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Kensington Home Has 'Secret' Storage Space, Hasn't Been Sold In 50 Years

WOW House: Take a look inside this week's featured real estate listing.

KENSINGTON, BROOKLYN — This week's featured real estate listing is a home in Kensington with a "secret" storage space that hasn't been sold in 50 years.

You can see more photos of the home here, and can read the full listing below:

  • Address: 159 Dahill Rd, Brooklyn, New York
  • Price: $2,470,000
  • Square Feet:
  • Bedrooms: 7
  • Bathrooms: 4 Baths
  • Built: 1910
  • Features: Unique and Majestic, this THREE family fully detached brick home BUILT 20' wide x 68' deep on a DOUBLE LOT (50' X 100'), with driveway and TWO-CAR GARAGE is on the market for the first time in 50 years. Live well and earn in this fabulous turn-key investment property. The garden is sublime. Set-up: owners three bedroom/1.5 bath GARDEN duplex with finished full height English basement, AND two-two bedroom apts. Description follows. The owners three bed, 1.5 bath garden duplex with a large, full height finished English basement recreation room is approximately 2500 square feet of space itself. Freshly painted, it features a huge living room/dining room measuring 24'6" x 14'6, with a secret walk-in closet, a large, windowed eat-in-kitchen with plentiful cabinetry and new flooring. The bedrooms are all spacious. The baths are in good condition. There are 3 exposures, original parquet wood floors and cove ceilings. There is a stair down to the English basement bringing you to a huge, open room, with a hidden storage closet, plus there are additional storage rooms as well. This turn-key home has been extremely well-maintained. There are two, two bed-room rental apartments, with leases, generating good income, both in good condition, one newly renovated. The owners duplex will be delivered vacant. Set-up with lease dates and rental income available. This property is comprised of two lots, the one the house sits on is 20' x 100' and the house itself is a majestic 20' x 68'. The other lot is 30' x 100', and does contain within an approximately 10' easement for the shared driveway. The shared drive allows room for you to park 4 cars behind the garden/house (2 in the garage, and 2 outside it). Well-situated in vibrant Kensington, this home is literally around the corner from all amenities, including Foodtown, the Post Office, F/G trains, B67, B69, B35 buses, express buses, and all the retail on Church Ave. Amenities on Church Ave and Beverly Road include: Soho Caf and Grill, Sake Sushi, Too B Thai, Carnival Fresh Market- a fab international produce and food store, and much more. It's a hop, skip and a jump to playgrounds, Prospect Park, Ft. Hamilton Parkway and Steeplechase Caf, Hamilton's, Brancaccio's and it's near many houses of worship. This location is excellent.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.

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