Quoting Brownstoner "We've always been a little surprised at what a tough time 505 Court Street in Carroll Gardens has had in the market"

I can only surmise that your 'surprise' is due to the fact you've never visited this area. As 'Bowl of Dicks', SnarkSlope, Fjorder and HappierMan and now I, state this area is 'dreadful'.

It might only be four blocks from the CG Place streets but those four blocks may as well be four miles - it is just that different. And given the BQE, the Elevated F&G lines as well as the industrial areas around the southern end of Smith St, Hamilton Ave and so on I can't see it getting better any time soon.

In this market you'd need your head examined to be buying in borderline neighborhoods.

Posted by: 99luftballons at July 17, 2008 1:28 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 505 Court Street

What - Am surprised to say that your Q was too generic and I wonder if the responders stating that they've had little trouble are all looking for loans on a Coop/Condo or Sgl Family with a loan amount under $729,000 (or $790,000).

As far as I can tell trying to mortgage a 3 family house even if you're living in it as your principal place of residence is getting much harder. Not only with the limited (and shrinking) number of banks prepared to entertain such loans but also seeing the interest premium over 1 family loans increasing.

If you bank with Citibank you'll find the bizarre situation where CitiMortgage (as 1st mortgagor) will loan on a 3 family however Citibank who handle HELOC's will not. (although they did up until 3 months ago)

Posted by: 99luftballons at July 17, 2008 3:44 PM in response to Who is trying to get a Mortgage and what problems you are facing?

BrooklynGuy - I hear that Charlie Rangel might know the information you require! ;-)

Posted by: 99luftballons at July 23, 2008 5:34 PM in response to Conversion

However if you ever need to sell your C of O 3 family house which you've used a 2 family, and the buyer's bank's appraiser only finds two kitchens then you might have a problem selling.

Posted by: 99luftballons at July 23, 2008 11:40 PM in response to Conversion

From the petition

"....THAT WAS NEVER--AND CAN NEVER--ACCOMODATE THE INSANE AMOUNT OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TRAFFIC"

One of my pet hates is when people miss the second M in accomModate (the other of course, is when the put the E in SepArate!" :D

Posted by: 99luftballons at August 13, 2008 4:27 PM in response to Commerical Airplane flying over Prospect Park

If you reduce occupancy levels, you don't have to change your c of o. It is only when you increase that your c of o need be changed.

Posted by: harry at July 23, 2008 9:14 PM in response to Conversion

However if you ever need to sell your C of O 3 family house which you've used a 2 family, and the buyer's bank's appraiser only finds two kitchens then you might have a problem selling.

Posted by: 99luftballons at July 23, 2008 11:40 PM in response to Conversion

Denton,

That's actually Senator Schumer himself flying overhead in the Delta shuttle to/from LaGaurdia, at least twice a week. Maybe OP can come up to your roof and hold up a sign with big letters asking for a route change (I'd offer mine but there's no deck or guard rail).

Posted by: slopefarm at August 13, 2008 4:57 PM in response to Commerical Airplane flying over Prospect Park

NIMAS...Not In My Air Space

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 13, 2008 5:00 PM in response to Commerical Airplane flying over Prospect Park

Lots of people are giving you bad information. Ed Towns' office is very interested in where planes fly and in the past his office was working closely with the FAA. I know one flight path is supposed to be over the Gowanus Canal but it's easier for them to go at an angle over dense residential so they were taking the short cut. Towns office put a stop to that quickly. Just call his office. I've called the one on Court St about a couple of different issues over the years and found them very responsive.

You wouldn't be so entertained if they were flying low over your house every 4-6 minutes - in Carroll Gardens which is not exactly near an airport. And then there was the time a blue blob about 6-8" diameter landed in my front yard. And you know what that is. It came straight down and went through a thick, hard crust of ice over snow. Not acceptable.

Call your Congressman.

Posted by: jfss at August 13, 2008 9:43 PM in response to Commerical Airplane flying over Prospect Park

ATC isn't that capricious about routing aircraft on intermediate approach. Pilots flying into Laguardia normally fly a straight precision approach under instruments but winds aloft will sometimes require the aircraft to fly a different vector for the turn to final. Because the aircraft are flying relatively slowly it's a safety thing.

Posted by: Steve at August 14, 2008 1:12 AM in response to Commerical Airplane flying over Prospect Park

This makes me embarrassed to be a Park Sloper. Come on, people, stop giving the snarks such good material!

-- double-wide-pushing park slope mom who is already defensive about all the stereotypes and hates when they're proven true

Posted by: bennylava at August 14, 2008 8:47 AM in response to Commerical Airplane flying over Prospect Park

ifss- and the only solution is to make it another neighborhood's problem. that's what rerouting will do, and while yuo may not care, the rest of us do. Its a fact of modern day life.

And I speak from experience- I live under a flight path now, and also growing up in the Bronx.(We also lived above the rail yards, a circumstance known in my family as "the Great Congruence." We dealt with it. You'd be surprised at how well people can cope. You seem to think planes are like cars, "but it's easier for them to go at an angle over dense residential so they were taking the short cut."

But I am sure you want airports conveniently located, and access to flights when you need them, because as we all know sitting in the airport for hours is not fun. So complaining about the noise begs the question- what's the solution? rerouting is no answer because there are many reasons why it is difficult if not impossible. And again, rerouting just makes it someone else's problem. Maybe we should just stop all flights and raze the airports? Become Luddites?

Posted by: bxgrl at August 14, 2008 9:03 AM in response to Commerical Airplane flying over Prospect Park

Bxgirl: that's exactly what it is, or as someone else said, Not In My Air Space. Here in Bay Ridge I live about a quarter mile from the (IIRC) R-221 approach vector to LGA. But winds aloft often bring those planes directly over me. I just tell myself it could be worse. I could live in Howard Beach.

I also have the NYPD heliport three blocks away so I have very loud Bell 412s under full power zooming about 150 feet over my house after they refuel. Fortunately, I dig helicopters.

Posted by: Steve at August 14, 2008 10:03 AM in response to Commerical Airplane flying over Prospect Park

Whahhh....Whahhhh!

"Ed Towns' office is very interested in where planes fly" "I've called the one on Court St about a couple of different issues over the years and found them very responsive."

God help the poor people who work in that office!

If you can't take the noise of living in the city. Quit whining and move.

Ridiculous!

Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2008 1:04 PM in response to Commerical Airplane flying over Prospect Park