581 MACON Street

In 1890 developer F. C. Swimm hired the prolific architecture firm of Amzi Hill and Son to design this beautiful Queen Anne 3,000 plus square foot brownstone. The house has been owned by many notable people throughout the years including the Timothy Thomas Fortune family who were influential editors in one of the nation's leading newspaper "The New York Age." Today the handsome three family house contains three stories plus a garden basement and lower cellar on an 1800 square foot lot. The roof, electric, and other mechanicals have been recently updated. The dwelling offers many coveted period details that this style of home is known for such as wood flooring, crown moldings, waist-high wainscoting, decorative plaster walls and high ceilings. This house contains four carved- original wood mantels. Each floor contains large windows that bring in abundant natural light. The front view overlooks a beautiful south facing tree lined street and the very quaint rear view looks out onto the backyard garden that has been transformed into a private Eden. The owner's unit spans three levels including a finished cellar/playroom. This unique apartment has three bedrooms, two and a half high-quality baths. A large south-facing oriel window with original stain glass brings much light into the parlor/dining area that reaches into the fantastic modern kitchen. Another plus is that this unit leads into the handsomely landscaped rear yard. The sun filled top two floor apartments each have an open great room with an alcove that greets you when you enter. Both apartments have new, living/ dining areas and kitchens finished with chic materials and stainless steel appliances. Each unit has a spacious bedroom and plenty of closet space with plenty of storage. This layout allows for easy modern living inside and out and would be perfect for anyone who enjoys brownstone living. This home is located in the proposed Stuyvesant East Historic District which is an area containing a large collection of stunning 19th-century townhomes, French Style flats, and Victorian civic buildings. The surrounding blocks are row after row of two and three-story plus basement exquisitely designed townhouses set upon a broad tree lined streets and avenues. Developed between 1861 and 1910, this section of Bedford Stuyvesant is an almost exclusively residential neighborhood with small businesses, shops, and fine restaurants such as Chez Oskar, Casablanca, L'Antagoniste, Peaches, and Sarahgina restaurant bakery and bar which all service the community. This home is conveniently located to multiple bus lines and A/C express stop. Community playgrounds; parks are all very conveniently located.