SOLD FOR $640,000
Listed at $600,000 · Sold 6.7% above asking · Closed January 8, 2016
755 42ND Street #5
MLS® #RLS10056437
Listing by The Corcoran Group
3
Bedrooms
1
Bath
970
Sq. Ft.
1926
Year Built
Quick Summary
Property Highlights
- Exposure: East,South facing
- Style: Prewar architecture
- Climate Control: Window Units
Property Details
Description
LARGEST THREE BEDROOMS (currently used as two bedrooms) COOP VERY CLOSE TO THE SUBWAY AND THE PARK!!! Lots of original detail, spacious 970SF open layout apartment. Twenty four units Finnish coop built in 1926. Big private storage bin, bike storage and laundry room in the basement. Financially sound, pet friendly building. This third floor, South/East exposure, sunny apartment with great oak parquet floors with mahogany inlays, has windowed renovated eat-in kitchen with new appliances and windowed renovated bathroom with large bath tub. ONLY 10% down and $710 maintenance make this apartment very affordable. Building is conveniently located with easy access to public transportation and half a block from the park with great New York harbor, Manhattan skyline and sunset views. Park features Olympic size swimming pool with beach volleyball field, well equipped gym, recreational center, artificial grass soccer field and newly open sprinkler park. The entrance to the beautiful newly open waterfront park at the Bush Terminal is only short distance away at 43rd Street and 1st Avenue. Easy 20 minutes commute to Manhattan and convenient access to subway D train only 5 minutes away. Very close to 8th Ave shopping and restaurants.
Features & Amenities
Interior Features
Exterior Features
Building Information
Financial Details
About Sunset Park
View All Sunset Park ListingsSunset Park features four landmarked historic districts of Italianate, Neo-Grec, and Romanesque Revival brick and brownstone rowhouses climbing the hillside between Fourth and Eighth Avenues in western Brooklyn. The namesake hilltop park offers panoramic Manhattan skyline views and a 1936 neoclassical public pool, while the commercial corridors along Fifth Avenue and Eighth Avenue anchor the neighborhood. The D train at Ninth Avenue, N/R at 36th-45th-53rd Streets provide multiple subway connections to Manhattan.
Sunset Park Live Market Data
View NeighborhoodActive Listings
7
Median Asking Price
$795K
Median $/Sqft
$692
Avg Days on Market
N/A
New This Week
1
Price Reduced
29%
Sold (30 Days)
2
Median Sale Price
$750K
Live data from RLS at REBNY • Updated 3/24/26, 8:34 AM EST
Similar Listings in Sunset Park
View All
Location
755 42ND Street #5, Sunset Park, Kings County • Near 7th Avenue & 8th Avenue
Floor Plans
Listing Data
RLS® at REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York) via Trestle API. Updated in real-time.
Market Data
RLS® at REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York). Live data updated in real-time.
Map & Location
OpenStreetMap contributors via Leaflet. Geocoding via Nominatim.
All data is provided for informational purposes only and should be independently verified. See our Data Sources Policy for more information.
Listing Courtesy of The Corcoran Group - Peter Bracichowicz
Listing Contact: (347) 342-8370
Listing information for certain New York City properties provided courtesy of the Real Estate Board of New York's Residential Listing Service (the "RLS"). The information contained in this listing has not been verified by the RLS and should be verified by the consumer. The listing information provided here is for the consumer's personal, non-commercial use. Retransmission, redistribution or copying of this listing information is strictly prohibited except in connection with a consumer's consideration of the purchase and/or sale of an individual property. This listing information is not verified for authenticity or accuracy and is not guaranteed and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. ©2026 The Real Estate Board of New York, Inc., all rights reserved. This advertisement does not suggest that the broker has a listing in this property or properties or that any property is currently available.
Broker Commission Disclosure: Broker commissions are not set by law and are fully negotiable.
Buyer Notice: Planning to work with a buyer's broker? A Buyer Representation Agreement is required before your broker can show you properties, per REBNY/UCBA guidelines (effective 2025). You may attend open houses independently without one.
RLS Data display by Keller Williams NYC. Data last updated on 3/24/2026 at 12:34 PM UTC