Waterfront Living in Manhattan Beach

When the hustle & bustle of Manhattan or brownstone Brooklyn living gets you down, come check out Manhattan Beach.  At the end of Ocean Avenue, there's this small community on a peninsula lodged between the bay & the beach, with a variety of single & 2-Family houses with yards, garages, and a totally different vibe than the parts of Brooklyn we're used to.

A summer resort dating back to the late 1800's...

Now Manhattan Beach is like its own little subdivision, and still has the beach...

We took a tour of this house in Manhattan Beach.  It's a free-standing 2-story 20' x 40' house on a huge 40' x 100' lot with a detached two car garage, four car driveway, and full basement.  It's like Manhattan Beach's answer to the 669 St. Marks garage & parking.  This 3BR/2 bath house is in great condition and shows well.  Original parquet floors were more than we were expecting.

Almost every room in this free-standing house has two exposures.  There is another room off the kitchen that can be used as a fourth bedroom or office.  Also there are two outdoor terraces, one off the kitchen on the first floor, and one off the master bedroom on the top floor...

There is still buildable square footage remaining, as well as zoning that provides for a professional office in the basement.  Once used as a dentist's office, it would be suitable for a medical, dental, accounting, or other home office set-up.  The basement has high ceilings, large windows, and is retrofitted with electric, gas, and plumbing for residential or professional use.  There are also two address on this one tax lot, so it can be easily converted to a 2-Family with separate address for more rental income.

And that waterfront view, tho!  By day or night...

We had to make sure that the seafood is on fleek at nearby Emmons Avenue along the bay...

While this is our first foray to this neighborhood, we see it as possible alternative to a Ditmas Park free-standing house with garage for those buyers looking for that front yard and back yard living in Brooklyn.  A nook by the beach we just learned about.   We're told showings are available for qualified buyers for this off-market pocket listing asking $2M.