Polhemus Townhouses, 88-98 Amity Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 88-98 Amity Street by Carter Horsley

This very elegant, group of 8 townhouses at 88-98 Amity Street in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn was due for completion in 2018 by the Fortis Property Group of which Akiva Kobre is a partner.

It is adjacent to the 8-story Polhemus Residences building at 100 Amity Street that was erected in 1897 and designed by Marshall Emery and converted by the Fortis Property Group in 2017. 

W. Douglas Romines was the architect for the townhouses and Stephen Byrnes of BKSK Architects was the architect for the conversion of the landmark building at 100 Amity Street.

The residents of the townhouses will share the amenities of the landmark building that was part of the Long Island Hospital complex.

Bottom Line

This very attractive group of mid-block townhouses is across from a small park, close to the waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge Park and Atlantic Avenue and adjacent to the Polhemus Residences in the very elegant, 8-story building at the corner.

Description

The six middle townhouses are red-brick and four-stories tall.  The ones at the ends, known as the Garden Homes, are dark gray brick and five stories.

All of the townhouses have a “bijou” sidewalk garden with a Chevron-pattern front gate and oak entry door.

The houses have elevators and a two-story atrium space on their ground floor.

Amenities

All these townhouses have access to all of the amenities at the Polhemus Residences include a concierge, a landscaped roof deck, and a two-level amenity suite with a paneled billiards library with a fireplace, a yoga atelier, a media room, a package room, a laundry, a garage, and private storage.

Apartments

The four-bedroom, Garden Houses have a garden parlor floor with 1,020 square feet of interior space, an 80-square-foot front garden and a 480-square-foot outdoor garden with a 12-foot-wide, double-height. entry foyer that leads to a 21-foot-long art gallery across from a powder room and an elevator and leads to a 24-foot-wide dining area, a 14-foot-wide kitchen and the 14-foot-wide, double-height living room and stairs down to the 34-foot-long garden with outdoor kitchen.  The units have a piano nobile with a 24-foot-long family room.  The 14-foot-wide master suite has a 14-foot-wide office. The top floor has three bedrooms and a 14-foot-wide rear terrace.