228 11th Street

Introducing 228 11th Street: an exceptionally maintained and perfectly preserved four story, two family townhouse on lovely tree lined 11th Street! Currently used as a single family, the home has retained an excellent double duplex layout, and would also make an splendid upper triplex with garden rental depending on your needs. The current layout offers a spacious lower owners duplex featuring two large bedrooms, a newly renovated bathroom and small extension on the garden level, and living, dining and kitchen on the elegant parlor floor above. Outstanding original details including five marble mantels with summer fronts and slate hearths, original window and door casings and pine plank floors are found throughout the home, but are exceptionally elevated on the parlor level which also features beautiful plaster ceilings (with superb ornamental moldings) and pocket doors. The fully landscaped garden, offers a truly tranquil oasis, and additional outdoor space could be created on the parlor level off the kitchen by decking over the garden level extension. This unit also includes access to the basement which houses the washer dryer and provides excellent storage.The high income earning upper duplex is equally as lovely, just one flight up from the main parlor entry foyer. The first floor of this unit features a spacious full width living room with picture molding and marble mantle, a formal dining room also with marble mantle, and separate kitchen. On the top floor are three bedrooms two of substantial size and an oversized bathroom that could be jack and jilled with the master bedroom to create a pseudo en suite. Closet space is exceptional in both units, and a W/D could be easily added to the top floor with ease. The home has received numerous updates throughout the years including a new silver coat on the roof this year, the installation of four new dedicated electrical lines on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors in 2016, replacement of facade with new fiber cement siding, a new cornice and gorgeous mahogany double doors at the main parlor entry in 2012, full landscaping of the backyard in 2010, new stoop and walkway and 1st floor bathroom remodel in 2009, and new poplar stairs on the top two floors in 2003. The well-maintained block is located at the crossroads of Park Slope and Gowanus and now boasts Starbucks and Oliviers Bistro at one end and Gowanus Wines and Center Stage Dance Studio at the other. Within a two block radius one will find local favorites such as Table 87, which projects movies outside on summer nights, Barrel & Fare, Bar Tano, Caf Regular, Skylark, and Commonwealth. Both Ennis Playground, which has been approved for a $2 million dollar renovation starting this Spring and the access to the F, G & R at the newly renovated 4th and 9th street station are just one block away! Whole Foods, Steve's 9th Street Market, the Prospect Park Y, NYSC, CVS, Neergard's Pharmacy and JJ Byrne Playground at the Old Stone House are all within half a mile, making life on 11th Street a breeze!