An inviting front porch provides an ideal entry to the foyer and expansive South-facing living room -- large enough to accommodate an additional reading area or office space --with a working wood-burning fireplace as its centerpiece. Double French doors open to a full dining room with an oversized window that has stained-glass inserts and original shutters as well as a walk-in closet that could potentially be converted to a powder room.
The eat-in sized kitchen has classic white cabinets and high-end stainless appliances including a Wolf stove and leads to a rear deck and backyard with pavers ringed by perennial flowers and plantings -- just in time for long sunshine-filled days.
The bright and airy upper level has a master bedroom spanning the width of the house and treetop views; a fully-renovated bathroom with modern subway tiles and its own skylight; two additional bedrooms with ample closet space; stained glass skylight; and a private terrace perched above the quiet backyard. The semi-finished basement also has a new full bath and vented laundry area as well as an abundance of dry storage space.
The home's utilities are in good working order and additional renovations/upgrades include: recently installed hot water heater; waterproofed extension; repointing; new lintels; among others. With an exceptionally convenient location, it is only 1/2 block from the nearest subway, and minutes to a wealth of local shops, restaurants, waterfront parks and promenade, and commuter ferry.
Quick Profile
Bay Ridge is an old-world neighborhood neatly tucked into the southwest corner of Brooklyn within the shadows of the Verrazano Bridge. The neighborhood is encircled by the Belt Parkway along the shore line and the Gowanus Expressway inland.
Bay Ridge, long known for its generational pull, has historically been home to a diverse number of ethnic groups. While the area is flush with people of Irish, Italian and Greek descent, these ethnic communities have been joined by larger numbers of new groups, including people with Russian, Polish, Asian and Middle Eastern backgrounds. The Arab American community today in Bay Ridge represents the largest concentration of Arab Americans in New York City.
For many years, Bay Ridge and its waterside location, would attract the affluent. But most of the mansions that once lined Shore Road are long gone and have been replaced by six-story apartment buildings.
Aside from the low-rise apartment buildings, the neighborhood pretty much consists of one and two-family homes. Lush front yards and trimmed hedges are pretty common here.
Current zoning and limitations on building heights restrict any out of the norm development. At present, the future beholds small development on some of the commercial strips and teardowns of older homes for smaller residential projects.