Rare Curved Walls in This 2-Bedroom Vintage Co-op: 1755 E 55th in East Hyde Park

This 2-bedroom vintage co-op in The Parkshore at 1765 E 55th St in East Hyde Park came on the market in June 2016.

The Parkshore was built in 1926 and has 116 units. It’s a full service building with an on-site engineer, exercise room, laundry room, garden, guest room, bicycle storage and storage lockers.

It appears to have a parking lot nearby, but the listing says there’s a waitlist.

This unit has an unusual design for a vintage building.

It has a curved wall in the dining room which overlooks a unique curved balcony accessed from the living room.

The kitchen has white cabinets and stainless steel appliances and also has a partial lake view from the windows.

As is usual with vintage units, the bedrooms have generous square footage.

This unit has no central air or washer/dryer in the unit.

As a co-op, the taxes are included in the assessments along with heat and gas.

The seller has been trying to sell this unit for 3 years. Originally listed for $205,000 in June 2016, it has been reduced to $180,000.

What can be done to sell these big vintage units in 2019?

Marie Levesque at Metro Pro Realty has the listing. See the pictures here.

Unit #1004: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed

  • It’s a co-op so no previous price
  • Originally listed in June 2016 for $205,000
  • Reduced
  • Listing removed in October 2018
  • Re-listed in May 2019 for $180,000
  • Still listed for $180,000
  • Assessments of $1920 a month (includes taxes, heat, gas, doorman, cable, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
  • Taxes are in assessments
  • No central air
  • No in-unit washer/dryer (laundry room in the building)
  • Bedroom #1: 18×15
  • Bedroom #2: 18×13
  • Dining room: 19×14
  • Living room: 20×15
  • Kitchen: 12×7

 

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