Inside the rockin’ Brooklyn firehouse home we bought for just $175K
nypost.comJanet Rutkowski, a sculptor, were reluctantly flung into the housing market after flooding issues forced them to leave their Long Island City loft.They hoped their next home would serve as a nexus for their creative comrades and maybe that’s why they were drawn to a diamond in rough: The former headquarters of Fire Department Engine Company 38 at 176 Norman Ave.
in Greenpoint.The 6,000-square-foot, 1880s-era station was shut down in 1976, as NYC teetered on bankruptcy. In the years since, the once stately structure had fallen into disrepair.Now, Kenul and Rutkowski — who are in their 60s — have given The Post an exclusive look inside their renovated abode.While Kenul tells The Post he did his best to “maintain the character of the building,” the space today has a modern, minimalist look.
The four-bedroom, two-bathroom spread opens into a spacious but homey dining room, where wooden steps lead up to an airy kitchen and landscaped lower roof deck.
Those cozy quarters give way to white-walled opulence on the upper level, where the ceilings over the sprawling living room and its fireplace soar to 12 feet.
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