DESCRIPTION

Elegance and style are the words that describe this insanely beautiful one bedroom.  Meticulously designed and curated, this designer apartment is located in a classic prewar doorman building just off dekalb avenue.  Its attributes include not only being turnkey and prewar, but additionally the apartment is flooded with light with top floor views of the pratt sculpture garden.  The entire apartment has been outfitted in elegant brass details including the kitchen and bath fittings, lighting and accessories.  The apartment has all the classic prewar details that are rare in modern architecture: there's a proper entry way foyer with a beautiful chandelier and an oversized walk-in cedar closet.  There's tons of storage in the reconfigured closet including a doubled height hanging area for out of season clothing and coats plus custom shelving for additional storage for either pantry items or other household things.  The kitchen is an open galley style but packs a punch with its au courant chic black kitchen cabinets with jewelry-like restoration hardware brass handles, and new carrara counter tops.  Being on the top floor has its advantages and the living room is flooded with light from its eastern views over pratt's gardens and treetops.  The large open room includes a dining table/wfh table accented by beautiful parisian-style white globe and brass pendants.  Down the hallway from the living room is the stunning bathroom that also has a window facing east amd tons of light.  It has been redone with a classic and stylish combination of a black vanity outfitted with brass restoration hardware pulls and a carrara countertop.  The sink is a farmhouse-style rectangular shape that sits on the carrara counter and the faucet is a brass one hole faucet.  The brass theme continues with the double glass globe light over the vanity and a single globe ceiling light.  The medicine cabinet is a nickel crown molding style from restoration hardware.  The shower has a brass eight inch rain shower head plus a retro brass oval shower curtain rod.  Other brass accessories like robe hooks, a glass shelf finish the room beautifully.  The building is known for it's large bedroom floorplans and this one is as well.  It is oversized measuring over 17ft in length allowing for a king sized bed and possibly another seating area or a wfh desk area.  It has another enormous walk in closet.  Additionally, there's a private large storage locker attached to this unit in the basement.  Francine towers is a well maintained elevator co-op building that provides a part-time doorman, live-in super and porters, a laundry room and a bicycle room.  New roof replacement and facade work is currently in progress and the scaffolding is being removed soon.  Additional storage lockers are available in the basement and can be purchased or rented with a waitlist.  Pied-a-terres and guarantors are allowed and the downpayment must be a minimum of 20%.  Financials are in great shape and the monthly maintenance is $813.  Subleasing is allowed after the initial 2 years, with a minimum one year term and fees apply.  And pets are allowed! living in a historic district like washington avenue allows you to live amongst some of the most notable mansions in brooklyn.  This particular block is known for it's 19th century mansions and some of the most beautiful are located next to the building.  Transportation is close by and dekalb avenue is literally moments away with its restaurants, shopping and very importantly, the historic fort greene park where there's weekly green markets, playgrounds and other community events plus the popular off leash dog park times.  


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