This $3M Ditmas Park Victorian surprises with bold and delightful interiors
Photos courtesy of Joel Pitra of DD Reps and Douglas Elliman
From the outside, the dove-gray Victorian house at 231 Argyle Road in Ditmas Park has all the historic charm for which the Brooklyn neighborhood is known. A wraparound porch shaded by a roof and vines, a verdant front yard with trees and flowering bushes, and a driveway and garage make it an enviable urban refuge even from the curb. Inside, the single-family home, asking $3,000,000, continues to impress, but with a clever and colorful modern design that elegantly complements the historic architecture.
Past the gracious porch, the first floor offers a sunny, rounded living room anchored by a unique concrete-topped wood-burning fireplace. A pair of French doors lead to an intimate patio.
A beautifully designed contemporary farmhouse kitchen is light-filled and airy, framed by exposed beams, pale green-gray cabinetry, and quartz countertops. Modern conveniences include a four-burner Wolf range and radiant floor heating. A large dining room opens onto an ipe deck shaded by an old-growth fig tree.
A cozy den/library is surrounded by floral wallpaper and custom shelves. A charming powder room completes this floor.
On the second floor are four large bedrooms and two full baths. Seven closets make storage easy. Up the skylit open stairway on the top floor, you’ll find a gracious suite with its own dressing room. An additional bedroom has two walk-in closets. Also on this floor are a smaller bedroom and a charming renovated bath with radiant heat flooring.
The home’s verdant rear yard and side gardens bloom with forsythia, peony, honeysuckle, echinacea, Bronx seedless grape, hydrangea, and climbing white rose, with plenty of lawn space for dining and lounging. The cellar offers a rec room, laundry facilities, and storage; the private garage provides plenty of storage, in addition to parking.
[Listing details: 231 Argyle Road by Eric Volpe and Andrea Kelly of Douglas Elliman]
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