House of the Day: An Impeccable Brooklyn Heights Brownstone With Wine Cellar

It’s hard to find a whole lot of fault with this five-story brownstone, at 44 Grace Court in Brooklyn Heights. It’s palatial, it’s gorgeous, it’s on a block as nice as any in Heights, and it looks to be in fantastic condition.

One word this house brings to mind is “abundance.” Space? There’s around 5,500 square feet. Bedrooms? There are eight, half of them king-sized. Marble fireplaces? There are eight of those as well. Ceilings, high; windows, tall. A lovely landscaped garden and a deck on the fourth floor.

There’s detail all over the place — original moldings, beauteous parquet floors, walnut and mahogany woodwork, the works. There’s a sleek, modern kitchen on the garden level that looks great, and backs up the claim in the listing that the house “has successfully blended its significant history and architectural details with modern living.”

Washer and dryer? There are two sets, one on the fourth floor, one in the basement laundry room. Wine cellar? Check. Wine fridge? There are four, residing in a butler’s pantry.

That’s four wine fridges. It raises the question of exactly who needs four wine fridges, but it’s a subset of home buyer you’re more likely to find within the subset of home buyers who can afford a nearly $9,000,000 house.

The asking price is $8,750,000, to be exact, making this one of the most expensive Brooklyn townhouses on the market. Think they’ll get it?

The home was listed in early June by Corcoran agents Yolanda Johnson Vogelzang and Vanessa Van Der Linde-Brown.

What do you think of the place?

44 Grace Court [Corcoran] GMAP
Photos via Corcoran