1655 Flatbush Avenue #C-1405

Don't miss this rarely available one-bedroom, one-bathroom home featuring exceptional space and great updates in an amenity rich East Flatbush co-op. Beautifully updated and renovated throughout, this high floor home with sunny views is the perfect haven for relaxing and entertaining in the heart of Brooklyn. Hardwood floors, tall ceilings and lovely west-facing sunlight welcome you home, and the sprawling foyer and living room provide abundant space for seating, dining and home office areas. The stunning new chef's kitchen is sure to become a gathering spot with its handsome granite countertop and breakfast bar, chic glass mosaic tile backsplashes, sleek white cabinetry and stainless steel appliances, including a gas range, French door refrigerator, dishwasher and built-in microwave. Four extra large closets lead the way to the spacious king size bedroom, and the well appointed full bathroom boasts lovely tile and a large tub/shower. The Philip Howard Apartments is a postwar luxury building converted to cooperative use in 1984. On site, you'll find the 5,000 square foot Valentine Museum of Art (VMoA) featuring stunning works collected over three decades by Michael Valentine, a former Philip Howard resident. The full service elevator building also offers 24-hour doorman and security, live-in superintendent, two laundry rooms, a playground and garden, Olympic swimming pool and kids' pool, personal storage (currently waitlisted), underground parking garage (currently waitlisted) and a bike room (coming soon). Pieds-à-terre, co-purchases, gifting and subletting allowed. Sorry, no pets! This ultra convenient East Flatbush home is near Brooklyn College and the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, and adjacent to the fantastic shopping along Flatbush and Nostrand avenues, including the Triangle Junction shopping center's Target and HomeGoods. There are abundant city buses nearby, and the 2 and 5 trains two blocks away whisk passengers into Manhattan in under 30 minutes.