Built in 1850 in the Italianate style, this five-story brownstone rowhouse is in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill Historic District. Throughout the twentieth century, the building fell into structural disrepair. Significant historical features on the front façade were lost — including the cornice, lintels, and sills.
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Foyer Hall](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/92d6af089b376c451b1b138224dd36cf0b997479-1800x2700.jpg?w=446&auto=format 446w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/92d6af089b376c451b1b138224dd36cf0b997479-1800x2700.jpg?w=741&auto=format 741w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/92d6af089b376c451b1b138224dd36cf0b997479-1800x2700.jpg?w=949&auto=format 949w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/92d6af089b376c451b1b138224dd36cf0b997479-1800x2700.jpg?w=591&auto=format 591w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/92d6af089b376c451b1b138224dd36cf0b997479-1800x2700.jpg?w=792&auto=format 792w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/92d6af089b376c451b1b138224dd36cf0b997479-1800x2700.jpg?w=792&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/92d6af089b376c451b1b138224dd36cf0b997479-1800x2700.jpg?w=1584&auto=format 1584w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Dining Room](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/4c88a0922925548f8d244dfc71c3db67ca8c1ffb-2160x1440.jpg?w=480&auto=format 480w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/4c88a0922925548f8d244dfc71c3db67ca8c1ffb-2160x1440.jpg?w=768&auto=format 768w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/4c88a0922925548f8d244dfc71c3db67ca8c1ffb-2160x1440.jpg?w=1024&auto=format 1024w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/4c88a0922925548f8d244dfc71c3db67ca8c1ffb-2160x1440.jpg?w=897&auto=format 897w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/4c88a0922925548f8d244dfc71c3db67ca8c1ffb-2160x1440.jpg?w=1198&auto=format 1198w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/4c88a0922925548f8d244dfc71c3db67ca8c1ffb-2160x1440.jpg?w=1198&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/4c88a0922925548f8d244dfc71c3db67ca8c1ffb-2160x1440.jpg?w=2396&auto=format 2396w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Kitchen](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/d475eca94a65cb0b652bc03b8a4b21a7f96b5562-2160x1440.jpg?w=480&auto=format 480w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/d475eca94a65cb0b652bc03b8a4b21a7f96b5562-2160x1440.jpg?w=768&auto=format 768w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/d475eca94a65cb0b652bc03b8a4b21a7f96b5562-2160x1440.jpg?w=1024&auto=format 1024w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/d475eca94a65cb0b652bc03b8a4b21a7f96b5562-2160x1440.jpg?w=999&auto=format 999w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/d475eca94a65cb0b652bc03b8a4b21a7f96b5562-2160x1440.jpg?w=1333&auto=format 1333w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/d475eca94a65cb0b652bc03b8a4b21a7f96b5562-2160x1440.jpg?w=1333&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/d475eca94a65cb0b652bc03b8a4b21a7f96b5562-2160x1440.jpg?w=2666&auto=format 2666w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Stove](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9d0be7b09a50275688f8c6e1a995cabb403308cf-2160x1440.jpg?w=480&auto=format 480w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9d0be7b09a50275688f8c6e1a995cabb403308cf-2160x1440.jpg?w=768&auto=format 768w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9d0be7b09a50275688f8c6e1a995cabb403308cf-2160x1440.jpg?w=1024&auto=format 1024w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9d0be7b09a50275688f8c6e1a995cabb403308cf-2160x1440.jpg?w=897&auto=format 897w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9d0be7b09a50275688f8c6e1a995cabb403308cf-2160x1440.jpg?w=1198&auto=format 1198w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9d0be7b09a50275688f8c6e1a995cabb403308cf-2160x1440.jpg?w=1198&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9d0be7b09a50275688f8c6e1a995cabb403308cf-2160x1440.jpg?w=2396&auto=format 2396w)
On the interior, we reimagined the building’s layout. We constructed a new kitchen, bathrooms, and staircases. We installed extensive millwork throughout the home, including kitchen cabinetry, bathroom cabinetry, pocket doors, closets, and built-in bookshelves.
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Breakfast Nook](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/276a0b914bde6d8a8c6a9382170adc2d9091f99b-1800x2700.jpg?w=446&auto=format 446w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/276a0b914bde6d8a8c6a9382170adc2d9091f99b-1800x2700.jpg?w=741&auto=format 741w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/276a0b914bde6d8a8c6a9382170adc2d9091f99b-1800x2700.jpg?w=949&auto=format 949w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/276a0b914bde6d8a8c6a9382170adc2d9091f99b-1800x2700.jpg?w=591&auto=format 591w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/276a0b914bde6d8a8c6a9382170adc2d9091f99b-1800x2700.jpg?w=792&auto=format 792w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/276a0b914bde6d8a8c6a9382170adc2d9091f99b-1800x2700.jpg?w=792&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/276a0b914bde6d8a8c6a9382170adc2d9091f99b-1800x2700.jpg?w=1584&auto=format 1584w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Library](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/fd9a63c69dfe79084459836a8a317790ea28fb07-1800x2700.jpg?w=514&auto=format 514w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/fd9a63c69dfe79084459836a8a317790ea28fb07-1800x2700.jpg?w=714&auto=format 714w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/fd9a63c69dfe79084459836a8a317790ea28fb07-1800x2700.jpg?w=940&auto=format 940w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/fd9a63c69dfe79084459836a8a317790ea28fb07-1800x2700.jpg?w=693&auto=format 693w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/fd9a63c69dfe79084459836a8a317790ea28fb07-1800x2700.jpg?w=927&auto=format 927w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/fd9a63c69dfe79084459836a8a317790ea28fb07-1800x2700.jpg?w=927&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/fd9a63c69dfe79084459836a8a317790ea28fb07-1800x2700.jpg?w=1854&auto=format 1854w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Library Doorway](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a88f295d58c4ed71417febdcbaf434a04282bbf5-1800x2700.jpg?w=338&auto=format 338w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a88f295d58c4ed71417febdcbaf434a04282bbf5-1800x2700.jpg?w=544&auto=format 544w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a88f295d58c4ed71417febdcbaf434a04282bbf5-1800x2700.jpg?w=721&auto=format 721w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a88f295d58c4ed71417febdcbaf434a04282bbf5-1800x2700.jpg?w=387&auto=format 387w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a88f295d58c4ed71417febdcbaf434a04282bbf5-1800x2700.jpg?w=521&auto=format 521w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a88f295d58c4ed71417febdcbaf434a04282bbf5-1800x2700.jpg?w=521&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a88f295d58c4ed71417febdcbaf434a04282bbf5-1800x2700.jpg?w=1042&auto=format 1042w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Office](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/b51dc2a7bb7d54e29974c8d22477c15628f190e6-1800x2700.jpg?w=514&auto=format 514w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/b51dc2a7bb7d54e29974c8d22477c15628f190e6-1800x2700.jpg?w=714&auto=format 714w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/b51dc2a7bb7d54e29974c8d22477c15628f190e6-1800x2700.jpg?w=940&auto=format 940w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/b51dc2a7bb7d54e29974c8d22477c15628f190e6-1800x2700.jpg?w=693&auto=format 693w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/b51dc2a7bb7d54e29974c8d22477c15628f190e6-1800x2700.jpg?w=927&auto=format 927w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/b51dc2a7bb7d54e29974c8d22477c15628f190e6-1800x2700.jpg?w=927&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/b51dc2a7bb7d54e29974c8d22477c15628f190e6-1800x2700.jpg?w=1854&auto=format 1854w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Bunk Bed](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ea4c4ec71a581c51440a5ed15ed574a52c83fc82-1800x2700.jpg?w=338&auto=format 338w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ea4c4ec71a581c51440a5ed15ed574a52c83fc82-1800x2700.jpg?w=544&auto=format 544w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ea4c4ec71a581c51440a5ed15ed574a52c83fc82-1800x2700.jpg?w=721&auto=format 721w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ea4c4ec71a581c51440a5ed15ed574a52c83fc82-1800x2700.jpg?w=387&auto=format 387w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ea4c4ec71a581c51440a5ed15ed574a52c83fc82-1800x2700.jpg?w=521&auto=format 521w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ea4c4ec71a581c51440a5ed15ed574a52c83fc82-1800x2700.jpg?w=521&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ea4c4ec71a581c51440a5ed15ed574a52c83fc82-1800x2700.jpg?w=1042&auto=format 1042w)
We also created a double parlor room, dedicated to hosting family and friends. A library outfitted in millwork connects the front of the parlor to a spacious formal dining room at its rear.
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Parlor](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a6f790da1239bbaa1a6c655c81631388f54d6fa0-2160x1440.jpg?w=446&auto=format 446w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a6f790da1239bbaa1a6c655c81631388f54d6fa0-2160x1440.jpg?w=714&auto=format 714w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a6f790da1239bbaa1a6c655c81631388f54d6fa0-2160x1440.jpg?w=940&auto=format 940w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a6f790da1239bbaa1a6c655c81631388f54d6fa0-2160x1440.jpg?w=693&auto=format 693w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a6f790da1239bbaa1a6c655c81631388f54d6fa0-2160x1440.jpg?w=927&auto=format 927w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a6f790da1239bbaa1a6c655c81631388f54d6fa0-2160x1440.jpg?w=927&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/a6f790da1239bbaa1a6c655c81631388f54d6fa0-2160x1440.jpg?w=1854&auto=format 1854w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Vanity](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/6db28f951043cfcfcd3500a868bfd728e06a547d-2160x1440.jpg?w=480&auto=format 480w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/6db28f951043cfcfcd3500a868bfd728e06a547d-2160x1440.jpg?w=768&auto=format 768w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/6db28f951043cfcfcd3500a868bfd728e06a547d-2160x1440.jpg?w=1024&auto=format 1024w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/6db28f951043cfcfcd3500a868bfd728e06a547d-2160x1440.jpg?w=999&auto=format 999w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/6db28f951043cfcfcd3500a868bfd728e06a547d-2160x1440.jpg?w=1333&auto=format 1333w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/6db28f951043cfcfcd3500a868bfd728e06a547d-2160x1440.jpg?w=1333&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/6db28f951043cfcfcd3500a868bfd728e06a547d-2160x1440.jpg?w=2666&auto=format 2666w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Closet](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/61493fce44fc2214ba7071d835c5a57d71eec4ea-1800x2700.jpg?w=514&auto=format 514w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/61493fce44fc2214ba7071d835c5a57d71eec4ea-1800x2700.jpg?w=714&auto=format 714w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/61493fce44fc2214ba7071d835c5a57d71eec4ea-1800x2700.jpg?w=940&auto=format 940w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/61493fce44fc2214ba7071d835c5a57d71eec4ea-1800x2700.jpg?w=693&auto=format 693w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/61493fce44fc2214ba7071d835c5a57d71eec4ea-1800x2700.jpg?w=927&auto=format 927w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/61493fce44fc2214ba7071d835c5a57d71eec4ea-1800x2700.jpg?w=927&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/61493fce44fc2214ba7071d835c5a57d71eec4ea-1800x2700.jpg?w=1854&auto=format 1854w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Bathroom](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/486fec0f3ec1515ab9e00dc6f868a670daaeceb6-1823x2700.jpg?w=338&auto=format 338w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/486fec0f3ec1515ab9e00dc6f868a670daaeceb6-1823x2700.jpg?w=544&auto=format 544w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/486fec0f3ec1515ab9e00dc6f868a670daaeceb6-1823x2700.jpg?w=721&auto=format 721w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/486fec0f3ec1515ab9e00dc6f868a670daaeceb6-1823x2700.jpg?w=387&auto=format 387w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/486fec0f3ec1515ab9e00dc6f868a670daaeceb6-1823x2700.jpg?w=521&auto=format 521w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/486fec0f3ec1515ab9e00dc6f868a670daaeceb6-1823x2700.jpg?w=521&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/486fec0f3ec1515ab9e00dc6f868a670daaeceb6-1823x2700.jpg?w=1042&auto=format 1042w)
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Bedroom](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/c38546ffd34cc5a9cc789574d627221d0b357591-2160x1440.jpg?w=480&auto=format 480w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/c38546ffd34cc5a9cc789574d627221d0b357591-2160x1440.jpg?w=768&auto=format 768w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/c38546ffd34cc5a9cc789574d627221d0b357591-2160x1440.jpg?w=1024&auto=format 1024w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/c38546ffd34cc5a9cc789574d627221d0b357591-2160x1440.jpg?w=999&auto=format 999w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/c38546ffd34cc5a9cc789574d627221d0b357591-2160x1440.jpg?w=1333&auto=format 1333w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/c38546ffd34cc5a9cc789574d627221d0b357591-2160x1440.jpg?w=1333&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/c38546ffd34cc5a9cc789574d627221d0b357591-2160x1440.jpg?w=2666&auto=format 2666w)
Our design program, which marries private and public spaces, restores the nineteenth-century spirit of this rowhouse while adapting it for modern use.
![Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1 Rear Yard](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ba9ce4129a9ab40c7a8aeb2d12e36e89f67d0ae6-1800x2700.jpg?w=446&auto=format 446w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ba9ce4129a9ab40c7a8aeb2d12e36e89f67d0ae6-1800x2700.jpg?w=741&auto=format 741w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ba9ce4129a9ab40c7a8aeb2d12e36e89f67d0ae6-1800x2700.jpg?w=949&auto=format 949w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ba9ce4129a9ab40c7a8aeb2d12e36e89f67d0ae6-1800x2700.jpg?w=591&auto=format 591w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ba9ce4129a9ab40c7a8aeb2d12e36e89f67d0ae6-1800x2700.jpg?w=792&auto=format 792w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ba9ce4129a9ab40c7a8aeb2d12e36e89f67d0ae6-1800x2700.jpg?w=792&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ba9ce4129a9ab40c7a8aeb2d12e36e89f67d0ae6-1800x2700.jpg?w=1584&auto=format 1584w)
Building Information
Location
Cobble Hill Historic District
Size
4900 sf
Originally Built
c. 1850
Rehabilitation Completed
2017
Credits
Partner in Charge
Brendan Coburn
Project Team
Jesse Fearins, Margaret Hu
Interior Design
Carrier and Company Interiors
Contractor
Dynamic Reconstruction Corp.
Landscape Design
Miranda Brooks
Strutural Engineering
Dominick R. Pilla Associates, PC
MEP Engineering
Charles G. Michel Engineering, PC
Expeditor
J. Callahan Consulting, Inc.
Photographer
Sam Frost
Cobble Hill Italianate, No. 1