601 79th Street #D-4 Brooklyn, NY 11209

This Bay Ridge beauty ticks off every item on your wishlist: marvelous space, multi-directional light, ample storage (five deep closets!) and pristine pre-war details: gorgeous arches, hardwood floors with inlaid patterning, original doors and crystal doorknobs and a layout ideal for living, working, entertaining and enjoying.

This is the pre-war ideal amplified: a separate eat-in kitchen (with a fabulously fun chalkboard wall) benefits from a second window, bringing in light from two directions. You'll never lack for counter space or cabinet space, and a full-size dishwasher makes cleaning up dinner parties a snap. The bathroom is old-school without being old: a new pedestal sink and vanity match to the cast-iron tub all classic designs, all enduring, with a window for ventilation (don't we love a windowed bathroom?) and a linen closet just outside the door. The bedroom is more than king-sized: you can have the biggest bed on the market and still have room for a seating area, bureaus and credenzas, a home office or home gym.

The living room and entry foyer (sized to be a dining room, library, or home office) barely need description: you can see how intuitive the flow is and how ample the space. What you may not be able to see from the photos is that the windows in the living room and bedroom both give onto the quiet alley between buildings no street noise and on the fourth floor, you're the first to clear the neighboring buildings, giving you peaceful views of treetops and open skies.The feeling of serenity can't be beat; but it can be matched by the ease of a pet-friendly elevator/laundry building and the convenience of living just off the entrance to 278, with easy access to Dan Ross Playground and McKinley Park.

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