

Buyers like Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Christmas elves, and other characters from the Brothers Grimm/Disney canon do not have real money to buy cottages, which is probably why Bay Ridge's Gingerbread House just returned to market with a new broker, a new slew of photos, and a slightly lower price: $10,500,000. Built in the Arts & Crafts style by James Sarsfield Kennedy, the six-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home with a thatched(ish) roof takes up an entire block (the size of 10 townhouses, or so sayeth the brokerbabble). But the real charmand probably valuelies in the stone facade, the stained glass, the coffered ceilings and beautiful moldings, the bay windows, and the patios and outdoor areas sized for a romp with more than seven dwarves.

The expensive hidey hole was originally built in 1917 and has things like a chauffeur's room and a "fountain room." It entered the market in 2009 asking $12M, then hung around for awhile. It reappeared last year after a visit from the witch PriceChopper with a price tag $1M cheaper and a Daily News story that called it the "most magnificent residence in all of New York City." Will an extra $500,000 discount lure this fairy-tale abode a real-life buyer?

· Listing: 8220 Narrows Avenue [Corcoran via StreetEasy]

· Bay Ridge Gingerbread House Still Seeking Buyer, Asks $11M [Curbed]

· On the Market: Hansel and Gretel's Bay Ridge Hidey Hole [Curbed, 2009]

· All Gingerbread House coverage [Curbed]