Exclusive | Penthouse returned from a school house – and owned by a celebrated NYC Shaman – lists for first time in 36 years

If you are in “breath”, maybe this is home for you.

A penthouse attic at a 1895 converted school house at Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights ranked $ 2.95 million, marking its first in 36 years, the post has learned.

The 3,150-square-foot residence, previously separated by the late Urban Shaman Donna Hensa and its partner Daile Kaplan, the latter of which currently maintains home, offers a rare opportunity for buyers seeking architectural distinction-perhaps to be a part of the supernatural.

For nearly five decades, Hensa, who grew up in New York, led famous city dwellers through rituals that celebrated the rhythms of nature and cosmos, reminding them of their country in a larger universe.

Known with love as “Momma Donna”, she passed away on September 21, 2024, in Oshing, New York, at the age of 79, second for cardiopulmonary arrest after a decrease in health after a decline in 2021, according to her partner.

In previous years, its most famous ceremonies include a vernal ritual of egg balance, to mark cosmic and often held at the World Trade Center, as well as a winter solstice fire on Staten Island.

“All these celebrations turn into very primary human reactions to the attraction and return of the sun,” she said in a 1998 New York interview, description universal impulse after its seasonal observations.

These events, filled with music, cheering and symbolic actions, invited participants to stop their annoying lives and to re -associate with the cycles of ancient seasons, stars and traditions.

“I function as an observer of heaven,” Henes told The Times in 1996, reflecting her spiritual philosophy. “Never darken in the city. We do not see heaven; we do not see the stars. We do not remember a relationship with the universe.”

HENES saw its role as a bridge between modern urban life and primary human instincts, withdrawing from various spiritual traditions such as Hinduism, the practices of American natives and Judaism to highlight the common celebrations of light and renewal.

In 1975, Hensa said she underwent a discovery when a friend gave her a weaving of American locals, and she placed her on her face.

“I immediately realized how everything was interrupted in the world,” she told Times.

Despite clashes with authorities – such as a 1998 arrest for violations during a solstice event, it was later rejected – it remained committed to promoting reverence for the universe. Beyond the rituals, henes learned in New York public schools, wrote books and created a personal ceremony for life milestones.

Now her surviving partner, Kaplan, is sharing ways with the house they have owned since 1989.

High -floor collaborator, part of the Annex of PS 9 designed by James W. Naughton in the Renaissance Resurrection style, contains 14 -foot arched ceilings, exposed brick archives and nine lights flooding the space with light.

The two fireplaces of wood anchor flexible living areas, while a kitchen with windows and two private terraces offer open views of the city.

The presentation, currently a three -bathroom configuration, with three bathrooms, can be re -established as a large residential show or a live/work arts, list notes.

The school was built in 1895 to address overcrowding at the original second school to seek the growing HEIGs population.

It was later transformed into dwellings by local artists, the list said.

An H -shaped brick building, it contains Windows Gable Dormer and mixes Romanesque resurrection with architectural Renaissance elements of the Renaissance.

Now the burial apartments are called, simply “PS 9.”

The building sits in the corner of Sterling Place and Vanderbilt Avenue, exposing a graceful presence.

Residents enjoy a lush municipal garden, closed private parking (a rarity in Brooklyn) and a visiting supervisor.

Richard Onstein and Lawrence Kieran of Brown Harris Stevens hold the list.