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November 7, 2005
NY Post Up Close on Dyker Heights
Priced out of Manhattan and the ritzier sections of Brooklyn, Melanie Fox settled on a 650-square-foot one-bedroom in a white-brick corner townhouse for $850 in Dyker Heights. Where?
Saddled between Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights is a quiet enclave of large houses and red-brick single- and two-family homes with views of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge where rents can be considered reasonably low. How reasonably low? Try $900 for a 750-square-foot one-bedroom. Or $1,400 for a six-room, two-bedroom unit with a dishwasher and a washer/dryer. Looking to buy? You can get a 2,200-square-foot single-family detached home for approximately $750,000. Did we mention a garage? You get one of those with this house - and sometimes with the rentals.
The main drawback of the nabe used to be the difficulty in commuting to Manhattan. Things are different now. No longer a two-fare area, Dyker Heights is now serviced by an express bus that takes only 20 minutes to reach the Wall Street area.
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Dyker Heights has some of the nicest freestanding mansions in Brooklyn. The landscaped gardens are exquisite on 11th Ave in the 80's. Some of the houses are on 1/3 of an acre. Dyker Heights has long been a posh and desirable neighborhood.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 1:07 PM
Dyker Heights is a very nice, stable neighborhood, quiet, lovely homes, pretty good shopping on main streets...13th Ave, 18th Ave, 86th Street area, etc. Not sure about the schools, but that info can be researched easily. Over-the-top house decorations from top to bottom at Christmastime, and neighbors try to out-do each other. Aside from that, if it's not your thing, nice area.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 1:09 PM
The nearby golf course is not that bad either. Great for the express bus, but if you miss it...
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 1:11 PM
Dyker Heights is more affordable(purchasing) closer to the subway. Further from the subway and closer to the golf course the housing becomes expensive.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 1:13 PM
Dyker Heights has some beautiful homes... true. But architecturally, many are just not to my taste. The shopping in Bensonhurst (nearby) is great, though! I go there at least every two weeks to stock up.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 1:17 PM
Poly Prep Country Day School, on 25 lanscaped acres, is in Dyker Heights.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 1:18 PM
Dyker Heights is beautiful, especially as some of you have said, in the 80s between 10th and 13th. Huge houses, most of them have been redone beyond recognition. Many have fountains and gardens, some are situated high on hills. Speaking of hills, it also adds to the beauty, like a touch of San Fran in the city. The views of the Verrazano are amazing as well. Just a great neighborhood in general. Secluded, yet 20 minutes from Wall Street.
Posted by: Steve at November 7, 2005 2:01 PM
Have you ever noticed how everytime a neighborhood markets itself there's a transportation option available that's either 15 or 20 minutes to Wall St. or Midtown?
When are these people taking the express bus? 3:30 AM? 20 minutes from Dyker Heights to Wall St. seems highly optimistic during morning rush.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 2:05 PM
Great point. Many houses are on the hill, as high as 20ft above the sidewalk. Amazing terraced gardens that are well maintained and attended to by professional landscapers weekly. The views from the top floors are of the bridge, harbor and Coney Island skyline.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 2:06 PM
Well not everyone uses the rat infested subway. Not everyone has to work in Manhattan.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 2:11 PM
Oh yes...everything in Brooklyn is 20 minutes from Manhattan...we all know that! :)
A relative of mine lived in a beautiful corner house on 12th & 83rd, high up from the sidewalk, wrap-around windows with a partial view of the Verrazzano. Solid house, just lovely. Shoulda bought it way back when...
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 2:13 PM
My family has lived in Dyker Heights for two generations and there is no way it has ever taken 20 minutes to get the Wall Street. More like 120 minutes.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 2:28 PM
If you take the subway it takes 20 mins to get to Pacific/Atlantic and 10 mins to Wall St.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 2:31 PM
Almost all houses have driveways and garages. You can drive to work.
I doubt highly the commute to Manhattan has anything to do with the desirability of the area.
People live there or want to live there because of the size of the homes and the size of the property.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2005 2:34 PM
Do any of the houses have driveways and garages? And why do people want to live there?
Posted by: Tommy at November 7, 2005 4:40 PM
you could on the express make wall street in about 20 to 30 minutes, no problem. same from bay ridge, midtown however is more of a problem. and tommy believe it or not , the whole world does not want to live in park slope. and brownstoner excellent limetones on fort hamilton between 75th street and 77th street. and yes they are across a park with about 8 tennis courts.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 8, 2005 12:32 AM
I live in North Park Slope,where townhouses sell for around 2.300.000.
In Dyker Heights, only steps to a large park, at 2.300.000 you can get a 6.000 sqft house with 5.000 sqft of outdoor space and private parking for several cars.
http://www.therealestatebook.com/agent/agentdetail.aspx?refer=treb&mid=N167&aid=532205552
Posted by: StMarks at November 8, 2005 12:53 AM
Dyker Heights was developed as a country club community at the turn of the century.
The golf course was private and called Dyker Meadows. The Dyker Heights Country Club was located on the corner of 86th and 13th Ave. It later became the Italian Country Club and is now home to Knights of Columbus(in a new building on the site.)
Posted by: Anonymous at November 8, 2005 12:48 PM
Does the express bus run on weekends? It is a lovely nabe but just inconvenient to the city. You can get a house with a garage/driveway which is nice since street parking during the week is bad. It is a long train ride.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 9, 2005 11:16 AM
It is easy to park on the street because the houses are spread out, and most houses are one or two famiy homes with driveways.
It is only 20 mins to Atlantic/Pacific Station on the subway. If you live in the prime area it is a walk to the subway.
If you haven't been there drive by 11th Ave in the 80's and the surrounding blocks. You will find at least one home that you would aspire to live in.
There are A few neighborhoods similar to DH like Bay Ridge (3rd Ave to Shore Rd), Manhattan Beach, SeaGate, Ocean Parkway area.
They may not be as close to Manhattan as "brownstone" Brooklyn, but the size of the properties, privacy, peace and quite, clean and well maintained streets make up for slightly further locations. You can buy a suburban size home with low NYC property taxes.
Additionaly and most importantly "brownstone" Brooklyn neighborhood may have recent high sale values but crime levels are higher than suburban brooklyn.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 9, 2005 4:48 PM
Additionaly and most importantly "brownstone" Brooklyn neighborhood may have recent high sale values but crime levels are higher than suburban brooklyn.
There are other things lost in living in suburban Brooklyn.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 9, 2005 6:51 PM
There are other things lost in living in suburban Brooklyn.
more like redneck Brooklyn. Too many racists for my taste.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 11, 2005 10:51 PM
To the conveniently anonymous commenter
For someone who doesn't like racists you have no problem using dehumanizing racial epithets like "redneck"
Do you dismiss BedStuy or Clinton Hills residents as racist because they live in a black segregated area? Do you use racial epithets to dismiss them?
Brownstone Brooklyn has just as many racist, whether they are white, black or brown.
I bet whoever wrote that is just as racist as the people they call racists.
If you want to live in a black, hispanic, white or asian area it’s your choice to segregate yourself. You do not know everyone in suburban Brooklyn or brownstone Brooklyn on a personal level.
You are just as prejudice and racist for dismissing people as “redneck racists”.
Posted by: StMarks at November 12, 2005 10:54 AM
Statistics Clinton Hill and Bedford Stuyvesant are more ethnically diverse than Dyker Heights. And please don't make me look these up for you. Oh and pardon me I meant backward Brooklyn.
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