Lefferts Manor Association

The following neighborhood restaurants and merchants are extending special Tour Day-only offers to tour goers who show their PLG House & Garden Tour Ticket/Guidebook:

• Art Nouveau, 1105 Nostrand Avenue (at Maple Street). An unusual gift and clothier is offering a 10-15% discount on all purchases. Offer good 10:30 AM. to 5:30 PM.
• Blue Roost Petite Café, 539 Flatbush Avenue (near Lincoln Road): A 10% discount on all Blue Roost products until 9 PM.
• Café Enduro, 51 Lincoln Road (between Ocean & Flatbush Avenues): A 25% discount on a minimum purchase of $10. Offer good until 9 PM.
• 65 Fen Wines, 65 Fenimore Street (Just off Flatbush Avenue): An Invitation for a Special Wine Tasting 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. A 5-10% discount on any purchase.
• Gino’s Trattoria & Brick Oven Pizza, 548 Flatbush Avenue (between Lincoln Road & Maple Street): A 25% discount on a minimum purchase of $10. Offer good until 9 PM.
• K-Dog & Dunebuggy, 43 Lincoln Road (between Ocean & Flatbush Avenues): A complimentary small coffee or tea until closing.
• King of Tandoor, 600 Flatbush Avenue (between Midwood Street & Rutland Road): A 10% discount on table service, take-out or delivery. Offer good until 10:30 PM.
• Kings County Nurseries, 625 New York Avenue (between Rutland Road and Fenimore Street): Download a 10% discount coupon at www.kingscountynursery.com for use on an in-store purchase of $20 or more―excludes landscaping. Good anytime.
• Lincoln Park Tavern, 49 Lincoln Road, (between Ocean & Flatbush Avenues): A 25% discount on a minimum purchase of $10. Offer good until 9 PM.
• Smile For Every Sistah In You, 581 Flatbush Avenue (at Midwood Street). Women’s Afro-centric and contemporary clothier is offering a 25% discount on all purchases. Offer good 12 Noon to 5:30 PM.
• Tafari Tribe Globe Trade, 593 Flatbush Avenue (Between Midwood Street and Rutland Road).Purveyors of Fine Art Wear is offering a 15% discount on all purchases. Offer is good Noon to 9 PM.
• Trixie’s Pet Food and Supplies, 575 Flatbush Avenue (between Maple and Midwood Streets): A 10% discount on all products. Offer good 11 AM-6 PM.

Here is a sampling of some of the homes on this year’s tour…

• Custom floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows illuminate a 1910 neo-Renaissance limestone where a contemporary open floor plan is graced by artwork from the owner’s gallery in Chelsea. This top-to-bottom makeover sports a new kitchen with highly-organized cabinetry and savvy appliances; a stylish bath; and a steel terrace leading to the tranquil rear garden.
• A 1909 free-standing Colonial Revival, with a charming wraparound porch, showcases a wealth of fabulous original Arts and Crafts details and ornate stained-glass windows. Oriental rugs and period furnishings reinforce the nostalgia of bygone days.
• A late Romanesque Revival 4-story townhouse, designed in 1898, that still retains much of its original woodwork including intricate fretwork, beaded wainscoting, seven handsomely carved fireplace mantels and a grand built-in china closet with beveled-glass doors. 21st century amenities include a home office and a luxurious marble bathroom with skylight.
• A circa 1901 three-story brick home, with columned porch and stately carved oak double doors, features an amazing gazebo for outdoor dining. The juxtaposition of classic with contemporary is punctuated with inviting comfortable furnishings, unusual photographs and hand-painted street signs from India.
• New life has been breathed into a one-time rooming house, transforming its dark and dreary interior into a light filled contemporary living space, adding a spacious family room, gourmet kitchen and three up-to-date bathrooms.
• In a 101 year-old home, a dramatic zinc-topped peninsula, set in a grand period-style oak framework, effectively links the new state-of-the-art kitchen to the traditional dining room creating an open dialogue between the two. Old-world accents include a stately 1840 burled-walnut secretary, a quarter-sawn oak sideboard and a William Morris wallpaper dado.
• A 1910 brownstone, with much of its original detail intact, reveals a sleek custom designed totally integrated kitchen with space-saving European appliances and maintenance-free Caesar stone counter tops. The do-it-yourself owner renovated English basement houses a relaxing family room with projection TV and a bar for enjoying homemade beer and soda.
• Dramatic South African masks and sculptures appoint an impeccably restored traditional townhouse with cutting-edge contemporary custom-designed English basement. The deck, with teak furnishings, leads to a travertine patio outfitted with cushioned seating and a marble-topped firepit table—perfect for entertaining and enjoying the beautiful landscaped garden.
• The extensive grounds, porch and private back patio of a 1917 neo-Georgian home, commissioned by William H. Todd, head of the New York-based Todd Shipyards Corporation, are yours to view as you enjoy complimentary refreshments.

Ticket information for the 41st Annual Prospect Lefferts Gardens House & Garden Tour.

Photos by Martin Friedman