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Compact Sunset Park One-Bedroom With Smart Reno, Vintage Industrial Flair Asks $440K

The prewar apartment has been smartly renovated to preserve its bones while maximizing storage and introducing a touch of vintage-industrial flair.

by Cate Corcoran

12/14/2021 3 minute 0

A compact one-bedroom on the second floor of an early 20th century Finnish co-op in Sunset Park has been smartly renovated to preserve the bones of the apartment while maximizing storage and introducing a touch of vintage-industrial flair.

Located just outside an historic district and a block from the area’s eponymous park, the four-story, 40-unit brick walkup building was constructed circa 1924. Named Linden Heights, 712 45th Street has subtle neo-Classical details and loggias punctuating an open staircase.

Inside the apartment are high ceilings and original parquet with an inlaid border. The living area has a large window and built-in custom desk, closed storage and a wall of shelves. It is open to the galley kitchen and a counter with space for stools.

The kitchen has attractive custom teak cabinetry that reaches to the ceiling, campaign-style brass hardware, concrete counters and reclaimed pine floors. There is a backsplash of handmade tile and, behind the stove, an exposed brick firewall.

The bedroom, which has a window with a view of the Verrazano Bridge but no closet, is long enough to add one or afford a bit of space for creative projects.

The renovated bathroom has classic hex tile floors, a vintage tile-in tub, white subway tile walls and a custom teak mirror and vanity with marble top. The apartment has four closets.

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The self-managed co-op is “financially sound,” according to the listing, with a live-in super and recently updated roof and facade. Dedicated basement storage comes with the unit, and there is shared laundry and bike storage.

The modest monthly maintenance is $494. An open house by appointment is scheduled for Sunday, December 19 from noon to 1 p.m.

The apartment last changed hands (already renovated) in 2016 for $395,000, public records show. Listed by Irine Blyumin and Peter Bracichowicz of Corcoran, the unit is asking $440,000. What do you think of it?

[Listing: 712 45th Street, APT 2D | Broker: Corcoran] GMAP