For $2M, this low-key Rockaways home is a different kind of beach house
All photos courtesy of Kristen Markoplis/Allyson Lubow Photography for The Corcoran Group
It’s in Neponsit, Queens, not the Hamptons, but this five-bedroom house at 404 Beach 143rd Street on the western shore of the Rockaway Peninsula is steps from the Atlantic no matter which way you turn. It’s bigger than it looks from the outside, with 4,000 square feet of living space on three levels (including a separate summer kitchen), and plenty of outdoor space for enjoying the ocean breezes. Asking $2.1 million, the house has been renovated from top to bottom, with a driveway and garage for all the guests you’ll have in beach season.
You’ll know this home is unique as soon as you see the front porch, which has a built-in TV. Inside, the main level is ready for all seasons with new white oak floors and surround sound. A formal living room with a gas fireplace has French doors that open onto the yard.
An open kitchen is ready for entertaining with a six-burner Viking stove and hood, a built-in microwave, dishwasher, and ice maker, anchored by a quartz-topped center island. A large formal dining room can accommodate the whole crowd. Also on this floor: a large bedroom and a full bath.
Upstairs are four cozy bedrooms and two stylishly renovated full bathrooms. A laundry room is up here as well.
The home’s lowest level is party-ready, starting with a large mud room for sandy flip-flops and beach gear. A summer kitchen serves a sprawling, light-filled recreation room with surround sound and a gym. In addition to a front yard and the aforementioned front porch, an expansive patio boasts a built-in barbecue. There’s even an outdoor shower house.
A double-wide driveway offers private parking, and a spacious garage means there’s lots of storage as well. The surrounding residential community is not only a block from the beach, but it’s also steps from Jacob Riis Park, a Gateway National Recreation Area and one of the city’s largest public beaches.
[Listing details: 404 Beach 143rd Street by Kristin Neinast and Kelly Neinast of The Corcoran Group]
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