Avalon Bay Rentals Now In, Um, Fort Greene
And all along we’ve been referring to this as Avalon Myrtle! This is a boundary-stretching for the record books. Last we checked, this location—at the corner of Flatbush and Myrtle—was unequivocally Downtown Brooklyn. Up next: Fort Greene’s take-over of Vinegar Hill. On a related note, Avalon execs must have been happy to read this article…
And all along we’ve been referring to this as Avalon Myrtle! This is a boundary-stretching for the record books. Last we checked, this location—at the corner of Flatbush and Myrtle—was unequivocally Downtown Brooklyn. Up next: Fort Greene’s take-over of Vinegar Hill. On a related note, Avalon execs must have been happy to read this article in Sunday’s Times calling multi-family rentals the one “bright spot” in the real estate market right now.
Development Watch: 159 Myrtle Avenue [Brownstoner]
Myrtle Building Boom from Above [Brownstoner] GMAP
So That’s What Avalon Myrtle Will Look Like! [Brownstoner]
I grew up on Ashland btw Willougby and Myrtle. We always referred Flatbush as the border of Fort Greene. And no I am not a broker. Nor am I related to any brokers.
i’m loving the development along this stretch of fbx
I abhor the profanity on this site. Can’t people be civil. Unfortunately I must point out that the owner of this site was quoted in new york magazine using profanity unless he was misquoted. Can’t people be civil.
this is northwest park slope.
Here’s one perspective: before they were divided into two operating entities, the Ingersol and Whitman houses were called the Fort Greene Houses. (The largest NYCHA development, which is why it was split.) This project is across Prince Street from Ingersol, so “Fort Greene” seems like a reasonable appelation to me. Every neighborhood has a border; this project sits on one.
12:04: “Is there any official border of those two neighborhoods?”
Depends. Are you a broker or a resident? If you are a broker, do you work for Corcoran?
If you are a resident, its Downtown brooklyn.
If you are a broker, then it’s Ft Greene.
If you work for Corko, then this property is in North Brooklyn Heights.
love it
I just got an error message “Internet Explorer cannot display web page” when I tried to post the last comment. I hit the back arrow and then refresh, and my comment posted (apparently only once).
I’d have thought of that location as Fort Greene– I’d probably describe it as the border of Ft. Greene and Downtown Brooklyn. I’d call Flatbush the border of Downtown Brooklyn on that side. Is there any official border of those two neighborhoods?