A Skinny Brooklyn Townhouse Stacks Spaces for Living, Working, and Entertaining

Motorcycles, a music studio, and more find their homes on the tiered floors of a renovation in Red Hook.
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Red Hook is "the farthest you can get from New York while still being in New York," quips Anna Clark of the once-industrial waterfront area of Brooklyn. The village-like neighborhood’s sense of remove from the wider city and opportunities for live/work space were part of the appeal when Anna, an artist/book publisher/radio host, and her partner, designer and musician Thanhyen Nguyen, bought a three-story townhouse there in 2019.

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Kelly Dawson
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Kelly Dawson is a writer in Los Angeles who has been contributing to Dwell's print and online publications since 2015. Follow her on Instagram @kellydawsonwrites.

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