Hey Lesterhead, the Classon Ave stop is closer than the Clinton Ave stop by a few blocks, but since the G turns west at Bedford, the Myrtle Ave-Willoughby Ave stop might be closer.

I a big fan of that building, buy the way. But it’s really close to the BQE, so be prepared for lots of traffic noise if you live there. The nabe itself is pretty quiet most of the time.

Posted by: BKNYKEV at August 29, 2007 9:04 AM in response to 369 Park Avenue: Pray for a Variance?

I live a block north and across the street. The east side of the street is Bed-Stuy and the zip code actually changes to prove it. That said, there's not much difference from one side of Classon to the other. The house next door is boarded up (which sucks), but they're putting at least one huge 12 floor building around the corner on Greene (right before Franklin)and there looks to be a couple of loft conversions around the other corner on Lexington. (In fact, there are at least SEVEN buildings being built or converted within a block of this address. YIKES! I moved from the West Village to get away from this...)

And for those of you who think is a dangerous street, the Classon Ave station is about two blocks away and there are people walking to and from that station at all hours...especially on the weekend.

Personally, I like to refer to it as West-Bed-Stuy or West-Bed, but it's still Bed-Stuy (which used to go all the way to St James place, so go figure).

Posted by: BKNYKEV at November 26, 2007 6:35 PM in response to House of the Day: 411 Classon Avenue

Reference 10:48 am:

When I'm anywhere in the city, I usually give my neighborhood when asked where I live, but when I'm anyplace else in the world I say Brooklyn. Because people have usually heard of it. I think folks in Queens, like most of us from the five boroughs, give their neighborhoods when asked where they live while actually in the city. (Staten island might be an exception.) I think those same Queens's residents are prone to say New York when not in the city. (I just don't think Queens is as well known.)

I think that may be a possible reason, you seldom hear people from Queens say they're from Queens.

As for me, I just love saying "I'm from Brooklyn." In fact, I like saying it more than I like saying my neighborhood.

Posted by: BKNYKEV at December 4, 2007 2:40 PM in response to In Brooklyn, Brand Value Outpacing Real Estate

I say "bring it on!"

Posted by: BKNYKEV at December 4, 2007 2:43 PM in response to Streetlevel: Another Cafe for Fort Greene

Does The What really exist?

Hey Chicken Little, the sky may in fact be falling but you have no credibility, so why should I (or anyone) believe you. If you want to be helpful, own your statements and stop making anonymous rants.

Otherwise, it's impossible to take you seriously.

Posted by: BKNYKEV at December 4, 2007 2:56 PM in response to Foreclosures: Same Book, Different Cover

I have to say, this building in not nearly as bad as I expected. It's not great, but as 11:06 says, it beats looking at what was there. And it could have been a LOT worse. Down the block at the corner of Grand is the building commonly referred to on this site as the ugliest in Brookyn.

To the guest who commented at 12:39, the building going up on Greene near Franklin Ave. is supposed to be 12 floors, so they're only about a third of the way up. (YIKES! I think it got approved before the rezoning.)

The lot that's closer to Classon (the two lots, I believe, are one block west of where the original poster indicated) has a basement/foundation that looks to be about the size of a regular brownstone. I can see it from my roof. So maybe that second lot is going to be filled with row houses or something. (But more than likely, it's the beginning of something bigger.)

Posted by: BKNYKEV at December 7, 2007 1:33 PM in response to 270 Greene Avenue: Not a Good Looking Building

To 12:57, the new building is setback from the building beside it beginning at the second floor, so I don't think there will be issues with the property line windows.

And 5:44, you say, "We do pay our share. You don't. You get the benefits of a livable neighborhood without paying full price." What do you mean by that? Am I not paying my share because I didn't buy a house? Then what will you say to the person who purchases the penthouse at 339 Greene, because I expect it to cost as much as any brownstone in the area? Will that person deserve the same breaks as houseowners based on the amount they'll pay? And since when is all the value a person brings to their community wrapped up in the purchase price of their home?

What do I think of the building? I face east on Classon, about a block away from 339. I picked my apartment because it has huge windows that currently face nothing but sky. 399 will change that. I'm not thrilled about it, but I accept that my neighborhood is going to change. If it begins to change in ways I don't like, then I'll move. Until that time, I am satisfied to watch it grow. And as far as I can tell, 399 looks like it going to be an interesting addition.

(And I'm definitely getting a big kick out of watching them build that thing!)

Posted by: BKNYKEV at December 10, 2007 7:37 PM in response to Development Watch: 339 Greene Avenue Revisited

Is it still a walkup? That's a whole lotta stairs. Especially for those two upper units. The deck on the first floor unit is pretty awesome, however.

Posted by: BKNYKEV at January 16, 2008 7:49 PM in response to Condos of the Day: Whiplash at 364 Myrtle Avenue

Awesomely awful. What are the cross streets? My mother said never to watch a wreck, but I've just got to see this one with my own eyes...

Posted by: BKNYKEV at January 25, 2008 3:27 PM in response to Verdi's Sales Like Its Architecture: Ugly

When I moved from the West Village to Classon and Clifton Place (Clinton Hill) I definitely picked up on a collegiate vibe in the neighborhood. It was one of the reasons I chose my place. That was almost four years ago. I don't think that vibe is particularly new, but I do think it's easier to see with the changes happening in and around the neighborhood. I just hope the kids don't get priced out.

Posted by: BKNYKEV at March 18, 2008 6:40 PM in response to Brooklyn Becomes a College Town