"New York’s latest stealth tamales have surfaced at F Line Bagels, a little-mentioned deli at the less fashionable end of Smith Street in Brooklyn.

That's not the end of Smith St. Look at a map idiot.

Posted by: jerryfarina at September 5, 2009 3:20 PM in response to Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

wow, people still discussing this building. well, obviously people are still moving in as I have a lot of neighbors now....and there's a full condo board, which when we moved in there was none. people who are interested in moving in, you should try to chat with people that actually live in the building and get their opinions and hear their experiences. we got a new Super this week! I'm pleased about that as the one we had wasn't bad....he was just kind of a dick.

Posted by: jerryfarina at July 31, 2008 2:01 AM in response to Condo of the Day: 505 Court Street

hi all
Yea, people love to beatup on this building. My wife and I moved in 2 years ago. Of course the building is not perfect, but it's not as bad as people on curbed or brownstoner like to say it is. Here are my observations:

1. That part of Court St. is not nice as it is further north. But it's still not bad and improving.

2. With the windows open, I can hear the F/G trains but never the BQE (I face north on the 3rd floor). WIth windows closed, we hear nothing.

3. The concrete floors makes it so you don't hear your upstairs neighbors as much as other buildings, but cell phones also don't work for us that well.

4. No real bug/rodent problems as there may have been while rentals. Every apartment gets free exterminator services every month if you want it.

5. Back courtyard is really nice and beautiful.

6. Apt have squeeky floors, but other than that we are very happy with the interior, the new appliances, high ceilings and big windows.

7. For the price we paid and what was available at that time in Manhattan, we feel like we got a really good deal. To those who complain, if you can't afford to live there, then nothing is going to be a deal for you and that can't be helped. If you shop around, you'll find that the prices in the building are actually pretty reasonable, considering that it's NYC.

8. If you're an older-timer in the hood, or were a previous renter who was kicked out, I feel for you and am sorry. But...that's NYC. It's changing all the time. Developers are greedy, but at the same time, NYC was founded as a city for making money.

9. I don't think you could do better in Williamsburg. Are you

Posted by: jerryfarina at July 17, 2008 2:23 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 505 Court Street