Chef's kitchen
Those of us tired of clean, white-box interiors and crave a new development with the charm and character of the yesteryear, Brooklyn’s 5th & Green may be the townhouse enclave for you. The modest in scale but big on design development is located at 816 and 817 Fifth Avenue in Greenwood Heights. Four beautifully-crafted homes are cobbled together for which the development team touts as “a marriage of art, architecture and creative contemporary design.”
Reminding us of Villa Charlotte Bronte in the Bronx, the adaptive-reuse project doubles the height of two 2-family buildings that are separated by a private entryway. The buildings overlook the beautiful grounds of Greenwood Cemetery, which was city’s breathing space before there was Central Park. The project is close to Industry City and the neighborhood's popular restaurants and bars. It is also conveniently located one block from the D, N & R lines, making trips to Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan a breeze.
Indoor/outdoog loggia next to living room and den. Listing photos via Corcoran
Bedroom
5th & Green’s imaginative design can be credited to Brooklyn-based FABR Studio + Workshop. The team says the homes are “a true adaptive-reuse development” whose visionary design highlights the past while innovating with unique modernism. Original details of the 1920s-era buildings are prominently incorporated throughout. The eclectic aesthetic is quoted as “rustic urban-chic,” utilizing a diverse palette of materials such as exposed ceiling rafters, textured brick, and warm woods to give the homes a rich character lacking in most new developments today.
"It's kinda like living in the world’s coolest treehouse"
- Hovey Design, Brooklyn
Townhouse plans of 816 Fifth Avenue (Corcoran)
The first townhouse is now online for $2.5 million. The 3-bed/2.5-bath sanctuary sprawls across four floors and 2,420 square feet of living space. There is a den, large open cellar, as well as a private parking space. The team says the home’s connection to the surrounding greenery was paramount and there are two private terraces and a patio incorporated into the layout. Other features include a central Mitsubishi City Multi AC system, radiant heated concrete floors, and a chef’s kitchen with an "urban farmhouse" aesthetic of bluestone and walnut countertops.
Exterior and one of the terraces
Greenwood Cemetery
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Ondel Hylton
Ondel is a lifelong New Yorker and comprehensive assessor of the city's dynamic urban landscape.
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