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October 9, 2009
Wanted: Hovel in Brooklyn
Are there any really small garages in Brooklyn that can be made into a one family. I'm talking 200-300 square feet. Just enough space for a toilet, sink, bed, and space for a motorcycle. It would also be nice to have electricity, but thats a bonus.
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Yes, there are 1000's of 2 car garages in Brooklyn that are around 250 square feet, however they are garages not living space. There are some carriage houses in Flatbush with living quarters upstairs used in the past for servants and now rented out. There are some tiny houses or bungalows in Canarsie, Sheepshead Bay and Marine Park that appear ro be in the 300-600 sf range.
Posted by: yaakovdoe at October 9, 2009 11:39 AM
Don't try reaching for more than you can afford.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 9, 2009 11:47 AM
I currently own a multi family and just want to make life simpler. I like the idea of owning a place and not renting.
Posted by: derv1983 at October 9, 2009 11:52 AM
Or I guess it could just be a terrible one family that I could get my motorcycle into. I'd like to be in a nicer neighborhood, but that's really out of the question. So the hood will work too.
Posted by: derv1983 at October 9, 2009 11:54 AM
Huh? But wouldn't it be illegal? Not to mention uninsulated and unheated? With no plumbing? And if it did have plumbing, the plumbing would freeze.
Posted by: mopar at October 9, 2009 12:08 PM
Alright, something legal and barely liveable. I'm pretty handy, so I can upgrade as I live there.
Posted by: derv1983 at October 9, 2009 12:15 PM
There's a place in Birhgton Beach that would be a good example- MLS 347931. 8 Brighton 3rd Pl, Brooklyn NY
Posted by: derv1983 at October 9, 2009 12:16 PM
There's a place in Brighton Beach that would be a good example- MLS 347931. 8 Brighton 3rd Pl, Brooklyn NY
Posted by: derv1983 at October 9, 2009 12:16 PM
derv, how about buying a studio with an indoor garage of sorts? There are a bunch of boarded up Bungalows in Far Rockaway that I am sure you can buy for very very cheap and upgrade.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 9, 2009 12:19 PM
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