The Gingerbread House Hits the Market
The Gingerbread House, the famous Arts & Crafts residence designed by architect James Sarsfield Kennedy, is for sale. (While it is more popularly known as the Gingerbread House, Forgotten NY points out that its formal name is the Howard E. and Jessie Jones House.) The 5,800-square-foot structure of uncut stone sits on a verdant one-acre…
The Gingerbread House, the famous Arts & Crafts residence designed by architect James Sarsfield Kennedy, is for sale. (While it is more popularly known as the Gingerbread House, Forgotten NY points out that its formal name is the Howard E. and Jessie Jones House.) The 5,800-square-foot structure of uncut stone sits on a verdant one-acre lot at 8220 Narrows Avenue just a block from the waterfront. With its thatched roofs and endless interior architectural details, the 1916 house is definitely one of a kind. And it comes with a one-of-a-kind price tag of $12,000,000. This should be interesting.
8220 Narrows Avenue [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP
If it is in fact landmarked with no development potential, then the property is priced far too aggressively. It will sell for well under $5m.
Zarathustra, it’s a landmark. It won’t be sold to a developer.
I WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!
I knew about this house from research, but had never seen the interior. What a fantastic house, grounds and location. Arts and Crafts has long been my favorite period, largely because of the wonderful eclecticism that can fall under its definition. I would love to see the rest. Minard, my architectural co-conspirator, can you arrange that? : )
They want a lot of money, but I would imagine it would be affordable, give or take a couple of million, for a very successful creative type, like someone in show biz, music, popular fiction, etc. Someone who doesn’t need to commute to their high power job, and just needs a place to be away from the madding crowds. I would hope if there is any danger of development, LPC would be on it in a heartbeat to landmark the entire estate. They should anyway, this is a one of a kind, special place.
The question readers should be asking themselves is whether the lot is worth $12m, since this will be sold to a developer. I think we can agree that the dwelling itself is nice, but short of spectacular and will not command a premium in itself. There are plenty of Tuder-influenced craftsman homes, some original Stickleys, near the city for well under $1m. Plenty of quartered oak, etc. if you like that sort of thing.
This house is a NYC landmark. The owners told me that once long ago.
quote:
“The couple who own it love it. I wonder why they would be selling.”
they probably just don’t love each other anymore lol. that’s what the psychic side of my brain is saying.
*rob*
Wow—that is an incredible property all around. I love that Arts and Crafts vibe. As BHO said above, amazing its in Brooklyn. No way to comment on price with something like this.
Is this house on the National Register? Seems like it should joint its stately neighbor, the Siatta House, over in Dyker Heights, if it isn’t. There is some jaw-dropping architecture in Brooklyn, and it’s not all brownstones 😉
C Gar- sweetie! Aren’t you plunking down a deposit for this now? (We can let Arkady share with us!) Montrose can rent the garage 😮