$3,399,000
Updated 4 years ago
Off Market

240 78th Street

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn | Ridge Blvd & 3rd Ave

14 Rooms7 Beds8.5 Baths5,339 Square FeetThree Family House

$3,399,000
floors / apts2 / 3
Lot Size50'x109'3"
Built Size26'x50'
ZoneR4A
Building TypeTownhouse
RE Taxes$21,939
Price Per SF
$637

Listing Features

  • Architectural Dtls
  • New Windows
  • Oversized Windows
  • Restored Details
  • Central AC
  • Central Heat

Outdoor space and views

  • Backyard
  • Balcony
  • Deck
  • Frontyard
  • Garden
  • Patio
  • Porch
  • Terrace
  • Wrap Terrace
  • Courtyard
  • Garden Views
  • Townhouse Views
  • Treeline Views

Building Amenities

  • Video Intercom
  • Driveway
  • Laundry Room
  • Pool

Property Description for 240 78th Street

Make your home in one of the most beautiful residences in all of Brooklyn. Featuring premium finishes, an outdoor swimming pool oasis and a separate pool/guest house, this seven-bedroom, eight-and-a-half-bathroom showplace is the ideal destination for comfortable living and lavish entertaining. Spanning 5,339 square feet over four levels, this peerless mansion impresses with gleaming hardwood floors, massive windows and soaring ceilings beautifully trimmed with recessed lighting and ceiling fans. Spa bathrooms feature high-end fixtures, including soaking tubs and rain showers. Every detail has been thoughtfully planned and beautifully executed. An incredibly flexible layout adds living space to each level, with multiple options for formal and casual gatherings. A stunning wraparound porch invites you into the first floor, where a gracious foyer reveals open plan living and dining areas featuring tall wainscoting, big bay windows and inlaid herringbone floors. Ahead, the masterful eat-in kitchen includes custom cabinetry and upscale stainless steel appliances. A bedroom suite, second bedroom and chic powder room complete the level. Ascend the graceful winding central staircase flanked by a 30-foot-tall window to find another floor of open-plan living space with a second well-stocked kitchen. French doors open to a magnificent primary suite with a sitting area, custom walk-in closet, en suite bathroom with an impressive marine window, and a private balcony overlooking the breathtaking rear yard. A unique floating staircase leads to a private office above, while the enclosed central staircase makes this level ideal as a private multigenerational living space or a palatial full-floor owner's retreat. The top floor includes a large bedroom, full bath, powder room and multiple rooms that provide options for den, office, gym and family room use alongside terraces and bright skylights. Head to the lower level to explore the exciting rec room finished with a colorful LED cove-lighted ceiling modeled after a luxurious Dubai hotel. The home theater sets the stage for fantastic movie nights, while a laundry room, storage closets and a full bathroom add convenience. Outside, your private resort-like grounds await. A herringbone paver patio welcomes al fresco dining and lounging around the updated pool featuring a new pool liner, a bridge and a spa. The summer kitchen makes barbecues irresistible, while the bar features an embedded flat-screen TV perfect for gameday gatherings. Or add a DJ to the balcony above for spectacular pool parties. This beautifully maintained mansion features new skim coated walls, fresh paint and central HVAC. A gated driveway and perimeter walls add parking and privacy to this flawless Brooklyn estate. Located mid-block on a tree-lined street in residential Bay Ridge, this gorgeous residence is inches from outstanding dining and shopping along 3rd and 5th Avenues. Breathtaking waterfront outdoor space and bridge views are just three blocks away. Excellent bus service, the R train, Bay Ridge Ferry Terminal, Belt Parkway, Gowanus Expressway and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge provide easy access to the rest of the city and beyond.

Listing History for 240 78th Street

Now
09/02/2022
TOM by Athena Salavantis
Compass
07/08/2022
$3,399,000 [-$101,000] [2.9%]
Price Drop by Athena Salavantis
Compass

Building Details for 240 78th Street

OwnershipThree Family House
Building TypeTownhouse
Service LevelVideo Intercom
AgePre-War
AccessWalk-up
Year Built1920
Floors/Apts2/3
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Transit and Citi Bike

Subway

77 St
0.25 miles
86 St
0.48 miles

Citi Bike

78 St & Ridge Blvd
0.06 miles
3 Ave & 77 St
0.1 miles

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Bay Ridge | Brooklyn

Lush front yards and trimmed hedges are pretty common in Bay Ridge.

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.

All information furnished regarding property for sale, rental or financing is from sources deemed reliable, but no warranty or representation is made as to the accuracy thereof and same is submitted subject to errors, omissions, change of price, rental or other conditions, prior sale, lease or financing or withdrawal without notice. All dimensions are approximate. For exact dimensions, you must hire your own architect or engineer.
OLR ID: 39592TH