House of the Day: 7543 Shore Road
Some folks got a little grumpy a couple of weeks ago when we poked some fun at a McMansion in Bay Ridge, saying we should have focused on some of the beautiful architecture in the area (and there’s plenty). Today’s House of the Day at 7543 Shore Road isn’t the finest example in the nabe,…
Some folks got a little grumpy a couple of weeks ago when we poked some fun at a McMansion in Bay Ridge, saying we should have focused on some of the beautiful architecture in the area (and there’s plenty). Today’s House of the Day at 7543 Shore Road isn’t the finest example in the nabe, but it’s got a nice feel to it, plus it’s gigantic and has water views. It ain’t cheap though! $4,200,000. Hmmmm.
7543 Shore Road [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
thanks for the love, bxgrl.
” Like I said, you can get more for your money in Westchester, with the same commute/drive in the Manhattan.”
somehow I don’t think this is true…
BayRidge to manhattan with no traffic is probably 15 minutes thru battery tunnel and mileage-wise a fraction. And has 24 public transportation.
agree with you, Italiana71. Thought it was unnecessary and insulting to both groups.
Splenda- I see some aspects of your point and please know that I am not offended. This is a little difficult to explain but there are those who live in these large homes on this old road who rarely set foot in Manhattan. In fact some rarely leave Bay Ridge, they have had their groceries delivered via telephone , long before Fresh Direct or the internet existed. They gossip about their cleaning ladies and fill their lives with friends and family. The definable culture that you and I so desire may not be all too important to some of them. You see a “culture” is all around them. All is relative.
I think you were eluding to another poster about the Westchester comments , but dear friends of mine live in Bronxville, I happen to like parts of Westchester county very much. As well as the golf courses.
How is anyone even “appraising” this house? How does anyone “know” it’s a tear down? We know almost nothing about it, and few of us even know the area.
Splenda,
Really? Away from the “culture?” I think you are likely to find way more “culture” in a diverse neighborhood like Bay Ridge, than you will in Brooklyn Heights or Park Slope. Definitely more “culture” in Bay Ridge than in Westchester.
If you’re referring to “cultural events”, like the theater, or the ballet or opera, it takes me 15 minutes more to get to Lincoln Center than it did when I was in Carroll Gardens. I definitely don’t feel that I lack access to cultural events since I moved to Bay Ridge.
Again, it’s a personal decision. For me, I wanted my children to be from an urban area instead of from an identityless town.
And by the way Brenda my next door neighbors are black and love the neighborhood. So not everyone would have an issue.
Splenda, it shouldn’t matter at this price, but real estate taxes are probably a quarter of what they would be in Westchester.
Splenda, this is a Brooklyn blog, we are not going to talk up the competition or try to be fair to the suburbs (they don’t say nice things about us either). This house will sell to someone who loves Bay Ridge and who wants to live in the best section if it. I don’t think folks from out of town will come here and fall in love, they are more likely to go to the burbs. Still and all four million is quite a price tag. But for the successful entreperneur who really does not want to budge from the neighborhood or who misses it terribly after those five ghastly years in Bahrain, this house may appeal, but for a million less.