Clinton Hill Brownstone
Clinton Hill Brownstone is a 12 feet wide, four-story, single-family brownstone located in Brooklyn, NY. The recently purchased house was in poor condition, showing evidence of renovations from the 1970s, including laminate countertops and linoleum tile in the kitchen, a single-color green bathroom, and a stone veneer covering the landmarked brownstone façade.
The new renovation accommodates a modern open kitchen on the basement level, which opens to the rear garden through a newly installed steel and glass French door. A steel beam was added to the rear brick wall to create a widened opening for the French door. The garden also received a new brick patio and a stairway leading to the upper part of the garden.
On the parlor level, a new fireplace insert was installed behind the existing Victorian marble fireplace surround, along with a new flue extending to the roof. The ceiling plaster crown molding and decorative trim, which were detaching from the lath, were either removed where loose or carefully restored.
On the bedroom levels, new bathrooms were added where they had previously not existed, and a new master closet was carved out within the updated floor plan. The original floors were retained and repaired where needed, preserving the brownstone's historic charm while adapting it for modern living.