Condo of the Day: 702 Ocean Parkway

April of 05

Posted by: Anonymous at June 13, 2007 12:49 PM

lousy rendering. no idea about the interiors but building actually looks quite nice sitting next to the hulking complexes on ocean parkway.
the "technically parkville" distinction is an important one - get this far down op and the neighborhood is quite different from the diverse, starting-to-gentrify-but-not-too-much vibe that people like about kensington.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 13, 2007 1:07 PM

i disagree anon 1:07 - people move to kensington b/c its affordable and safe and still a commuting distance from manhattan. Same principles hold true for this address so i don't see why you can't lump it in there.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 13, 2007 1:34 PM

I'm confused. When you go to the Madison website, all of the apartments are in the "A" and "B" lines. The rendering makes it appear that there should be more than two apartments per floor. Like the prices though. I'm made a little wary by the lack of renderings of the interior finishes.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 13, 2007 1:52 PM

1:07 here. To each his own. But I think this is still several stops farther out than most people would like, and I do think that in addition to safety and price, Kensington offers a nice demographic mix and is beginning to offer some more park slopish amenities. And its hard to say that about this neighborhood.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 13, 2007 1:58 PM

1:07, 1:58 here - the stuff that other kensington residents complain about as signs of doom but are coming anyway - the stores, restaurants etc on cortelyou and those that are creeping down from windsor terrace.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 13, 2007 4:19 PM

I live in the Parkville area and it seems to me that the character of this neighborhood is very similar to Kensington -- the main difference is that it's two subway stops farther from Manhattan (which is probably a big difference when it comes to real estate). However it still shocks me to see "luxury condos" in this still largely working class area.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 14, 2007 11:54 AM