Yon bilding ra nan Brooklyn kote pase a pa t janm kouvri ak penti.

Avèk apeprè 7,050 pye kare anlè nivo tè sou yon teren 25 pye lajè nan kè Clinton Hill, 281 Greene Avenue se yon ansyen bilding faktori Bristol-Myers ki te transfòme pandan plizyè dizèn ane an yon rezidans inik—youn ki konsève estrikti orijinal la, echèl li ak bote brit lavi travay li te genyen. Sifas brik komen ki rete brit parèt anba andui k ap dekonpoze. Mi yo kenbe kouch patin koulè okr, saj ak omb; se tan ki te mete yo deyò, pa yon dekoratè. Tiyo ak travès beton travèse plafon yo san yo pa kache.

Nan kad endistriyèl sa a, gen plizyè dizèn ane koleksyon: fenèt an vit ak plon ki te sove, panno vit tache koulè anb, ankadreman pòt akajou fon, panno fenèt ki grave, ansanm ak fragman achitekti yo mete alamen nan mi yo pandan anpil ane. Planche beton vide ak mach eskalye an wòch ble pwolonje nan tout bilding lan. Efè a pi pre yon atelye atis pase yon kay—li gen atmosfè, li pa ka repwodui, epi li pa enterese ditou pou l sanble nouvo.

Plafon yo ekstraòdinè, epi yo vin pi bèl pandan w ap monte: 11 pye 4 pous nan premye etaj la, 10 pye 4 pous nan dezyèm nan, epi yon tout 12 pye 0 pous nan twazyèm nan. Nan sant lan, yon limyè plafon ouvè sou yon espas ki gen de etaj, li fè limyè natirèl desann soti nan do kay la pou rive nan gwo sal ki anba a—volim ki pi wo nan bilding lan chita toutbon anlè a, anba limyè a.

Rezidans lan okipe dezyèm ak twazyèm etaj yo: senk chanm, de biwo, de twalèt edmi, yon kwizin ak yon ba mouye, tout sou yon plan fleksib ki sanble ak yon loft. Gwo sal twazyèm etaj la mezire 20 pye pa 60 pye. Gen ase espas isit la pou viv, travay, kreye epi resevwa moun nan yon echèl kay Brooklyn tradisyonèl yo tou senpleman pa ka ofri.

Anba nivo tè a, yon sousòl ki kouvri tout anprint bilding lan, apeprè 2,370 pye kare, pwolonje sou tout longè bilding lan kòm yon atelye k ap fonksyone—mi fondasyon an wòch brit, poto beton an fòm dyondyon, yon planche dal beton vide, ak yon espas san kolòn entèmedyè pou ban travay, machin ak materyèl. Se yon sousòl Brooklyn ki ra, ki fèt pou fabrike bagay olye pou estoke yo.

Anlè a, yon jaden sou do kay la ki gen plant deja byen devlope ak yon tonèl ofri yon retrè prive an plen lè pou bilding lan.

Premye etaj la se yon estidyo yoga lwe—apeprè 2,100 pye kare ak pwòp antre pa li, yon twalèt aksesib dapre estanda ADA, ak espas depo—ki pote revni epi ajoute yon lòt dimansyon nan pwopriyete sa a ki deja inik. Estidyo a lwe jouk 31 mas 2029. Tout bilding lan ekipe ak sistèm awozwa otomatik, soti nan sousòl la rive sou do kay la.

Pi bon bagay nan Clinton Hill ak Fort Greene yo toupre: tren G la sou Classon Avenue a mwens pase 500 pye lwen, Fort Greene Park fasil pou rive, epi kote moun nan katye a renmen tankou Speedy Romeo ak Place des Fêtes yo jis kèk moman parapò ak pòt la.

281 Greene Avenue se yon opòtinite pou posede yon vrè moso Brooklyn endistriyèl—yon faktori nan orijin li, yon rezidans nan lespri li, epi ki rich an karaktè, echèl ak posiblite.

A rare Brooklyn building where the past was never painted over.

Spanning approximately 7,050 square feet above grade on a 25-foot lot in the heart of Clinton Hill, 281 Greene Avenue is a former Bristol-Myers factory building converted over decades into a singular residence - one that kept the bones, scale, and rough beauty of its working life. Raw common brick surfaces through crumbling plaster. Walls hold layered patinas of ochre, sage, and umber, worn back by time rather than applied by a decorator. Pipe runs and concrete beams cross the ceilings in plain view.

Against that industrial frame sits decades of collecting: salvaged leaded-glass casements, panels of amber stained glass, deep mahogany door casings, carved shutters, and architectural fragments set into the walls by hand over many years. Poured concrete floors and bluestone stair treads run throughout. The effect is closer to an artist's atelier than a house - atmospheric, unrepeatable, and entirely uninterested in looking new.

Ceilings are extraordinary and improve as you climb: 11'4" on the first floor, 10'4" on the second, and a full 12'0" on the third. At the center, a skylight opens through a two-story void, pouring daylight from the roof down into the great room below - the tallest volume in the building sitting at the very top, under the light.

The residence occupies the second and third floors: five bedrooms, two studies, two and a half baths, a kitchen and wet bar, across a flexible, loft-like layout. The grand room on the third floor is 20' X 60'. There is room here to live, work, make, and entertain at a scale conventional Brooklyn houses simply cannot offer.

Below grade, a full-footprint cellar of approximately 2,370 square feet runs the length of the building as a working shop - rough stone foundation walls, concrete mushroom columns, a poured slab floor, and clear span for benches, machines, and materials. It is the rare Brooklyn basement built for making things rather than storing them.

Above, a planted rooftop garden with mature plantings and a pergola offers the building's private open-air retreat.

The first floor is home to a leased yoga studio - approximately 2,100 square feet with its own entry, ADA-accessible bath, and storage - adding income and another dimension to an already singular property. The studio is leased through March 31, 2029. The building is fully sprinklered from cellar to roof.

The best of Clinton Hill and Fort Greene is close at hand: the G train at Classon Avenue is less than 500 feet away, Fort Greene Park is within easy reach, and neighborhood favorites like Speedy Romeo and Place des Fêtes are moments from the door.

281 Greene Avenue is a chance to own a genuine piece of industrial Brooklyn - factory in origin, residential in spirit, and rich with character, scale, and possibility.