在展望高地歷史區的中心，矗立著177號展望廣場，一棟獨特而富有詩意的意大利式褐石屋，坐落在一塊珍稀的162英尺土地上，並擁有一個受到野口勇啟發的花園。

自1871年建成以來，這座在其第四任房主管理下得到精心修復和重新構思的獨特單戶住宅，既是對昔日布魯克林的頌歌，也是對過去與現在融合的優雅頌詞。其曾被改建為三戶住宅，歷史細節在典型的1960年代厚重油毯設計中淹沒，經過26年的靈感和投資，這座房子重新焕發出生命。

原始的拼花地板、裝飾性的大理石壁爐和壁爐架、皇冠造型的線條和圓環、蝕刻玻璃、胡桃木扶手和鏡子現在閃耀著精緻的光彩。修復的意大利式基礎上添加了歷史準確的定制裝飾：18扇配有桃花心木框架的定做窗戶，包括客廳層的雙層高窗；大廳的石材取自帝國大廈大廳剩餘的最後一塊大理石。重新布線的吊燈懸掛在超過12英尺高的客廳層天花板上，使這個家擁有了即使在與其同類的20英尺排屋中也罕見的懸浮光與空間感。

在住宅的歷史色調下，進行了必要的現代化改造；豐富的自然材料以永恆的簡約感閃耀。臥室樓層的胡桃木口袋門在封閉寧靜空間的同時保持開放感。浴室和洗衣房（配有通風的米勒洗衣機和乾衣機）使用摩薩瓷磚和胡桃木裝修，並配有科瑞安圍邊、Duravit水槽，以及來自英國Barber Wilsons的水龍頭和配件。三區中央空調在鑄鐵格柵後無縫集成。

翻新一新的廚房是一個為耐用性而設計的商業級空間——配有Marlo Manufacturing定制櫥櫃和冰箱，還有一台通風的Jade“Supreme”重型爐具——同時也注入了溫暖的氛圍，擁有一個用來自紐約阿爾科夫的藍石製成的Rumford壁爐（同樣的石材還用於相鄰浴室深的日本浸泡浴缸）。全玻璃窗簾牆讓人沉浸在變化的花園光線中，將戶外的景致帶入屋內，日日年年。

由Foras Studio設計的雕塑花園本身延伸超過100英尺，提供了用餐、夢想、鍛煉和娛樂的獨特區域。這是一個再生的奇蹟，花園的重新想像沒有可用材料離開現場：一個1960年代的燃氣壁爐的粗糙石材轉變為一張引人注目的長椅，穩固在這162英尺的土地上；一棵幸存於1970年代雷擊的老生長東方白松，如今庇護著三棵楓樹，年輕的楓樹是從房產上發現的幼苗種植而成。從地下室存放數十年的古董印刷機中回收的部件被重新利用，變身為藝術健身和遊玩的裝飾和設備。花園配有由LifeSource Irrigation安裝的全自動地下灌溉系統。花園內的隱蔽青銅燈具伴隨著整晚的寧靜戶外空間。

這座房子的內部同樣得到了與外部美學同樣的精細關照，從歷史鑄鐵門口扶手的完全重建和褐石外觀的修復開始。三區中央空調於2009年完成，與住宅改建為單戶住宅的同時進行。屋頂於2014年更換，並在2020年，為歷史地區安裝了最多的太陽能板，安裝工作由Brooklyn SolarWorks完成。當時，計量器被合併，並從鍋爐房安裝了符合新標準的通風管道。鍋爐在2021年更換，並且連接到外部城市下水道的主要排水管道在2016年已全面更換。這座房子還受益於一個合资企业的相关设施。

At the epicenter of the Prospect Heights historic district sits 177 Prospect Place, a singular and poetic Italianate brownstone on a rare 162’ lot, with a Noguchi-inspired garden.

Exquisitely restored and reimagined under the stewardship of its fourth owner since the home was built in 1871, this distinctive single-family is both a paean to bygone Brooklyn and an elegant ode to the integration of past and present. Previously converted to a three-family – its historic details buried under a characteristically linoleum-heavy 1960s design – the home has been brought back to life over twenty-six years of inspiration and investment.

Original parquet floors, decorative marble fireplaces and mantelpieces, crown moldings and medallions, etched glass, walnut banisters, and pier mirrors now shine with exquisite care. The restored Italianate foundations are complemented by historically accurate customizations: 18 custom-built windows with mahogany frames, including double-height casements on the parlor level; foyer stone cut from the last slab of marble remaining from the lobby of the Empire State Building. Rewired chandeliers hang from over 12’ ceilings on the parlor floor, giving the home a quality of suspended light and space rare even amongst its fellow 20’ townhouses.

Essential modernizations have been made in harmony with the home’s historic palette; rich natural materials shine through in ageless simplicity. Walnut pocket doors across the bedroom floor maintain a sense of openness while enclosing serene spaces. The bathrooms and laundry room (with vented Miele washer and dryer) are finished in Mosa tile and walnut, with Corian surround, Duravit sinks, and faucets and fixtures from Barber Wilsons UK. Three-zone central air integrates seamlessly behind cast-iron grilles.

The gut-renovated kitchen, a commercial-grade space designed for indestructibility — with custom cabinetry and refrigeration by Marlo Manufacturing, and a vented Jade “Supreme” Heavy Duty Range — is also designed for warmth, with a wood-burning Rumford fireplace, fashioned from bluestone quarried in Alcove, NY (the same stone chosen for a deep Japanese soaking tub in the adjoining bath). A full glass curtain wall creates an immersion in the changing light of the garden, bringing the outdoors in, daylong and year-round.

The Foras Studio-designed sculptural garden itself stretches over 100’, providing distinct areas for dining and dreaming, exercising, and entertaining. A marvel of regeneration, no usable materials left the site in the garden’s reimagination: rough stone from a ‘60s gas fireplace found new life as a striking bench that anchors the 162’ lot; an old-growth Eastern White Pine, which survived a lightning strike in the 1970s, now shelters three maples, the younger planted from seedlings found on the property. Components salvaged from an antique printing press stored in the cellar for decades were repurposed into accents and equipment for artful fitness and play. The garden is equipped with a fully automatic inground irrigation system installed by LifeSource Irrigation. Discreet bronze light fixtures throughout the garden complement the peacefulness of the outdoor space all evening.

The home’s internals have been attended to with the same meticulous care as its external aesthetics, starting with a complete reconstruction of the historic cast iron stoop rail and restoration of the brownstone facade. Three-zone central air was completed in 2009, at the same time that the home was converted to a single-family C of O. The roof was replaced in 2014, and in 2020, the maximum allowable number of solar panels for the Landmark District were installed by Brooklyn SolarWorks. At that time, meters were consolidated, and new code-compliant ventilation conduit was installed from the boiler room. The boiler itself was replaced in 2021, and the main sewer piping connecting to the external city sewer line was fully replaced in 2016. The home also benefits from a co