Brooklyn, NY 11231

Grand 23-foot wide Federal Townhouse in Cobble Hill

Architect: Stephen Wanta

Two-Unit

25 x 100 Lot

Zoned for PS29

Currently configured as a two-unit home, the spacious layout affords the owner a triplex with four bedrooms and two and one-half bathrooms above a charming garden-level apartment featuring one bedroom and one bathroom. While preserving and restoring original 19th century details such as working fireplaces, plaster crown moldings, tin ceilings, and pumpkin pine wide-plank wood flooring, the home was recently redesigned to include modern amenities by architect, Stephen Wanta. The renovation replaced all windows and roofing and incorporated radiant heat, central air, handmade Moroccan tiling and reclaimed French sandstone tiling in the kitchen, soaking tubs, and floor-to-ceiling windows on the master floor. Custom made wrought iron window boxes contribute an elegant and safe feature.

From entering the triplex through the mahogany doorway, the large front parlor has a wood-burning fireplace, with original pocket doors separating the dining room with built-in book shelves and a banquet. Two openings on the south wall of the dining room let light in through the floor-to-ceiling glass wall in the sitting room, which is adjacent to the renovated kitchen. The kitchen, sitting room and dining room all have gas fireplaces. There is also a half bath and ample storage on the entry floor of the triplex. Upstairs you will find three well-proportioned bedrooms and a gorgeous, light-filled bathroom with shower, deep-soaking tub and custom cabinetry. The full size washer and dryer are also housed in this full bath. The top floor of the house is the master suite with floor to ceiling glass doors leading to a private roof terrace, large his and hers, his and his, or hers and hers closets, a full bath with another shower & stand-alone tub and two sinks. There is also a gas stove in the master as well as a window facing east as the house is semidetached with a horses walk on the east side.

The garden-level apartment features a renovated kitchen with dishwasher, French doors leading into the living room and three decorative mantles. There is an in-unit washer and dryer and ample storage. The rear garden, with its southern exposure and collection of mature roses and perennials, has been featured on different tours. It also has a small playhouse.



16 Butler is ideally located between Smith & Court Street, where you have cobble hill movie theater around the corner, Union Market, Prana Yoga and numerous restaurants and shops within half a block. PS29 is 3 blocks away and Brooklyn Heights Montessori is only 4 blocks away. The closest subway is the Bergen F & G at Warren Street.