This 25-foot-wide townhouse at 144 Columbia Heights comes in at over 8,000 interior square feet, so there’s more than enough room for the usual city townhouse living. Asking $15,750,000, the home is currently divided into an owner’s triplex and four apartments for plenty of income opportunity–or a chance to create a Brooklyn Heights mansion with commanding views of the East River, the Manhattan skyline, and the Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn Heights Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park are just steps away (and there’s a private garden if you’d rather stay home).
Built in 1856, the historic townhouse has been owned by the same family since 1962. Although the architect-designed owner’s triplex is move-in ready, the home offers plenty of options for a 21st-century architect to re-imagine it for a new generation. The current configuration includes a pair of two-bedroom flats and two junior one-bedrooms in addition to the lower triplex, which includes a finished cellar.
The suitably grand parlor floor is framed by ceilings of nearly 13 feet and tall windows with their original shutters intact. An elegant living room showcases harbor, Manhattan skyline, and garden views, with access to a charming New Orleans-style terrace at the back. Also on this floor, a primary bedroom is served by a full bath.
Downstairs on the garden level, you’ll find a cozy kitchen and dining room. Also here are two more bedrooms, an office, a laundry room, and a full bath.
A Dutch door opens onto a shaded brick patio topped by wooden beams. Just beyond, a private garden is a dreamy outdoor refuge with plenty of space for entertaining and gardening.
On the home’s lowest level, stone arches and terra cotta tile flooring frame a large rec room. This finished cellar offers access to the back garden as well as multiple storage areas.
On the home’s upper floors are four floor-through apartments that enjoy the same harbor and skyline views. All have been renovated with laundry, skylights, and updated kitchens and baths.
[Listing details: 144 Columbia Heights at CityRealty]
[At Brown Harris Stevens by Linda VanderWoude]
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