$2,520,000

This Arts and Crafts style home has been lovingly restored with a decidedly modern kitchen extension flowing into a Zen garden. Spanning 5,000 square feet across multiple levels, on one of the most desirable blocks in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, it features 5 spacious bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, and abundant closets. House opens up to a formal living room centered around a wood-burning fireplace. Tall ceilings and walls with original plasterwork, are ringed by mahogany wainscoting. Oak flooring throughout the home lead to a grand mahogany multi leveled staircase, with landings framing stain glass windows. Living room leads to sunroom, surrounded on three sides with windows flooding the space with natural light. The formal dining room still contains the original leaded glass windows and mahogany built-in china closet. Dining room flows into a large modern kitchen. Kitchen addition and exterior spaces were designed by architects to engage with nature and the earth. Alignments to the cardinal axis North-South, angles relating to the moon, and a garden addressing each season. Each of the four basic elements: earth, water, air, and fire are revealed in the architecture and landscape. Kitchen and landscaping were custom designed with precise features: -Walls of floor to ceiling glass opening directly onto outdoor deck -Tranquil garden surrounded by bamboo for privacy -Detailed ipe wood delineating North-South axis -Ipe built in seating and marble toped exterior table -Gas outdoor grill -Reflecting pool -Vegetable garden Kitchen features: -Poggenpohl German cabinetry -Bookmatched Italian Statuario marble backsplash and countertops -2 full-sized porcelain sinks, with garbage disposal -Subzero built in refrigerator -Subzero wine cooler -Wolf 6 burner gas stove and oven -Miele exterior vented exhaust with color changing led lighting -Miele dishwasher -Radiant heated flooring Second level houses 3 large bedrooms, 2 of which open on to expansive multi-leveled ipe wooden roof deck. Master bedroom has adjacent dressing area and large cedar lined walk-in closet. Fully renovated bathroom featuring floor to ceiling one piece porcelain tiles and Duravit fixtures and cabinets. Deep linen closet in hallway. Third level has an additional 2 large bedrooms with extensive closet space, and a full bathroom. Renovated basement has ample natural light from multiple windows. -Tall ceilings and open floor plan -Radiant heated flooring -Full bathroom with rain shower -Separate laundry room -Storage room -Summer kitchen, and pantry wall Stairs lead directly to private garage area.