{"id":243175,"date":"2026-05-25T17:46:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/243175\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:46:21","slug":"in-brooklyn-5-million-gets-you-four-storeys-a-private-lift-and-architecture-cred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/243175\/","title":{"rendered":"In Brooklyn, $5 million gets you four storeys, a private lift and architecture cred"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Architects du jour <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/tag\/SO-IL\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SO-IL<\/a> recently unveiled this rosy precast-concrete condo block in the Fort Greene neighbourhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/tag\/Brooklyn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn<\/a>, and this week a new residence was listed for sale. Called Townhouse 2, the 3,029-square-foot property is part of the complex developed by Tankhouse at 144 Vanderbilt Avenue, with its own private street entrance, dedicated elevator and a comfortable 1,086 square feet of private outdoor space \u2014\u00a0the experience of a detached home with the services of a luxury condominium.<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_108-819x1024.jpg\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_108-100x100.jpg\" data-gallery=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_108-788x985.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: Ben Dehaan<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_262-819x1024.jpg\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_262-100x100.jpg\" data-gallery=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_262-788x985.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: Ben Dehaan<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_273-819x1024.jpg\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_273-100x100.jpg\" data-gallery=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_273-788x985.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: Ben Dehaan<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_380-819x1024.jpg\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_380-100x100.jpg\" data-gallery=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_380-788x985.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: Ben Dehaan<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_030326_064_v2-683x1024.jpg\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_030326_064_v2-100x100.jpg\" data-gallery=\"https:\/\/cdn.thespaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_030326_064_v2-657x985.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: Ben Dehaan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/streeteasy.com\/building\/144-vanderbilt-avenue-brooklyn\/th2?showcase=1&amp;utm_campaign=sale_listing&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_source=web&amp;lstt=2x6s5FvH-vkso9IVArGpTwm_7gwcnJ7ZdaURwnK4WW7GTvgjLn-BaISR2yJCY8cZlUMr1bywmZFOLGtl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Listed at $4,950,000<\/a>, the four-bed, three-bath townhouse spans four levels. SO-IL designed the interior spaces with white-oak flooring, exposed-concrete ceilings and expansive windows that offer sweeping skyline views. The open-plan living and dining areas incorporate a chef\u2019s kitchen with stone countertops and a Nordic chestnut island. Two terraces bookend the main level, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/theatre-in-the-round-the-oculus-stages-a-comeback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an oculus skylight<\/a> shines down from above. The primary suite features its own balcony and the upper level delivers a landscaped rooftop garden with a panorama of New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The address is a destination in Brooklyn for its in-house design showroom The Residence by Assembly Line, curated by architecture practice General Assembly with homewares by local design studios. Other amenities in the building include a \u2018secret\u2019 garden, fitness centre, coworking lounge, playroom and a sixth-floor sky garden overlooking the East River.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_138-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: Ben Dehaan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_169-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: Ben Dehaan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GA_144VBTH2_033126_225-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: Ben Dehaan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/selena-gomez-slept-here\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read next: Selena Gomez slept here<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/mary-kate-olsen-is-finally-selling-her-bridgehampton-retreat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mary-Kate Olsen is finally selling her Bridgehampton retreat<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Architects du jour SO-IL recently unveiled this rosy precast-concrete condo block in the Fort Greene neighbourhood of Brooklyn,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,95012,63,28304],"class_list":["post-243175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-property","tag-nyc","tag-so-il"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}