Landmark Mansion Left in State of Decay Offers a Bargain Opportunity to 'Buyers With Vision' - Realtor.com

Find a real estate agent. + How to find a REALTOR®. A historical mansion on Staten Island that has been left completely abandoned has returned to the market at a significantly reduced price—as it attempts to lure in a "buyer with vision" who can return it to its former glory. Wyeth House is an Italianate brick estate, complete with an octagonal cupola, and was originally built in 1856, when it became one of the finest properties in the area. After several attempts to secure a buyer, the six-bedroom abode has now returned to the market for the much lower sum of $950,000—shooting to the top of the week's most popular homes list in the process. It has been home to a prominent lawyer, an opera singer, and a landscape painter whose mural can still be found in the dining room. Why it’s here: It's a floating tiny home "adjacent to the widest channel" in Portage Bay that was built in 1940 and updated in 2012.