The Times was giving it up for Bay Ridge this weekend. The theme of the piece was that more and more folks from Park Slope and Manhattan are waking up to the relative value (30-40% cheaper) available in the traditionally working class nabe. Along with the expansive waterfront looking out over New York Harbor and Downtown Manhattan, the lovely limestone houses are the main attraction. One couple moving from Toronto recently picked one up on 78th Street for $845,000. The article rightly notes that a similar house in Brownstone Brooklyn would easily fetch $500,000 more. (Sherman Street in Windsor Terrace pops to mind as an interesting comp.) All in all, two big thumbs up from the Grey Lady, with the only complaint being the somewhat limited parking.
More for the Money [NY Times]