension. The restored parlor serves as a backdrop to our clients’ modern art collection, anchored by a Kehinde Wiley sculpture and Danny Simmons painting.
Inside the garden entrance is a paneled vestibule, whose sliding bamboo doors reveal an upholstered shoe bench. Hidden LED lights create a warm, welcoming glow. This floor likewise boasts a dedicated guest suite. The new kitchen is both elegant and efficient, with modern details and clean lines. In the dining room, our custom ribbed sideboard provides space for our clients’ collection. The Serge Mouille pendant serves as a sculptural silhouette against the steel windows and the garden view.
Downstairs, to meet our clients’ goal to extend their living space, we transformed the damp, low ceilinged cellar from mechanical space and storage to house a screening room, home gym, powder room, laundry room, and clean storage. Remedial work included a new drainage system to alleviate years of flooding in the cellar. We avoided underpinning the foundation by using a bench footing to lower the cellar floor and gain valuable ceiling height. And we repurposed that bench and upholstered it to create seating that wraps the new screening room. The rear wall is painted brick, salvaged from the demolition – its texture highlighted by a wash of hidden light. Utility rooms are dressed up with walnut slats, transforming the substandard cellar into stylish living space.
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