N'azụ ọnụ ụlọ mgbọrọgwụ ísì, ụlọ villa stucco nke omenala Mediterranean a nọ na ebe ndị na-anọchite anya ya nke ji osisi dị na ya, ụdị nke na-eme ka ndị na-azụ ahịa Brooklyn kwụsịghị oge ha na-ekiri, nkeji iri site na àkwà, na-enweghị ọnụahịa Brooklyn a na-etinye na ya.

N'ime, ọnụ ụzọ etiti na-eme ka o siiri ike, nwere ala osisi mbụ na ogwe aka, na-emepụta mmetụta nke ezi ohere kama ịbụ nke a haziri ka ọ dị otú a. Ụlọ nri bụ ụlọ nwere ogige ejiri ya mee. Ụlọ obibi bụ ihe njedebe: ọkụ ọkụ gas, windows na-anọchite anya ihe owuwu, na ohere zuru ezu maka piano ukwu na oghere oche zuru ezu n'enweghị mmetụta nke itinye ọnụ — tinyere ụlọ anyanwụ na-ejikọta ya maka ụdị nwụrụ anwu nke otu ihe ahụ.

Ụlọ kichin bụ nke a na-ewu iji biri — atụmatụ ịrị elu na-enweghị atụ nwere Wolf, pantry, na ụlọ ịkụ mmiri a na-edozi n'elu. Ụlọ ntụpọ na ebe mmanya n'azụ kichin na-emecha floor mbụ.

N'elu, ụlọ anọ nwere ụlọ obibi anọ gụnyere suite bụ isi nwere terrace ikuku ya — ọdịdị mmiri na-ahụ n'etiti osisi, na ụdị udo nke siri ike ịchọta nso na obodo. Ụlọ obibi abụọ ndị ọzọ na-ekekọrịta ụlọ ịsa ahụ Jack-and-Jill, na ụlọ obibi nke anọ dịpụrụ adịpụ na-enye ohere maka ndị ọbịa, ụlọ ọrụ, ma ọ bụ ezinụlọ.

Basement zuru ezu na-enye ntụzịaka nke ọma: suite a na-emegharị maka ndị in-law, tinyere ọrụ dị iche na mpaghara nchekwa na-enweta onwe ya site na elu — nke zuru oke maka ezinụlọ ahụ dị ogologo, ego mgbazinye, ma ọ bụ nke a chọrọ ka enwekwu ohere.

N'èzí, ọdụ azụ bụ nnukwu ebe corner-lot — tozuru oke iji tinye ọdọ ma ka nwee ohere, n'agbanyeghị ụdị "oche ọzọ" gị si dị.

Na mgbe ahụ, e nwere ọdọ mmiri. Ụlọ a nwere ikike nke Cameron Lake — naanị ọdọ mmiri nke onye nwere onwe ya nke nwere mmiri ozuzo, nke a na-atụ nke Cameron Club kemgbe afọ 1930. Ndị otu na-enweta ọmarịcha ájá ọcha na ọdụ mmiri, niile bụ ihe dị nso na ọnụ ụzọ gị nke gị.

Maka ndị zụrụ ahịa Brooklyn nke ejirila hụ ihe ha n'anya, na ndị zụrụ ahịa Staten Island bụ ndị na-eche maka nke ziri ezi ka ha bịara — bụ́ nke a bụ ụlọ ahụ.

Behind an arched wrought-iron door, this Mediterranean-style stucco villa sits on a corner lot shaded by mature trees — the kind of curb appeal that stops Brooklyn buyers mid-scroll, ten minutes from the bridge and without the Brooklyn price tag attached.

Inside, a center hall entry sets an elegant tone, with original wood floors and crown moldings carrying through rooms that feel genuinely spacious rather than staged to look that way. The formal dining room is finished with custom built-ins. The living room is the showstopper: a gas fireplace, windows framing pond views, and enough room for a grand piano and a full seating area without ever feeling crowded — plus an adjoining sunroom for the quieter version of the same view.

The kitchen is built to actually live in — a tremendous eat-in layout with a Wolf range, a pantry, and laundry tucked conveniently inside. A powder room and a deck off the kitchen for grilling round out the first floor.

Upstairs, four bedrooms include a primary suite with its own private roof patio — tree-lined water views, and the kind of quiet that's hard to find this close to the city. Two additional bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bath, with a separate fourth bedroom offering flexibility for guests, a home office, or family.

The full basement adds real versatility: a self-contained in-law suite, plus a separate workspace and storage area with its own access from upstairs — ideal for extended family, rental income, or simply more room to spread out.

Outside, the backyard is corner-lot big — enough to add a pool and still have room to spare, whatever your version of "more space" looks like.

And then there's the lake. This home carries rights to Cameron Lake — the only privately owned, spring-fed swimmable lake in New York City's five boroughs, run by the Cameron Club since the 1930s. Members enjoy a private white sand beach and swimming dock, all a short walk from your own front door.

For Brooklyn buyers priced out of what they actually want, and Staten Island buyers who've been waiting for the right one to come along — this is that house.