We give Corcoran a lot of crap, but the thing is, they are pretty much kicking ass. We can grouse all we want about aggressive sales tactics and overpricing, but they have by far the best inventory in brownstone Brooklyn. Take, for example, this 22-foot wide 2-family on Carroll Street in Crown Heights for $825,000. If we were buying today (as opposed to a year ago) this would probably be the kind of place we would be targeting. Priced out of Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, we would opt for the architectural gloriousness of Crown Heights and Lefferts Manor over such comparably price spots as Red Hook and Kensington. Granted safety and services are certainly a near-term (and quite possibly a long-term) issue, but, man, these houses are beautiful. This one’s still got the original parquet floors as well as mahogony wainscotting, stair rails and moldings. We’d be interested to know more about the block and surrounding properties, but bet this place will move pretty quickly.
Crown Heights Jewel [Corcoran]