Entire Clinton Hill townhouse for rent — a distinctive private home with exceptional indoor and outdoor space, architectural character, and a remarkable place in New York cultural history.

Dating to 1901, 160 Hall Street combines the texture and individuality of an older Brooklyn house with a restrained contemporary renovation. The house has just undergone a substantial renovation, with final finishing details now being completed. Original pine floors, exposed oak beams, painted brick and wood-latticed windows are paired with a more minimal architectural language. There is a natural elegance to the house, with a sense of space and light that flows continuously through the living areas.

The main living level offers generous living and dining space and a renovated open kitchen, with large glass doors connecting directly to the private backyard. Approximately 20′ × 18′, the rear yard feels like a natural extension of the house.

The house offers three bedrooms and three full baths. The upper floor is devoted to the primary suite, including an expansive bath with Carrara marble, soaking tub, walk-in rain shower and steam. A finished lower level provides substantial additional flexible space for a home office, gym, media room, recreation or storage.

Above, a private roof deck creates a second and very different outdoor experience, with open views to Manhattan and across Brooklyn. Together with the backyard, it gives the house two distinct private outdoor spaces.

East and west exposures bring natural light through the house over the course of the day. Central air, zoned heat, fireplace, dishwasher and washer/dryer complete the practical side of the home.

This townhouse — a complete, private home, not an apartment within a larger building — is an increasingly rare opportunity to live in an entire Brooklyn house with its own outdoor spaces, privacy and character.

The history is unique. In 1967, a young Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe made their first home together at 160 Hall Street during the formative period later chronicled by Smith in Just Kids. The house and its remarkable history were featured in Architectural Digest in 2018. That connection is part of the house’s story, but it is the timeless, elemental architecture and thoughtful contemporary renovation that make it compelling today.

Located in Clinton Hill near Fort Greene, Pratt Institute, Myrtle Avenue and neighborhood restaurants, cafés and shops, with convenient access to the G and C trains.

A singular Brooklyn home — historic, architectural, private and entirely its own.

The history is unique. In 1967, a young Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe made their first home together at 160 Hall Street during the formative period later chronicled by Smith in Just Kids. The house and its remarkable history were featured in Architectural Digest in 2018. That connection is part of the house’s story, but it is the timeless, elemental architecture and thoughtful contemporary renovation that make it compelling today.