25 Danforth St # 3

Some homes hold you differently. From the moment you meet the original ornate staircase and that glowing stained glass window, you know this one is something else. Spread across the third and fourth floors of an 1895 Victorian, this 2,472 sq ft duplex penthouse lives like a townhouse in the treetops. Formal living and dining rooms are generous and light-soaked, high ceilings and hardwood floors that have only improved with time. A turret adds a curve of architectural magic you rarely find. The kitchen is warm and well-stocked: butler's pantry and a second pantry. Upstairs the home surprises you again: a second living room with vaulted wood-paneled walls and skylights, two bedrooms with real roofline character, and a custom corrugated steel bath and laundry unlike anything you have seen. Out back, a large private deck made for long dinners opens to a shared yard with real room to breathe. Stony Brook T, Southwest Corridor, City Feed, bike paths. JP at its absolute best.