440 50th Street
MLS® #RLS10101873
Listing by Compass
5
Bedrooms
3
Baths
3,012
Sq. Ft.
1901
Year Built
Quick Summary
Property Highlights
- Style: Prewar architecture
- Character: Pre-war building (1901)
Property Details
Description
Turn-of-the-Century Townhouse Built in1901, this three-story, 20-foot wide, two-family Brooklyn brownstone features high ceilings, impressive light, and a deep south-facing garden. A recent New York Times article named Sunset Park one of 'The Next Hot Neighborhoods' and this property is primely located in this serene and convenient setting. Flexibility of use and configuration is one of this building's finest features. Currently used as an income-producing two family, it can be lived in comfortably as-is with minor improvements, or easily converted to a large single-family home. This impressive townhouse sits on a 20?x100? lot with well a maintained stone facade, gracious stoop, and has a spacious garden duplex for the owner and a high income rental apartment on the top floor. The garden, with its beautiful weeping cherry tree, has plenty of room for gardening and relaxing. The house still has many of its original turn-of the-century details including a original columns, ornate pocket doors, wood stairway and banister and tin ceilings. The basement offers very usable space, and is the full footprint of the house with good ceiling height. Close to shopping, restaurants, and transportation, Sunset Park is a destination among today?s homebuyers seeking convenience, comfort and an easy Manhattan commute. First showings at the Sunday open house. Best and Highest offers to be submitted by Thursday (3/17) at 12 noon.
Building Information
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
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Location
440 50th Street, Sunset Park, Kings County • Near 4th Avenue/5th Avenue
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Listing Courtesy of Compass - Julia Hoagland
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