142 Bergen Street

Built in 1849, 142 Bergen Street is a lovingly maintained 20 ft wide Greek Revival townhouse in the heart of Boerum Hill’s historic district, just a block from Cobble Hill. This historic home flows beautifully, with a spacious triplex over a garden apartment, and is ready for use as a 1-family or 2-family. Air conditioning, thermal windows, Casablanca fans and other modern comforts have been integrated with the house’s original details, including five marble fireplace mantles, crown moldings, parquet and wide-plank pumpkin pine floors, and the original staircase. Coming home to 142 Bergen Street, you’ll enter through a verdant front garden and into an entry hall. Stairs lead up to the parlor floor, where you’ll find an elegant procession of spaces and ceilings that soar ten feet high. The front parlor features a stately black marble fireplace flanked by custom cabinetry and shelves, and large windows that suffuse the room with sunlight all day long. The middle parlor is graced with another large mantle and a wood-burning fireplace, and leads to a sunny eat-in kitchen, with windows facing south and west. A glass door opens to a landing and stairs to the backyard. The parlor floor also includes an office or den illuminated by a large window, and a powder room tucked into the hall. As you proceed upstairs, light pours down from windows on each landing, giving the house a bright, open feel. The top two floors comprise four large bedrooms, two large windowed bathrooms, and plenty of closet space. The third floor hall opens to a large canopied deck that stretches the full 20-foot width of the house, and provides views over the yards and rooftops of the neighboring townhouses. The garden level is configured with a lovely one-bedroom apartment which functions seamlessly as part of the primary residence, and alternatively as a high-income rental, guest suite, or office space. The living room features the original cooking hearth with a 19th century cast iron stove, and the bedroom features an elegant marble fireplace and windows facing the leafy front garden. The kitchen steps out to a bucolic sun-dappled backyard. Crafted with elevated flowerbeds, a Zen-like tapestry of Japanese maples and other flora, an espaliered purple smoke tree, blue Vietnamese pots and a collage of bluestone, brick, and blond gravel underfoot, this wonderfully private refuge is a peaceful oasis from the bustle of Brooklyn, and a perfect place to relax, entertain, barbecue and enjoy everyday life. 142 Bergen Street sits on a tree-lined block at the center of the Brownstone neighborhoods that have made Brooklyn famous. The renowned restaurants, boutiques, parks, and other amenities of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Fort Greene and Park Slope are all close by. Several subway lines are just a few blocks away for a quick commute to Manhattan and anywhere in the city. Come see this quintessential Boerum Hill townhouse and make it the backdrop for your next chapter in Brooklyn.