Lawyerly Lairs: A Partner Sells in Brooklyn

A partner at a major law firm has put his Brooklyn Heights townhouse on the market for $10 million. Who is he? And, more importantly, what does his house look like?

The listing, by Kenneth Mandelbaum of Brown Harris Stevens, waxes poetic (and justifiably so):

Impeccably renovated, this gorgeous residence is situated on the best block in Brooklyn Heights. Standing five stories tall and encompassing some 5,500 square feet of elegant living spaces, the house is taller and deeper than any of its neighbors. It is also in museum quality condition, having been painstakingly restored with the highest quality materials and craftsmanship….

The floor plan is currently configured with four bedrooms, six full and one half baths, and a plethora of charming public areas. A formal dining room, eat-in chef’s kitchen, recreation room with a woodburning fireplace, and 20- by 20-foot garden with a beautiful mature maple tree make for spectacular entertaining, while the fully equipped gymnasium and his and her office with a seating area provide added conveience [sic]. The residence could be readily converted to six bedrooms, each with a full bath. For perfect comfort, central air-conditioning is employed with floor-by-floor zoning. A 1,100-square-foot cellar provides a temperature-controlled wine storage area.

You enter the main living area on the parlor floor, which features the magnificent formal dining room. I wondered, supra, about the lesbians in the corner — two lithe young ladies holding hands. It turns out, as you can see from this photo from a different angle, that they’re just the “avant garde artwork” alluded to by Curbed:

The red lacquer on the doors to the kitchen is a great touch (hopefully Christian Louboutin won’t sue over it):

Let’s walk through those red doors to the kitchen, and check out what Casey Cogut’s got cooking….

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