Nan sant istwa Prospect Heights, 177 Prospect Place chita, yon sèl ak poétique brownstone Italyen sou yon teren ra ki fèt ak 162 pye, ak yon jaden ki enspire pa Noguchi.

Sitiye ak anpil atansyon ak reimajine anba jere katriyèm pwopriyetè li depi kay la te bati an 1871, kay sa a se à yon od ki fè referans a Brooklyn tan lontan ak yon ode élégante pou entegre pase ak prezan. Anvan sa, li te transfòme an yon kay ki gen twa fanmi - detay istorik li yo te kache anba yon konsepsyon tipikman lou ak linoleum ki soti nan ane 1960 - kay la te renmen tounen nan lavi sou ven-sis ane enspirasyon ak envestisman.

Teren parquet orijinal, chemine ak mantè fè soti nan makèy, moldings kwòn ak medalyon, vè grave, balistrad nwa, ak glas pye yo kounye a klere ak swen exquisite. Fondasyon Italyen yo te reabilite yo ak personnalisation istorik ki presi: 18 fenèt fèt sou pwodwi ki fèt ak mwatye, ki gen ladan fis de-nivo sou nivo sal la; wòch foyer ki fèt ak dènye plak marb ki rete soti nan lobbi Batiman Empire State. Chandelye yo ki rewire pandye soti nan plafon ki plis pase 12 pye sou etaj sal la, bay kay la yon kalite limyè ak espas ki sispann ra menm pami lòt townhouse ki gen 20 pye yo.

Modènizasyon esansyèl yo fèt an amoni ak palèt istorik kay la; materyèl natirèl rich klere nan senplisite ki pa janm fin viv. Pòt nwa ki fè nan pòch atravè etaj chanm yo kenbe yon sans ouvèti pandan y ap fèmen espas kalm. Sal de ben ak chanm lave (ak lave ak sèch Miele ki gen vantilasyon) fini an Mosa karay ak nwa, ak antour Corian, lavabo Duravit, ak tiyo ak aparèy ki soti nan Barber Wilsons UK. Santè lè santral twa-zòn nan entegre san pwoblèm dèyè grate ki fèt ak fè ki te jete.

Kizin ki te konplètman renove a, se yon espas komèsyal ki fèt pou endirans — ak kabinèt ak frijidè ki fèt sou pwodwi pa Marlo Manufacturing, ak yon ranje Jade “Supreme” Heavy Duty ki gen vantilasyon — se fèt tou pou chalè, ak yon chemine Rumford ki boule bwa, fèt ak bluestone ki sòti nan Alcove, NY (menm wòch la ki te chwazi pou yon basen Japonè fon ki te nan ben neighboring la). Yon miray vè plen kreye yon imersyon nan limyè chanjan jaden an, pote deyò anndan an, tout jounen ak tout ane a.

Jaden ki fèt pa Foras Studio a li menm etann plis pase 100 pye, li bay espas distenk pou manje ak reve, fè egzèsis, ak jwe. Yon mèvèy regenerasyon, pa gen okenn matyè itil ki kite sit la nan reimajine jaden an: wòch rèd ki soti nan yon chemine gaz '60 nan jwenn nouvo lavi kòm yon ban ki frape ak teren 162 pye a; yon pye bwa Eastern White Pine ki pi gwo ki te siviv yon foudroyan nan ane 1970 yo, kounye a abrite twa pye sykomò, pi piti yo plante soti nan tèt ki te jwenn sou pwopriyete a. Eleman ki te sove soti nan yon pres bòden ansyen ki te estoke nan cellar pou deseni yo te repurpose nan aksan ak ekipman pou fòmasyon atistik ak jwe. Jaden an ekipe ak yon sistèm irigasyon sou tè ki otomatik ki te enstale pa LifeSource Irrigation. Limyè kwiv disrè atravè jaden an konplemante lapè zòn deyò a tout swa.

Entèn nan kay la te okipe ak menm swen atansyon ak estetik ekstèn li yo, ki kòmanse ak yon rekonstriksyon konplè nan ralye istorik ki fèt ak fè ak restorasyon nan fasad brownstone lan. Santè lè santral twa-zòn lan te fini an 2009, nan menm moman an kay la te transfòme an yon sèl-fanmi C of O. Twati a te ranplase an 2014, ak an 2020, kantite maksimòm panno solè ki pèmèt pou Distri Landmark yo te enstale pa Brooklyn SolarWorks. Nan moman sa a, mezi yo te konbine, ak nouvo conduit vantilasyon ki konfòm ak kòd yo te enstale soti nan chanm pou boule. Boulè a tèt li te ranplase an 2021, ak kanal prensipal la ki konekte ak liy toutag vil la te ranplase konplètman an 2016. Kay la tou benefisye de yon co

At the epicenter of the Prospect Heights historic district sits 177 Prospect Place, a singular and poetic Italianate brownstone on a rare 162’ lot, with a Noguchi-inspired garden.

Exquisitely restored and reimagined under the stewardship of its fourth owner since the home was built in 1871, this distinctive single-family is both a paean to bygone Brooklyn and an elegant ode to the integration of past and present. Previously converted to a three-family – its historic details buried under a characteristically linoleum-heavy 1960s design – the home has been brought back to life over twenty-six years of inspiration and investment.

Original parquet floors, decorative marble fireplaces and mantelpieces, crown moldings and medallions, etched glass, walnut banisters, and pier mirrors now shine with exquisite care. The restored Italianate foundations are complemented by historically accurate customizations: 18 custom-built windows with mahogany frames, including double-height casements on the parlor level; foyer stone cut from the last slab of marble remaining from the lobby of the Empire State Building. Rewired chandeliers hang from over 12’ ceilings on the parlor floor, giving the home a quality of suspended light and space rare even amongst its fellow 20’ townhouses.

Essential modernizations have been made in harmony with the home’s historic palette; rich natural materials shine through in ageless simplicity. Walnut pocket doors across the bedroom floor maintain a sense of openness while enclosing serene spaces. The bathrooms and laundry room (with vented Miele washer and dryer) are finished in Mosa tile and walnut, with Corian surround, Duravit sinks, and faucets and fixtures from Barber Wilsons UK. Three-zone central air integrates seamlessly behind cast-iron grilles.

The gut-renovated kitchen, a commercial-grade space designed for indestructibility — with custom cabinetry and refrigeration by Marlo Manufacturing, and a vented Jade “Supreme” Heavy Duty Range — is also designed for warmth, with a wood-burning Rumford fireplace, fashioned from bluestone quarried in Alcove, NY (the same stone chosen for a deep Japanese soaking tub in the adjoining bath). A full glass curtain wall creates an immersion in the changing light of the garden, bringing the outdoors in, daylong and year-round.

The Foras Studio-designed sculptural garden itself stretches over 100’, providing distinct areas for dining and dreaming, exercising, and entertaining. A marvel of regeneration, no usable materials left the site in the garden’s reimagination: rough stone from a ‘60s gas fireplace found new life as a striking bench that anchors the 162’ lot; an old-growth Eastern White Pine, which survived a lightning strike in the 1970s, now shelters three maples, the younger planted from seedlings found on the property. Components salvaged from an antique printing press stored in the cellar for decades were repurposed into accents and equipment for artful fitness and play. The garden is equipped with a fully automatic inground irrigation system installed by LifeSource Irrigation. Discreet bronze light fixtures throughout the garden complement the peacefulness of the outdoor space all evening.

The home’s internals have been attended to with the same meticulous care as its external aesthetics, starting with a complete reconstruction of the historic cast iron stoop rail and restoration of the brownstone facade. Three-zone central air was completed in 2009, at the same time that the home was converted to a single-family C of O. The roof was replaced in 2014, and in 2020, the maximum allowable number of solar panels for the Landmark District were installed by Brooklyn SolarWorks. At that time, meters were consolidated, and new code-compliant ventilation conduit was installed from the boiler room. The boiler itself was replaced in 2021, and the main sewer piping connecting to the external city sewer line was fully replaced in 2016. The home also benefits from a co