Earlier this week, we spotted a ‘For Sale’ sign on the newly rehabbed 2147 Ellsworth St., a property we originally brought to your attention last month, with concerns that its renovation was a threat to the mural on its party wall. To refresh your memory, this mural was originally painted by pop-art legend Keith Haring in 1987, as part of his CityKids Foundation program. Here’s a look at the property in early February:

Stucco over parts of the mural

As it turns out, the front wall of the building was in imminent danger of collapse, and another couple of months of inaction may have resulted in the destruction of the entire building. Here’s a look at the property from a couple of days ago:

Side view

Frontal shot. Love the cornice.

The property is listed at $299,000. We imagine that it will sell in short order, and that the (mostly) preserved mural will up the desirability factor considerably.