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February 9, 2010
House of the Day: 449 6th Street
If you want a great house in a prime location but need a little extra rental income to pull it off, this new listing at 449 6th Street just might be the ticket. The four-story brownstone is divided up into two duplexes. The listing doesn't say what one of them would rent for, but we're guessing around $4,500. With rates where they are, that should help cover almost a million bucks of your mortgage. Given the asking price of $2,300,000, that should get you almost halfway there to covering your monthly mortgage nut.
449 6th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Co-op of the Day: 224 Henry Street, #2AB
This new listing at 224 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights looks very nice. The two-bedroom co-op takes up the entire floor of a 25-foot-wide brick townhouse. There are lots of original details and the recently-renovated kitchen is also attractively done. The monthly maintenance of $1,170 seems a tad high given the lack of a doorman or amenities, but not painfully so. The asking price of $995,000. What do you make of that? There was an open house on Sunday—did anyone attend?
224 Henry Street, #2AB [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Choice Dumbo Set to Open This Week
Choice Market, which transformed the culinary landscape in Eastern Clinton Hill when it opened at the corner of Lafayette and Grand Avenues in 2006, is about to unveil its latest venture, an ambitious eatery in the bottom of the J Condo in Dumbo. Designed by architect Evan Douglis, the new place has much larger cooking and sitting areas and is designed as a community gathering place. If you live or work in the neighborhood, you've probably peaked through the windows already; for everyone else, we've got a photo of the interior on the jump. We don't think we're going out on a limb to say that the mix of paninis, salads, prepared entrees and pastries will be a much-needed jolt to the Dumbo dining scene. The latest word we've heard is that the new location should soft-open with daytime service next week. Personally, we can't wait.
February 8, 2010
House of the Day: 96 Joralemon Street
Not too shabby! This three-family house at 96 Joralemon Street is top-shelf — and the price reflects it. The 4,600-square-foot property is divided up into three units, including a doctor's office on the ground floor. Both the upper triplex and parlor-floor simplex are attractively renovated and full of old-school charm. So there's no question that lots of folks will be salivating over this place. The only question is whether they'll be willing to shell out $3,600,000 for the privilege of owning it.
96 Joralemon Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Co-op of the Day: 75 Prospect Park West, #2B
This co-op that just hit the market at 75 Prospect Park West shouldn't have any problem attracting interested buyers: It's got lots of classic charm and three bedrooms to boot. It's also located right across the street from the 3rd Street entrance to the park. (We're also digging the oh-so-subtle 321 reference: "Stroll down 3rd Street to an ever popular elementary school on 7th Ave.") The price tag is $1,095,000. Think it'll fly?
75 Prospect Park West, #2B [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
What's Up with Cafe on Clinton?
Has long-time Cobble Hill bistro Cafe on Clinton fallen on hard times? Three weeks ago a Forum post asked what was up with the recent non-activity and at the end of last week a reader sent in this photo of the suspended-in-time storefront. Evidently the tables are all set but the doors haven't been open for close to a month now. Anyone know what's going on?GMAP
February 5, 2010
Closing Bell: Flea's February Fling
The fun continues this weekend at The Flea at One Hanson. In addition to the world-renowned UrbanGlass, there are a bunch of new antique dealers starting this weekend; there are also a couple of new food vendors whose names we're not going mention but foodies will want to check out who'll be serving it up just on Saturday. So come take shelter from the storm at The Flea!If you get there early enough, you might even be able to snag one of this week's scavenger hunt items. The Brooklyn Flea will be taking place every Saturday and Sunday through the end of March from 10 am to 5 pm at One Hanson Place. You can take any number of subways to the Atlantic Terminal or the C train to Lafayette.
Streetlevel: New Supermarket for Fulton Street
A tipster sent in this photo earlier this week of what is apparently a new supermarket on Fulton Street between Classon and Franklin Avenues. The dudes who own The Met can't be too psyched! GMAP
Open House Picks
Midwood
803 East 17th Street
Fillmore
Saturday 12-2
$1,300,000
GMAP P*Shark
South Slope
297 12th Street
Betancourt
Sunday 1-3
$1,295,000
GMAP P*Shark
Windsor Terrace
574 17th Street
Brooklyn Properties
Sunday 11:30-1:30
$1,290,000
GMAP P*Shark
South Slope
189 15th Street
Corcoran
Sunday 2-2:30
$999,000
GMAP P*Shark
Open House Picks: Six Months Later
Comment: Paging Team Bear.
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Author's Comments
She's talking about the intake center...also big diff between women and men...there are already big quality of life issues associated with existing homeless shelter at Bedford Armory. just imagine what moving the central intake center for the entire city would mean.
Posted by: brownstoner at February 3, 2010 10:29 AM in response to Good News for Bed Stuy and Crown Heights Armories?
Pretty encouraging, no?
Posted by: brownstoner at February 2, 2010 11:33 AM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales
OK, we've removed the code that we think was causing this...so please let us know if it happens again!
Posted by: brownstoner at January 28, 2010 2:45 PM in response to Browser Crashing?
Once again, please note if probs are as of this week or go back further...
Posted by: brownstoner at January 28, 2010 12:34 PM in response to Browser Crashing?
DIBS,
Only as of this week though?
Posted by: brownstoner at January 28, 2010 12:30 PM in response to Browser Crashing?
$1,478,652 x 1.15 = $1.7 million on the nose. The widget multiplier nails it.
Posted by: brownstoner at January 28, 2010 9:44 AM in response to 329 Prez Finally Sells—For Less Than 50% of its Peak Ask
t-shirts should be ready in a couple of weeks. we'll start out selling them occasionally at the flea. you are more than welcome to embellish as you see fit!
Posted by: brownstoner at January 27, 2010 9:55 AM in response to Open Thread
Hey, everyone. We've got some bad news to report: 400,000 came and passed us by, probably a week or so ago, without us noticing and there's no way to figure out who made the magic comment. Very sorry. Nostrum culpamus. On a brighter note, 500,000 will be so much more satisfying.
Posted by: brownstoner at January 27, 2010 9:33 AM in response to Open Thread
Sorry for the technical glitches this morning...should be worked out soon.
Posted by: brownstoner at January 25, 2010 9:23 AM in response to Open Thread
Yes! Should have the new tees within 2-3 weeks...
Posted by: brownstoner at January 23, 2010 1:26 PM in response to Closing Bell: Week Three of The Flea at One Hanson
did you say clocks? http://bk.ly/bni
Posted by: brownstoner at January 22, 2010 4:25 PM in response to Closing Bell: Week Three of The Flea at One Hanson
Thanks, Benson.
Posted by: brownstoner at January 21, 2010 4:47 PM in response to Brownstoner Philadelphia
By now, the number of ex-Brooklynites who moved to Philly in the last decade must have topped 5,000: http://bk.ly/bmx
Posted by: brownstoner at January 21, 2010 3:50 PM in response to Brownstoner Philadelphia
Guys, MM isn't going anywhere (we hope!). She's going to keep doing what she's great at, which is writing long-form posts about Brooklyn architecture and history. Let's please not twist this into a rejection of MM.
Posted by: brownstoner at January 21, 2010 11:35 AM in response to Brownstoner Philadelphia
A brand is a brand...at a certain point it transcends literalism. Just like Brownstoner in Brooklyn isn't just about brownstones.
Posted by: brownstoner at January 21, 2010 11:23 AM in response to Brownstoner Philadelphia
Sorry, we've spent five years building a brand name so we're not going to bail on it now!
Posted by: brownstoner at January 21, 2010 11:15 AM in response to Brownstoner Philadelphia
It will also be called Brownstoner...there are a few of them down there, you know!
Posted by: brownstoner at January 21, 2010 10:50 AM in response to Brownstoner Philadelphia
Don't think it's possible to build the same kind of community in Manhattan, and that's what it's all about in the end...
Posted by: brownstoner at January 21, 2010 10:33 AM in response to Brownstoner Philadelphia
As if there was any question, Dave!
Posted by: brownstoner at January 21, 2010 10:21 AM in response to Brownstoner Philadelphia
Sorry we won't be able to make it tonight. We long ago committed to speak at the Society for Clinton Hill meeting...enjoy!
Posted by: brownstoner at January 21, 2010 9:57 AM in response to Open Thread
he's starting this weekend, sorry...
Posted by: brownstoner at January 15, 2010 5:22 PM in response to Closing Bell: The Flea Settles In At One Hanson
#400,000 is for homepage (excl. forum, reno blogs, etc.) since inception
Posted by: brownstoner at January 8, 2010 5:03 PM in response to Open Thread
Some time in the next month we should reach the 400,000 comment mark. Who will make the magic comment?
Posted by: brownstoner at January 8, 2010 4:36 PM in response to Open Thread
New t-shirts coming very soon
Posted by: brownstoner at January 8, 2010 4:31 PM in response to Closing Bell: The Flea Launches at One Hanson
Sorry, the wraparound round lintels look a little silly to us...
Posted by: brownstoner at December 16, 2009 3:46 PM in response to Development Watch: 186 Grand Street
Great gathering last night! Thanks to everyone who helped put it together. Sorry we didn't get a chance to say hi to everyone. How late did it go?
Posted by: brownstoner at December 4, 2009 9:19 AM in response to Open Thread
Quite right, Joe. We're the first to applaud a new project that looks attractive and well-built. The problem over the last decade in Brooklyn has been that not many new buildings fit that description.
Posted by: brownstoner at December 2, 2009 3:45 PM in response to Quote of the Day
glad to hear it!
Posted by: brownstoner at December 2, 2009 3:08 PM in response to Week 2 of Gifted, Week 1 of Dumbo Flea
Yet another cautionary tale for brokers who persist in omitting exterior photos! Please do send in a current photo.
Posted by: brownstoner at November 30, 2009 5:39 PM in response to House of the Day: 88 Prospect Park Southwest
Rob,
You hit the nail on the head.
Posted by: brownstoner at November 28, 2009 2:05 PM in response to Gifted Is Live!
Tough luck, bk8. what do you think pays the bills around here since the great advertising implosion?
Posted by: brownstoner at November 27, 2009 6:42 PM in response to Gifted Is Live!
We searched high and low in Brooklyn for two months but couldn't find a space to do it in...Don't worry, it's only for a month. And we'll be having the regular Flea run concurrently indoors at 81 Front in Dumbo in December to stay grounded in our Brooklyn-ness...
Posted by: brownstoner at November 24, 2009 4:55 PM in response to Closing Bell: Three Days Til Gifted Holiday Market Opens
Sorry, been out setting up for Gifted and just getting caught up...actually, Noklissa had it right: We were just referring to the fact that the penthouse was a high-profile, expensive listing, but given the eventual buyer we suppose it was a poor choice of words...
Posted by: brownstoner at November 23, 2009 2:31 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 160 Henry Street, #1B
hah, that's hilarious
Posted by: brownstoner at November 17, 2009 12:02 PM in response to Johnson Gourmet Deli Revealed
Only when they're posted by somebody who has been banned for repeated profanity, threats of violence and unauthorized self-promotion finds a way to worm his way back into the site...or for obvious reasons like hate speech or racism.
Posted by: brownstoner at November 10, 2009 1:15 PM in response to Martha's Brooklyn Show Wrap
thanks for the well-wishes
Posted by: brownstoner at November 5, 2009 5:36 PM in response to Mrs. B Side-Swiped In The Heights
BSD, Mrs. B chased him for a couple of blocks honking her horn so we're pretty sure he was aware!
Posted by: brownstoner at November 5, 2009 5:01 PM in response to Mrs. B Side-Swiped In The Heights
Yeah, we're not really interested in insurance--wouldn't mind the guy getting a slap on the wrist and being forced to apologize to the wife though!
Posted by: brownstoner at November 5, 2009 4:11 PM in response to Mrs. B Side-Swiped In The Heights
Denton hit the nail on the head. You could just go google general contractors in brooklyn but the theory (besides helping to pay our mortgage) is that you weed out some of the fly-by-night operations that would show up in a free data-dump type of list; and frankly a list of 8 or 10 electricians that have some connection to Brownstoner is more of a manageable starting point than a completely barrier-less list of 200. $300 a year is only $25 a month, which is hardly a high hurdle to get over. It does mean that the service provider needs to place some value on reaching the Brownstoner community, which it should; in theory word-of-mouth from the community will on balance recruit higher quality list members than the freebie option. We shall see.
Posted by: brownstoner at November 5, 2009 3:01 PM in response to Brownstoner Directory Reaches Milestone of 50 Listings
thanks. permanent.
Posted by: brownstoner at November 5, 2009 1:41 PM in response to Brownstoner Directory Reaches Milestone of 50 Listings
Take a chill pill, there bxgrl. We were not denigrating St. Barts in the slightest. We think it's an incredible place; the fact is we've spoken to people their about their financial situation and they could use every bit of help they can get. That Tiffany window alone is reason enough to root for the church's survival! Sorry but you're not going to get us cheering for the creation of an ugly new church for some fringe sect on a block with a bunch of beautiful old houses.
Posted by: brownstoner at November 4, 2009 11:59 AM in response to Church Reboot on Clinton Avenue
Our main point was that it's a poor allocation of resources since presumably these folks are all worshipping the same entity; so a gem like St. Bartholomew's (http://bk.ly/VF) in Crown Heights slowly crumbles while a couple of million bucks gets blown on this POS. Of course, judging from the description above, this particular organization doesn't sound like one that a traditional church would want to climb into bed with but still...
Posted by: brownstoner at November 4, 2009 11:35 AM in response to Church Reboot on Clinton Avenue
It's not the slightest bit snarky. It's critical but perfectly earnest.
Posted by: brownstoner at November 4, 2009 11:15 AM in response to Church Reboot on Clinton Avenue
Standard widget markup would have put this at around $350K...
Posted by: brownstoner at November 2, 2009 11:01 AM in response to Widget Falls Way Short on South Oxford
As master plumber said, there aren't any electricians in the directory yet; when the first one signs up, the category will appear.
Posted by: brownstoner at November 2, 2009 6:08 AM in response to Where Are the Electricians?
American Apparel shafted us.
Posted by: brownstoner at October 29, 2009 11:47 AM in response to Brownstoner 2009 Survey Results
846 respondents
Posted by: brownstoner at October 29, 2009 11:11 AM in response to Brownstoner 2009 Survey Results
Bankers and lawyers combined made up less than a quarter of respondents though...
Posted by: brownstoner at October 29, 2009 10:43 AM in response to Brownstoner 2009 Survey Results
Interestingly, half of those with no college degrees make $100K or more and 62% own. And 43% of them are 40 or older. The sample size is only 35 though.
Posted by: brownstoner at October 29, 2009 10:28 AM in response to Brownstoner 2009 Survey Results
interesting point, Rob...we were referring to the perception within community about safety, quality of life, etc...
Posted by: brownstoner at February 3, 2010 10:46 AM in response to Good News for Bed Stuy and Crown Heights Armories?