{"id":90735,"date":"2026-01-06T04:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/90735\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T04:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:31:38","slug":"sunset-park-limestone-with-rumpus-room-asks-1-595-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/90735\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunset Park Limestone With Rumpus Room Asks $1.595 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Built as a two-family dwelling, the row house sits within the Central Sunset Park Historic District.<\/p>\n

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This Sunset Park row house hasn\u2019t changed hands in decades and there are some distinctly later 20th century renovations, like a basement rumpus room, along with original mantels, fretwork, and wall moldings. At 566 47th Street, the two-family sits within the Central Sunset Park Historic District.<\/p>\n

The Renaissance Revival style dwelling is one of a row of 10 designed by architect Thomas Bennett. He was busy in the area, designing more than 70 houses in the historic district alone according to the designation report,<\/a> and was particularly known for his two-family dwellings. In this instance, the 1899 filing<\/a> shows he designed the row of two-families for property owner Albert Frank.<\/p>\n

The 19.5-foot-wide house is still arranged as a two-family with a duplex and a top floor rental. The listing photos primarily showcase the duplex, which has a parlor, two bedrooms, and a full bath on the on the parlor level and a dining room and kitchen on the garden level. It also has access to the basement where there is the rumpus room, another bathroom, and laundry.<\/p>\n

As noted, there have been some renovations over the decades, but the front parlor still has wall moldings and a columned mantel with mirror. Fretwork<\/a> ornaments the doorway to a middle parlor that appears to have been outfitted with closet space.<\/p>\n

The two bedrooms, both with closets, are at the rear of the parlor level.<\/p>\n

Downstairs, the original dining room still has its wainscoting, a columned mantel with a mirror and original insert, and a built-in buffet.<\/p>\n

The adjoining former butler\u2019s pantry<\/a> is without its original built-ins and wood floors. Instead the floor is covered in what might be a very familiar linoleum for many. Armstrong\u2019s pattern No. 5352, was first introduced in the 1930s<\/a> and was issued in different colorways<\/a> for decades. This 1970s version stretches from the pantry into the kitchen.<\/p>\n

In the kitchen are wood cabinets, a tin ceiling, and bar seating with a view into the informal dining area. A door provides access to the rear yard.<\/p>\n

Two bathrooms are shown in the listing photos, one in blue and one with yellow wall tile and fixtures.<\/p>\n

Down in the rumpus room or rec room, there is a checkerboard tile floor and a mantel as well as rubble stone walls and exposed rafters for a \u201cye olde\u201d vibe. Advice on using basement spaces as rumpus rooms appeared in local papers at least as early as 1932 with one Brooklyn Daily Eagle<\/a> article suggesting such spaces allowed for \u201cnoisy fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outside is a stone patio with room for dining and paths that wrap around a central planting bed.<\/p>\n

Billy Apter of RE\/MAX has the listing and it is priced at $1.595 million. What do you think?<\/p>\n

[Listing: 566 47th Street<\/a> | Broker: RE\/MAX ] GMAP<\/a><\/p>\n

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