This garden floor thru plus spacious lower level rec room apartment on a quiet Brooklyn Heights street will enable you to check off a number of items on that list of requirements:  Private south facing garden/patio, wood-burning fireplace in living room, separate dining area, spacious bedroom, large whitewashed brick walled recreation room, amazing storage space, separate office area.  The apartment has its own washer/dryer in a pantry area adjacent to the galley kitchen. The kitchen and bath could use some updating.  Alternatively, you could move right in and enjoy.  Perfectly located in the south part of Brooklyn Heights close to transportation, great shopping as well as the wonderful new Brooklyn Bridge Park.