Rental of the Day: 469 4th Avenue, #2R
If you’re hunting for a bargain in Park Slope, this three-bedroom on 4th Avenue is probably about as cheap as it’s going to get. The apartment isn’t huge, but there are three reasonably sized bedrooms and a decent living room. The kitchen even has a dishwasher. One caveat is that it’s on the second floor, so you’ll probably hear…
If you’re hunting for a bargain in Park Slope, this three-bedroom on 4th Avenue is probably about as cheap as it’s going to get. The apartment isn’t huge, but there are three reasonably sized bedrooms and a decent living room. The kitchen even has a dishwasher. One caveat is that it’s on the second floor, so you’ll probably hear the traffic and feel the R train rumbling beneath you. But it’s only two blocks from the F/G/R at 4th Avenue and 9th Street. What do you think of it for $3,100 a month?
469 4th Avenue, #2R [Citi Habitats] GMAP
Rule #1: Be very careful of apartment listings where every single window is covered with heavy curtains.
This looks like it’s a good apartment for the price and location, as long as you can handle the noise. I lived between 3rd and 4th right here for awhile, and it was a nice location off the avenues. But I know I couldn’t handle living right there.
These older buildings are terrible for sound and vibration insulation. And it’s not just regular car traffic. The air brakes on trucks heading to the prospect expressway and/or BQE as they start/stop in the morning rush hour will prevent you from ever having a restful morning. Living in the city we get used to noise but I was happy to give up my 4th ave tenement apartment after a year. On the plus side central to many things in the slope and gowanus.
Some people like to open their windows in nicer seasons…or have to all winter long.