408 Macon St, Brooklyn, NY 11233

408 Macon Street is a 20-foot-wide 1879 Neo-Grec brownstone in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District, gut-renovated in 2022 by The Brownstone Boys and featured in Architectural Digest, Dwell, and Brownstoner. The single-family home holds approximately 3,400 interior square feet across four main floors, plus a newly excavated lower level and a 45-foot rear garden. The renovation stripped and restored the home's original wood throughout, with reclaimed walnut chevron floors custom-stained to match the home's restored original woodwork. New millwork, color, and contemporary fixtures complete the design.n nParlor LevelnOriginal double doors and restored ironwork open onto reclaimed walnut chevron floors, hardwood millwork, and a decorative fireplace finished in blue Fireclay tile beneath an original pier mirror updated in matte black. Pocket doors lead to a rear dining room papered in Sheila Bridges' Harlem Toile, with custom British radiators throughout.n nGarden LevelnA private under-stoop entrance opens to a full-width floor sitting nearly at grade. The front room, with paneled wainscoting, works as study, library, or media room, with a powder room adjacent. A zigzag transition between chevron and terrazzo flooring leads to the kitchen, where a new oversized picture window and two-part Dutch door open to the patio and garden beyond. The kitchen carries Reform cabinetry, a custom concrete island, terrazzo counters by Concrete Collaborative, Fireclay tile, and a full Sub-Zero