279 Sterling Place # 4A

One-of-a-kind.....Don't miss this awesome Penthouse Loft offered for the First Time since l989.An Original artist loft located in an elegant 19th century building with an elevator..279 Sterling Place AKA The Historic P.S. 9 Annex in Prospect Heights is a magnificent building designed by James W. Naughton, built in 1895 and converted to 22 Cooperative Units in 1989. Unit 4A is a fabulous open and airy space with a total of over 3000 square feet. all sun-splashed by its huge north facing windows and 9 Skylights. This home features 2 Terraces, 2 Wood Burning Fireplaces, Panoramic Views, and vaulted-ceilings which soar to 14'. It has a flexible floor plan, with multiple sleeping and working areas, 1.5 baths, Laundry Room, and tons of Storage including 29 closets. One of the storage rooms even has an old sink that may remind you of your arts and crafts classes in grammar school. These owners have used it as a potting room for their plants.PLUS........IT COMES WITH DEEDED PARKING! Welcoming you into the loft is a huge circular Entry Gallery, with living spaces radiating out toward the West and working spaces toward the East. The Living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen face North with enormous windows and expansive views of Brooklyn and beyond. The bright kitchen faces North and leads out onto the private East facing Terrace with views of Brooklyn and Manhattan.Two large skylights illuminate the enormous (approx. 600 sq ft) Great Room, ideal for use as a gallery/studio/home theatre space to showcase your own art, your art collection or your "collectibles". You can lounge comfortably in the separate, intimate Living Room with a wood burning fireplace and adjacent Dining Area.Maybe you want a Live/Work space for your Music, Film, Sculpture, Painting, Performance, Photography or Dance Studio. Or maybe you want to create a magnificent home for entertaining in New York City. Whatever your dream is.....Imagine a home large enough to entertain 100 people or more....the opportunities are boundless.The huge primary loft-like BR is lit by a huge skylight and has an expansive walk-in closet......a fashionista's dream....as well as a large cedar closet. The primary bathroom is of luxurious proportions with a tub in the middle of the room under an enormous skylight, as well as a separate shower.....and a secret door leading to the West Terrace.Next to the Great Room is another large space which could easily be either a studio/home office or a 2nd loft-like bedroom since it has its its own skylight.A third smaller den/study with a skylight could also be used as a third sleeping area if needed.IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES. A once in a lifetime opportunity to make this space into your own "dreamscape".279 Sterling Place is a professionally managed 4 story Cooperative. Elevator building, Pet friendly, with a Super, a lovely common garden and parking lot adjacent to the building where you have your own parking spot.Prospect Heights sits at the border of Park Slope, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene/Clinton Hill and Crown Heights. Just one block from Grand Army Plaza, close to The Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and Prospect Park. Prospect Heights is one of the most desirable areas to live in Brooklyn which abounds with eclectic neighborhood shops, cafes, restaurants along Vanderbilt and Flatbush Avenues: Home to Ki Sushi, Olmstead, Faun, Sofreh, Ciao Gloria's, Gertrud's, Tom's and Little Miss Muffin. In addition,you are close to Barclays Center, Atlantic Terminal as well as BAM, The Center for Fiction, Greenlight Bookstore, and Mark Morris Dance Theatre.Vanderbilt Avenue which is the major through fare is closed to traffic weekends during the Summer months for Summer Streets. Enjoy outdoor cafes, art projects for every age or just relax, meet your neighbors or just window shop. Just 2 blocks to the Grand Army subway station or a few blocks to the Atlantic Ave stations with most subways and the LIRR.Don't let this one get away!