New York Apartment - 4 Bedroom Rental in Brooklyn Heights (NY-15806)

What more could you want than a four-story townhouse with a luxurious private garden and terrace just one stop from Manhattan? Perhaps a chef's kitchen? a working fireplace? a bedroom perfect for a young child? a washing machine and dryer? With this four bedroom rental in Brooklyn Heights you can have all that and more!

This home has it all: charm, class and comfort...situated in a historic neighborhood and built in the 1800s, it retains certain old-world characteristics like decorative fireplaces in many of the rooms, high ceilings with crown moldings and wide planked rustic wood floors. Carefully chosen furnishings and decorations add elegance, giving each room personality. The boldly painted reception room (Living Room 1 in photos) has leather chairs and a plush sofa, which opens to a more casual library (Living Room 2) with a large desk and another sofa, perfect for reading.

Downstairs on the garden level, there is a play room (Living Room 3) with a large flat screen TV. The kitchen, with fully integrated deluxe (Viking, sub0 miele) appliances, opens to the terrace and lush backyard garden. This enclosed space has plenty of seating for eating or dining, as well as a BBQ. The laundry facilities are also found on this level.

The upper two floors house the sleeping quarters and two full bathrooms. With one queen size bed, two bunk beds and a twin bed, this home is perfect for families. The entire top floor serves as the master bedroom, bright and spacious thanks to its open layout with a private living room (Living Room 5) and double exposure both north and south. Please note that the master room (bedroom 1) doesn't have a door that separates it from living room 5.

The surrounding area is just as welcoming as the interior of this Brooklyn townhouse, and has been called home by such notables as Norman Mailer, Truman Capote and Jennifer Connelly. Just down the tree-lined street is the East River with the extensive Brooklyn Bridge Park, giving unforgettable views onto Manhattan and the iconic bridge. There is not one but four playgrounds here, as well as connecting to the Greenway, which is great for joggers and bikers.

For everyday shopping and dining needs, this area has some of the most talked about options in NYC. Check out Grimaldi's in neighboring Dumbo for what is seriously called by some as the best pizza in New York, or try Thai like you have never had it before at Pok Pok, just 1/2 a mile (900m) south. There is a grocery store 3 blocks (about 350m) from the apartment when eating in, or you can grab a gourmet sandwich from River Deli,just down the street for an unplanned meal.

Getting to Manhattan by subway may be just as easy as a taxi cab, since the nearest stops are less than 1/2 a mile east (650m), giving service to the N and R trains at Court Street or 2, 3 or 4, 5 lines at Borough Hall. You can be in lower Manhattan in just one stop and the variety of lines will give you flexibility to avoid transferring trains.

Enjoy the best of both worlds from this four bedroom townhouse rental in Brooklyn Heights, where you can have your cake and eat it too.