South-facing and flooded with natural light throughout, this gem has stunning original details: inlaid parquet floors; impeccable woodwork; pier mirror; pocket doors; coffered ceiling; built-in cabinetry; textured wallpaper; fretwork; wainscoting; ceiling, floor, window, and picture molding; and stained glass windows, among others.
The extensive renovation includes: central A/C and heat, gut renovated kitchen and baths, new rear windows, and recently updated mechanicals and roof.
The expansive parlor level is truly the centerpiece of the home. With its high ceilings and bay windows, the living area is a sunswept sanctuary that leads to a dramatic dining room highlighted by gorgeous preserved details. A completely redone open chef's kitchen anchors the space. It features radiant heating, abundant storage space and honed granite countertops, large island, stainless KitchenAid appliances, and wine fridge. A convenient powder room can also be found on this floor.
Integrating indoor/outdoor living, sliding doors in the kitchen open to a garden oasis with deck, dining and lounging areas surrounded by established flowering trees, shrubs and perennials -- just in time for long sunshine-filled days.
The bright and airy upper level is lit by a stained glass skylight and has 3-4 bedrooms. The primary bedroom spans the width of the house, includes a separate sitting/office area as well as a walk-in closet, and has bay windows and treetop views. The fully-renovated spa-like bathroom features modern tiles, large walk-in shower with rainfall head, ample storage and its own skylight. There are two additional bedrooms on this floor -- both light and quiet overlooking the rear garden -- including a large second bedroom accented by an original exposed brick wall.
With its own private entrance, the finished basement has abundant storage space and a laundry area as well as a recreation room that's ideal as a home office, media room or play space with original tin ceilings, full bath and mini kitchenette. Also located on this level, the mechanicals have been updated and are in excellent condition.
With an exceptionally convenient location, the home is located on an idyllic tree-lined street, only a couple blocks from the nearest subway, and minutes to vibrant greenspaces, waterfront parks and promenade, a wealth of local shops, restaurants, 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.