Our tenant is buying a house! That means our upstairs apartment is available. Who wants to live with the coolest landlords evah? Available mid June or July 1st. $3200.
The Neighborhood
The home is located in the south west end of Bed Stuy. This means the A train express stop at Nostrand Avenue is only a block away! Foodtown at Restoration Plaza is a decent supermarket and there are a few smaller groceries around as well. There are 3 wine shops within walking distance and some great restaurants, cafes and vintage shops, although we won’t lie….the neighborhood can use some more restaurants. The YMCA on Bedford is pretty awesome and we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Planet Fitness to open up right around the corner on Fulton Street.
Bed Stuy consists of treelined brownstone streets and super friendly people. Meaning, you should get to know your neighbors if you want to make the most of it here.
The Apartment
The upper duplex was renovated in 2006 and will be updated again in early June. The apartment is currently full of boxes as the tenant is moving at the end of the month, so these photos may differ a bit from what it looks like at the moment as they were shot awhile ago.
The main entrance is on the parlor level and your private entrance is upstairs. The third floor has high ceilings, 2 marble mantels, original shutters and of course, hardwood floors.
The galley kitchen features a hand painted antique tile backsplash on one side and tin on the other. Stainless refrigerator and dishwasher, plus over the stove microwave. Floors are tumbled marble.
To one side of the kitchen is a large L shaped living room. You have the option to use the separate room on the opposite side of the kitchen as a formal dining room or a third bedroom. There is a full bath with clawfoot tub located in this room.
There are two bedrooms and a full bath upstairs with a walk in shower and washer/dryer. This level has 3 skylights, but the ceilings are lower.
The apartment has zoned heating, which means you control it, we pay for it.
The House
We bought the 4 story brownstone in 2005. We fell in love with it because it retained so much detail but we knew we had a lot of work ahead of us to restore it back to it’s former glory. We had done some extreme DIY renovations in our day, but this was by far the biggest project we ever took on! It took us 9 months just to finish the duplex. This involved running new plumbing, heating and electric as well as restoring the walls, flooring and woodwork.
We live in the lower duplex with our menagerie. They wake us up at 5am and we’re falling asleep by 9pm. Pets are welcome, but smokers are not. Sorry.
$3200 per month plus stove gas and electric.
**Disclosure: Owner is a licensed real estate agent. This is a no fee apartment.