252A 22nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

There are houses that are renovated, and then there are houses where every decision feels intentional. 252A 22nd Street is the latter—a brand-new three-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Greenwood Heights designed around craftsmanship, warmth and the idea that luxury should reveal itself slowly. The design begins before you ever enter inside. The redesigned façade draws from classic Italianate architecture, with custom millwork, cornice and crown detailing, Victorian-inspired entry hardware, slender ornamental ironwork and an unexpected Spanish-influenced palette of Spanish Olive and Chimichurri green. The house isn’t trying to recreate one period; it borrows thoughtfully from several, pairing those historic references with mid-century bathroom lighting and Art Deco-inspired fixtures in the kitchen and living spaces. Inside, one of the defining choices is the dark American walnut. Rather than using it as an accent, the designers committed to ¾-inch solid American walnut continuously...