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8525 Colonial Road

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn | 85th Street & 86th Street

12 Rooms4 Beds3.5 Baths2,939 Square FeetSingle Family

$2,899,000
floors / apts2 / 1
Lot Size52'x78'
Built Size39'x28'
ZoneR2
Building TypeHouse
RE Taxes$17,772
Price Per SF
$986

Listing Features

  • Original Details

Outdoor space and views

  • Backyard
  • Patio [32'x24']

Building Amenities

  • Driveway
  • Garage
  • Second Entry

Property Description for 8525 Colonial Road

A distinguished Colonial Revival residence with subtle Arts & Crafts character, this gracious corner home sits on an expansive 52 x 78 property in the heart of Bay Ridge. Surrounded by light and open sky, the home offers a rare sense of privacy, warmth, and scale. Beautifully maintained throughout the years, it blends timeless original details with thoughtful updates and a layout designed for both elegant entertaining and comfortable everyday living. Complete with a private landscaped yard, bluestone paved outdoor entertaining areas, and a two car garage, the property offers a lifestyle rarely found in Brooklyn. The main level features beautifully proportioned rooms filled with natural light, original moldings, and preserved hardwood floors throughout. At the center of the living room is a charming wood burning fireplace framed by an inglenook alcove, a signature Arts & Crafts detail that creates an intimate and welcoming gathering space. The sun filled dining room features a built in window seat and windows on two exposures. The kitchen combines warmth and functionality with a Wolf six burner gas range, built in Wolf microwave and convection steam ovens, Miele dishwasher, Bosch refrigerator, stainless steel Franke farmhouse sink, and a butler’s pantry with ample storage. Direct access to the backyard creates an effortless indoor outdoor flow ideal for entertaining. A powder room and split system heating and cooling units complete this level. Upstairs are four generously sized bedrooms and two full bathrooms, including a flexible room currently configured as a custom California Closets dressing room with its own private bathroom. The primary bathroom features double sinks, a frameless glass shower, soaking tub with jets. Central air conditioning services the second floor. The finished lower level offers additional flexible living space ideal for media, guests, recreation, or a home office, along with a full bathroom featuring Perrin & Rowe fixtures, Samsung washer and dryer, bamboo and tile flooring, and an extra long cedar closet. Outside, beautifully landscaped grounds filled with seasonal trees, shrubs, and flowering perennials surround the home, while the private rear yard provide a serene setting for outdoor dining, gardening, summer barbecues, or quiet relaxation. Lovingly cared for and meticulously maintained, this is a truly special home offering timeless character, comfort, and exceptional space in one of Brooklyn’s most desirable neighborhoods. First public open house June 7th 12-2pm

Listing History for 8525 Colonial Road

Now
07/30/2026
Contract Signed by Violette Tonuzi
Compass
06/01/2026
$2,899,000
Initial Price by Violette Tonuzi
Compass

Building Details for 8525 Colonial Road

OwnershipSingle Family
Building TypeHouse
AgePre-War
AccessWalk-up
Year Built1910
Floors/Apts2/1
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Transit and Citi Bike

Subway

86 St
0.43 miles

Citi Bike

86 St & Ridge Blvd
0.13 miles
Colonial Rd & 83 St
0.14 miles

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: 67931TH