Updated 10 years ago
Sold
Loft 3 Rooms1 Bed1 BathCo-op
$579,000
Maintenance$1,111
This property was sold for $565,000 on 03/17/16.
Listing Features
- Abundant Closets
- BuiltIns
- Custom Closets
- High Ceilings
- Separate Dining Area
- Walk-in Closet
- Dishwasher
- Pass Thru Kitchen
- S Steel Appliances
Outdoor space and views
- South Exposure
Building Amenities
- Virtual Doorman
- Laundry Room
Policies
- Pets Allowed
- Pieds A Terre Ok
Property Description for 521 West 47th Street, 1-D
LIBERAL SUBLET POLICY. This impressive apartment has so much to offer. There is nothing else like it. First, it's very convenient as you step right into the building and immediately into your home. No stairs or neighbors to deal with and even better this first floor apartment is actually perched high above the sidewalk outside offering you total privacy inside. Once you close the door to the outside world, peace and quiet prevail as your new home is outfitted with custom quiet windows for total noise reduction. Unwind, throw a log on the fire and turn your music on. This building is constructed of reinforced concrete so you are not going to have to worry about noise transfer. Prepare your meals in a newly updated pass-through kitchen with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and self-closing cabinets and drawers. Entertain in a large living-dining room with soaring high ceilings, handsome red oak hardwood flooring and a long hallway leading to a nicely updated bathroom, so nobody has to go through your bedroom to get to the bathroom. What a joy! The bedroom is very well-appointed easily fitting a queen-sized bed and more. The closets have been upgraded with California Closet Systems for maximum use of space. Plus there is ample storage above. Best-of-all you are now the proud owner of a massive walk-in closet. You're welcome. Laundry is located right outside your door. Slip in and slip out. It's that easy. The Bakery is a former commercial building built in 1910. There are no structural interior walls offering large, adaptable floor plans. If you are ambitious, you can add more charm and character to your new home by stripping away the dry-wall and exposing all of the original brick behind the walls of your home. Imagine that. Pet friendly. Co-purchasing and parents buying for children considered. You cannot afford to miss the opportunity to own this great apartment in a very well-maintained building perfectly located in gritty, new and fabulous Hell's Kitchen.
Listing History for 521 West 47th Street, 1-D
Now
03/21/2016
$565,000
Sold and Closed by Donald Kemper
Douglas Elliman
2016
Building Details for 521 West 47th Street
OwnershipCo-op
Building TypeLoft
Service LevelVirtual Doorman
AgePre-War
AccessWalk-up
Year Built1910
Financing Allowed90%
Floors/Apts4/16
Transit and Citi Bike
Subway
50 St
0.42 miles
42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal
0.46 miles
Citi Bike
W 47 St & 10 Ave
0.06 miles
W 50 St & 10 Ave
0.14 miles
Hell's Kitchen | Manhattan
Quick Profile
There is some mystery surrounding Hell’s Kitchen and how it got its name. There’s the tale about two policemen discussing how horrendous the neighborhood was back in 1880’s. The rookie cop turned to the veteran cop and said, “this place is hell.” The veteran cop replied, “No, this is hell’s kitchen.” Some say it's named after a notorious 19th century motorcycle gang. Even the historians will tell you the neighborhood's name has dubious origins.
Regardless of how it got its name, Hell’s Kitchen is here to stay.
Hell’s Kitchen is an iconic neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan. Its boundaries are 34th and 59th streets and 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. The neighborhood has a dense urban feel with plenty of bars, bodegas, restaurants and coffee shops. It’s inhabited by an eclectic mix of young professionals, long term residents from the old days, LGBQT community and members of the performing arts community - due to the highest number of off Broadway theatres in all of New York CIty.
From the early 1800’s to the 1980’s, Hell’s Kitchen held the title for one of the toughest neighborhoods in the city. In its early history it was populated by poor working class Irish and street gangs. Riots, violence, and crime were not uncommon. During prohibition times it was said that Hell’s Kitchen had more speakeasies than children.
Several attempts of neighborhood rebranding have taken place over the years. Clinton, Midtown West, and even the short-lived Hell’s Canyon are a few of the replacement names that have been used. Hell’s Kitchen has a lot of grit and no shortage of fortitude. A trendy name change seems doubtful.
Hell’s Kitchen benefited greatly from the Times Square clean up in the 1990’s. When crime rates lowered and adult theatres and prostitution disappeared, Times Square became less sleazier. Soon after, Hell’s Kitchen changed. The days of Gangsters, Irish immigrants, and rough and tumble housing tenements are part of its storied history. They’ve been replaced with bars, bodegas, restaurants, off broadway theatres, and luxury buildings. The recent completion of Hudson Yards and the Highline extension has brought new life into Hell’s Kitchen
Low-rises, brownstones, row houses and 5 to 6 floor walk ups with studio and one bedroom apartments are common in Hell’s Kitchen. The local zoning laws from previous years kept the building heights on the lower side. Over the past decade, developers have been granted exceptions to building height zoning laws and created more modern highrise developments.
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OLR ID: 328460
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