Ụlọ a na-adịghị ahụkarị dị na Brooklyn, ebe e nweghị mgbe e ji agba kpuchie ihe ndị gara aga.

N’ịgbasa ihe dị ka square feet 7,050 n’elu ala, n’otu ibé ala dị mita 7.62 n’obosara n’obi Clinton Hill, 281 Greene Avenue bụbu ụlọ ọrụ mmepụta Bristol-Myers, nke e jiri ọtụtụ iri afọ gbanwee ghọọ ebe obibi pụrụ iche—nke chebere ntọala ya, oke ya, na ịma mma siri ike nke ndụ ọrụ ya. A na-ahụ ihu brik nkịtị n’ebe plasta na-ada ada. Mgbidi nwere agba ochie ndị e kpokọtara n’ígwé—ochre, sage, na umber—nke oge ehichapụla, kama ịbụ ihe onye na-achọ mma tere. A na-ahụ ọkpọkọ na ogidi konkịtị na-agafe n’elu ụlọ n’enweghị ihe kpuchiri ha.

N’etiti ihe owuwu ụlọ ọrụ ahụ, e nwere nchịkọta ihe a chịkọtara kemgbe ọtụtụ iri afọ: windo iko nwere eriri lead a zọpụtara, mpempe iko amber nwere agba, ihe mkpuchi ọnụ ụzọ mahogany miri emi, windo mkpuchi a kpụrụ akpụ, na iberibe ihe owuwu ụlọ ndị e tinyere n’ime mgbidi n’aka mmadụ n’ime ọtụtụ afọ. Ala konkịtị a wụsara na steepụ nkume bluestone dị n’ụlọ ahụ niile. Mmetụta ya dị nso karịa ụlọ ọrụ nka onye na-ese ihe karịa ụlọ nkịtị—o nwere ikuku pụrụ iche, ọ gaghị adị mfe imepụta ọzọ, ọ chọghịkwa ka ọ dị ka ihe ọhụrụ ma ọlị.

Ụlọ elu ya dị ịtụnanya, ma na-akawanye mma ka mmadụ na-arịgo: ọ dị mita 3.45 n’ala mbụ, mita 3.15 n’ala nke abụọ, na mita 3.66 zuru oke n’ala nke atọ. N’etiti ụlọ ahụ, windo elu na-emeghe n’ime oghere dị elu nke nwere okpukpu abụọ, na-awụsa ìhè ụbọchị site n’elu ụlọ gbadata n’ime nnukwu ọnụ ụlọ dị n’okpuru—ebe kachasị elu n’ụlọ ahụ dị n’elu kasị elu, n’okpuru ìhè ahụ.

Ebe obibi ahụ dị n’ala nke abụọ na nke atọ: ime ụlọ ihi ụra ise, ime ụlọ ọrụ abụọ, ụlọ ịsa ahụ abụọ na ọkara, kichin na ebe mmanya nwere sink, n’ime nhazi sara mbara nke yiri loft ma nwee mgbanwe dị ukwuu. Nnukwu ọnụ ụlọ dị n’ala nke atọ bụ mita 6.1 x mita 18.3. E nwere ohere ebe a ibi, ịrụ ọrụ, imepụta ihe, na ịnabata ndị ọbịa n’ogo ụlọ ndị Brooklyn nkịtị na-apụghị inye.

N’okpuru ala, okpuru ala zuru oke nke ihe dị ka square feet 2,370 na-agbatị ogologo ụlọ ahụ dum dịka ụlọ ọrụ a na-arụ ọrụ—mgbidi ntọala nkume siri ike, ogidi konkịtị yiri ero, ala slab konkịtị a wụsara, na oghere sara mbara maka tebụl ọrụ, igwe, na ihe eji arụ ọrụ. Ọ bụ okpuru ala Brooklyn na-adịghị ahụkarị, nke e wuru maka imepụta ihe kama ịchekwa ha.

N’elu ụlọ, ogige ahịhịa nwere osisi toro eto na pergola na-enye ebe a nzuzo ikuku mepere emepe nke ụlọ ahụ.

Ala mbụ bụ ebe studio yoga a gbazinyere dị—ihe dị ka square feet 2,100, nwere ọnụ ụzọ nke ya, ụlọ ịsa ahụ ndị nwere ike ịbanye ndị nwere nkwarụ dịka ụkpụrụ ADA si dị, na ebe nchekwa—nke na-eweta ego mgbazinye na akụkụ ọzọ n’ime ụlọ a pụrụ iche. A gbazinyere studio ahụ ruo Machị 31, 2029. E tinyela usoro sprinkler n’ụlọ ahụ niile, site n’okpuru ala ruo n’elu ụlọ.

Ihe kacha mma Clinton Hill na Fort Greene dị nso: ọdụ ụgbọ oloko G dị na Classon Avenue dị ihe na-erughị mita 152.4 site ebe ahụ, Fort Greene Park dịkwa mfe iru, ebe ndị agbata obi ndị mmadụ na-ahọrọ dịka Speedy Romeo na Place des Fêtes dị nanị obere oge ije site n’ọnụ ụzọ.

281 Greene Avenue bụ ohere ịnweta ezigbo akụkụ nke Brooklyn nke ụlọ ọrụ mmepụta—ụlọ ọrụ n’mmalite ya, ebe obibi n’ime mmụọ ya, ma jupụta n’omume pụrụ iche, nnukwu oghere, na ohere dị iche iche.

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.