The Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse To Return This Fall 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Brooklyn Heights Association, Inc.
55 Pierrepont Street, Box 17D
Brooklyn, New York 11201
T: 718-858-9193
E: showhouse@thebha.org

New York City’s oldest neighborhood advocacy group to host fourth biennial Designer Showhouse in a late Greek Revival townhouse.

BROOKLYN, NY (June 24th, 2024) The Brooklyn Heights Association is pleased to announce the return of the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse. Located at 182 Clinton Street, Brooklyn NY, each room in the house will be dramatically transformed through the creativity of over fifteen interior designers from Brooklyn and New York City’s celebrated design community. The showhouse offers a rare inside look into a quintessential Brooklyn townhouse steeped in history while showcasing the visionary work of contemporary designers. Join us as the showhouse opens to the public beginning Friday, September 27th through Sunday, November 3rd.

Co-chairs Ellen Hamilton and Erika Belsey Worth, alongside Honorary Chair interior designer Leyden Lewis, are leading this year’s event, with aspire Design and Home returning as the design media sponsor.

“We feel very established this year, as we put together our fourth edition of the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse. But the energy of our showhouse continues to be the expression of the three big E’s of Brooklyn: edgy, emerging, and excellent!”

– Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse Co-chairs Ellen Hamilton & Erika Belsey Worth

At the heart of historic Brooklyn Heights, 182 Clinton Street has witnessed a rich tapestry of history and innovation since the mid-19th century. Originally owned by Dr. Isaac Wood, the property, along with its neighboring homes, attracted a long line of medical practitioners. Together, these houses earned the moniker “Doctor’s Row.” Subsequent occupants included the
Kellogg family and Bill and Lois Wilson, who founded Alcoholics Anonymous at the house in 1934. Over the years, 182 Clinton became a hub for cultural endeavors: it housed the Penny Bridge Opera Company, fostered music education under Emanuel Levinson, and was briefly owned by noted art collector and Metropolitan Museum trustee Patti Garnell Birch.

Proceeds from the showhouse support the Brooklyn Heights Association. Founded in 1910, the BHA’s advocacy has been critical to preserving Brooklyn Heights’ remarkable architecture. The association was instrumental in the establishment of Brooklyn Heights as New York City’s first historic district, the construction of the iconic Brooklyn Heights Promenade, and the preservation of the nearby waterfront for what is now Brooklyn Bridge Park. Today, the BHA continues to maintain and improve the quality of life for all who live, visit, and work in the neighborhood.

For more information, please visit www.brooklyndesignershowhouse.com and follow @brooklynshowhouse on Instagram. Selected designers will be announced in July 2024.