Gingerbread houses. We’ve been baking, building, decorating, and ultimately demolishing them with our teeth since the early 1800s. But why stop there? Now’s your chance to live inside the Holiday’s sweetest structure.
For only $26,000 a month in rent, or $10.5 million if you want to own it, you can call this delectable dwelling in Brooklyn your new cozy home:
Nicknamed “The Gingerbread House,” this bizarre home rests at 8220 Narrows Avenue in Bay Ridge. It’s plate is an entire block. It’s lawn is marvelously-manicured, and 20,000 square-feet (equivalent to the size of 10 townhomes combined). Which means you basically have your own private park.
… with terraces.
Built in 1916, the “most magnificent residence in all of New York City” was designed by architect James Sarsfield Kennedy for shipping merchant Howard E. Jones. Four owners and nine decades later, the Arts-and-Crafts style house remains a confection perfection.
The current owners, Jerry and Diane Fishman, preserved the non-cookie-cutter casa throughout the 35 years they’ve lived inside. Everything from the hand-painted stained glass windows and ceiling, to the thatched roof, oak walls, detailed woodwork, uncut stone, and mahogany floors.
Stroll inside this 5,764 square-foot landmark and you’ll discover:
6 bedrooms (here are two of them) for you, your crew, and your crew’s crew
3.5 baths (here’s one of them)
Double living rooms for double the fun
A formal dining room that’s fit for a fine feast
A master chef’s kitchen to master making many mini gingerbread houses
An office for making your list and checking it twice
A 3-car garage with a private driveway, which leaves just enough space for your car … and Santa, his sleigh, and all eight reindeers.
And who can forget the icing—three fireplaces, a wine cellar, and a fountain room.
With a house as magical on the inside as it is on the outside, why would anyone want to move out?
“We’re leaving New York,” Jerry told the Daily News. “Maybe Nevada or Ft. Lauderdale. Are you kidding? If we were staying in New York we’d be staying right here.”
Where the couple is headed, we don’t know. But where we’re headed is the fridge to clasp a cold glass of milk. Cheers!
