Brownstone basement

This handsome brick Italianate corner townhouse in Boerum Hill includes a roof terrace and an immaculate cellar/wine storage room.

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The whole family, under one roof in Fort Greene.

This move-in ready brownstone is on the narrow side but a renovation several years ago fit in a large kitchen, plenty of bedroom space, closets and built-ins.

A wine cellar built to hold 1,500 bottles, many of them containing Chianti produced by the homeowners’ own vineyard.

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An Ipe boardwalk lines the kitchen and continues into the backyard. Not only does that tie the inside and outside together, “that way I could have a soft surface that you could stand on while you're cooking,” says Kaplan.

After catching the brownstone bug, interior designer Danielle Fennoy bit off small renovations over the years. Take the full tour of her home here.

The chickens are gone in favor of a hot tub in the rear yard, but on the interior this 1850s Fort Greene brownstone is still packed with lush plasterwork, moldings, and mantels.