House of the Day: 552 47th Street
A concerned reader sent in these photos after a recent visit she took to 552 47th Street, a dripping-with-charm but down-on-its-luck limestone house in Bay Ridge Sunset Park. Why concerned? She’s worried that someone who doesn’t appreciate the incredible interiors will pick the place up at a discount to the $720,000 asking price and gut…
A concerned reader sent in these photos after a recent visit she took to 552 47th Street, a dripping-with-charm but down-on-its-luck limestone house in Bay Ridge Sunset Park. Why concerned? She’s worried that someone who doesn’t appreciate the incredible interiors will pick the place up at a discount to the $720,000 asking price and gut it. Given these photos, we can only hope that doesn’t happen. What an incredible place! Any preservationists out there itching for a restoration project?
552 47th Street [ReMax] GMAP P*Shark
Mr B is in Hawaii, so his sense of geography could be skewed.
He might also be a few rum punches to the wind.
It doesn’t take any longer to commute in from Bay Ridge or Sunset Park than anywhere else in the outer boroughs. THe problem is if you need to take a cab home from Manhattan late at night. Then it’s major bucks, no?
This is a great neighborhood, very family friendly, lots of excellent restaurants.
This place is beauyooooooooooooootiful.
I think the reader is right to be concerned, if there is any truth behind those stereotypes of recent Chinese immigrants not wanting to live in a house with any old stuff.
One thing that plays into these houses is what people do for a living. I could live here and drive or take the train to work; a lot of people would not be crazy about here because they need to commute a really long way.
Also, if you’re home life isn’t much of a nesting one, and you like to go out to eat and to shows for entertainment, why bother having a house?
snappy, it was ONLY off by like 30 blocks or so. isn’t that close enough to call off the dogs? Nah, I agree with you.
its a really nice block!
When the nabe statement is so far off and the listing and map clearly shows what nabe it’s in, I’d say a bit of finger wagging is in order 🙂
The blocks between 5th & 6th seem nice up there…not too loud. Curious what it will actually go for.
No idea re prices, but this looks like a great find. I love Sunset Park (new convert after eating there once last week).
So what kind of work does it need? Just a little ol’ failed plaster in the hallway, or are the roof and foundation caving in?
OMG – you said BayRidge…you could get hammered arrested on this site by neighborhood police.
This is Bay Ridge North…..or Park Slope South South.