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City Studies Big Traffic Changes for 20th Street
Via a resident of the South Slope, we hear the following: “The residents of 20th st. have been lobbying CB7 and DOT for years. DOT finally did a study…and is unveiling it to the community on 5/30. It’s going to be a big deal, both pro and con, as it reroutes trucks onto 7th ave (along several schools and the off/on ramps to the Prospect Expressway iif the want to head west to the Gowanus Expressway via Prospect Ave. There’s also the change of direction on 21st. St. 20th St. will become one way eastbound.” Click through to see the full study that the city will be presenting to Community Board 7 on May 30th. (more…)
05/14/2012 10:30 AM
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Rental of the Day: 373 12th Street
This two bedroom Slope apartment is at 373 12th Street, between 6th and 7th avenues. The rent of $2,400/month seems fair, even for an apartment a little south. It’s not a glamorous space and the bedrooms look a little on the small side. But it still strikes us as a very nice starter apartment. Your thoughts?
373 12th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
05/08/2012 12:30 PM
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Street Collapse in the South Slope
On Saturday, loyal Brownstoner reader and commenter Snappy sent us the photo above, as well as the following note: “Some time today (not exactly sure when), a small portion of 18th Street between 4th and 5th Avenues simply gave way and collapsed. I spoke to an officer guarding the blocked off section and he estimated the hole to be approximately 18 feet deep! A few hours later, the DEP arrived on the scene and now there is a ConEd Emergency truck at the site as well. Perhaps they are all in “cya” mode, but I couldn’t get anyone to tell me what causes such collapses and why this particular collapse may have happened. I missed the actual collapse occurring so I don’t know if anyone was hurt.” The update as of yesterday was as follows: “Construction crews appeared to repair the problem. I spoke to a few of them who said the hole was about 14 feet deep, not 18 as reported yesterday. The cause was a cracked sewer pipe, akin to what happened not too long ago on Berkeley in Park Slope. The workers did a quicky job on the affected area, but said that eventually – though not likely any time soon – the whole street may need to be dug up to replace the entire length of sewer lines.” Click through for a few more photos she sent, including of the repairs. (more…)
04/16/2012 12:00 PM
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Winners of Park Slope Funding Contest Announced
Today Councilmember Brad Lander’s office sent out a release saying that the votes from this weekend have been tallied, and that seven projects garnered the most votes to receive the $1 million earmarked for them in the FY 2013 budget via participatory budgeting. There were 20 projects on the ballot. Without further ado:
1. Bathroom Renovation for the Children of PS 124 – $150,000 (Renovate two dysfunctional bathrooms that serve over 136 of the youngest students daily in a high-needs elementary school. 958 votes)
2. Brooklyn Neighbors Composting – $165,000 (Pest-free, smell-free compost system near Gowanus Canal uses 1 ton/day of kitchen food scraps collected at local greenmarkets and schools to create rich soil for our gardens, parks, and trees. 919 votes)
3. District 39 Tree Planting – $100,000 (Plant 100 new trees and install tree guards on blocks with few or no trees Parks Department will contribute an additional $85,000 to this effort for tree planting. 767 votes)
4. Technology: A Better Future for PS 154 / PS 130 Students – $140,000 (Installation of 15 Smartboards (PS 130), 45 13″ Macbook computers with 2 carts and 2 wireless printers (PS 154 grades 1, 3, & 4). 758 votes)
5. Prospect Park Pedestrian Pathway Rehabilitation – $205,000 (Repair Prospect Park pedestrian paths near Park Circle and Long Meadow to prevent flooding, add 10 trash cans in park. 648 votes)
6. Pedestrian Hazards at the Prospect Expressway – $200,000 (Repairs & additions to badly damaged and dangerous 9 lane Prospect Expressway pedestrian crossing at Church Avenue, area and landscape. 606 votes)
7. Kensington Library Resources and Community Space – $80,000 (New books/DVDs for library, equipment for meetings, storytelling, rehearsals, and small performances promoting Kensington’s cultural diversity. 582 votes)
The release also notes the following: “Lander also committed to push forward on several other projects on the ballot that did not receive enough votes to qualify for a share of the $1 million, but around which community residents have coalesced: Getting ‘bus countdown clocks’ at bus shelters; Working with Kensington’s Bangladeshi community to create an “International Mother Language” monument as part of the renovation of Dome Playground; Address flooding and other improvements at the Ft. Hamilton F/G subway station.; Getting DOT to repave 50th Street between Ft. Hamilton Parkway & 13th Avenue; and Facilitating more community access, WiFi, and amenities at the Carroll Gardens library.” How cool would bus countdown clocks be?
Vote for Participatory Budgeting Projects [Brownstoner]
Photo of PS 124 from PropertyShark
04/02/2012 10:00 AM
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Vote Coming Up on Historic District Expansion in the Slope
Next month the Landmarks Preservation Commission will vote on the proposed expansion of the Park Slope Historic District, according to the Brooklyn Paper. The proposed extension, shown in green on the map above, will be bounded by Flatbush Avenue and Prospect Park West to the north and east; 14th Street to the south; 5th Avenue down to President Street and then 7th Avenue from President to 14th on the west. According to the article, residents within the catchment have been receiving letters informing them of the proposal (or, as the story puts it: “The letters have become the most discussed correspondence in the neighborhood — displacing even Yale acceptance letters”). There is also talk of extending the district even further, to the yellow and red sections shown on the map, at some point in the future. If that happens, just about the entire neighborhood will be landmarked, with the exception of the blocks between 4th and 5th avenues.
South Slopers Learn if Their Homes Deserve to be Preserved [BK Paper]
03/06/2012 9:00 AM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. PARK SLOPE $2,440,000
396 Dean Street GMAP P*Shark
We covered the sale of this new, two-family “brownstone” home yesterday. It was asking $2,850,000. Entered into contract on 1/5/12; closed on 2/2/12; deed recorded on 2/24/2012.
2. FORT GREENE $1,950,000
308 Cumberland Street GMAP P*Shark
The listing brags: “Configured as an owners lower duplex, with 2 high income floor-thru rental units. Owner’s unit boasts original plaster moldings, elegant wood burning marble fireplaces, hardwood floors, beautiful double parlor with soaring ceilings,pocket doors and large eat-in kitchen that leads to private deck.” The home was priced at $1,795,000 and went into contract a month later. Entered into contract on 10/17/11; closed on 1/18/12; deed recorded on 2/21/2012.
3. MIDWOOD $1,875,000
1029 East 9th Street GMAP P*Shark
StreetEasy lists this is a 2,276-square-foot, one-two family house with either a garage or vacant land. A listing isn’t available. Entered into contract on 12/15/11; closed on 2/13/12; deed recorded on 2/21/2012.
4. SOUTH SLOPE $1,720,000
476 14th Street GMAP P*Shark
A two-family home. No listing available. Entered into contract on 11/4/11; closed on 2/1/12; deed recorded on 2/22/2012.
5. MANHATTAN BEACH $1,500,000
28 Dover Street GMAP P*Shark
This home is also listed as a one-two family with a garage or vacant land. We’re guessing there’s some extra land, since the property was bought by “28 Dover Street Corp.” Entered into contract on 1/30/12; closed on 2/13/12; deed recorded on 2/23/2012.
02/28/2012 11:30 AM
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Open House Picks
Fort Greene
294 Cumberland Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday, 1:00-2:30
$2,600,000
GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
162 Union Street
Brooklyn Bridge Realty
Sunday, 12:00-2:00
$2,495,000
GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
572 Pacific Street
Halstead
Sunday, 12:30-1:30
$2,150,000
GMAP P*Shark
South Slope
144 16th Street
Corcoran
Sunday, 2:00-3:30
$1,450,000
GMAP P*Shark
02/10/2012 1:06 PM
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Open House Picks
Clinton Hill
101 Gates Avenue
Corcoran
Sunday, 1:00-2:00
$1,499,000
GMAP P*Shark
South Slope
164 17th Street
Triumph Property
Sunday, 1:30-3:00
$1,179,000
GMAP P*Shark
Crown Heights
662 Sterling Place
Corcoran
Sunday, 11:30-12:30, 2:45-4
$1,099,000
GMAP P*Shark
Red Hook
171 Dikeman Street
Fillmore
Sunday, 1:00-3:00
$849,000
GMAP P*Shark
01/27/2012 1:06 PM
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Demolition of South Slope House in the Works
Denton Taylor drops a line to let us know that the crumbling building on 6th Avenue between 15th and 16th streets in the South Slope isn’t long for this world. A sidewalk shed has gone up around the house and demolition permits are on display. According to city records, the owner intends to build a four-family residence in its place. The vinyl siding covering the wood frame at 548 6th Avenue was removed from the house a couple months ago, and a few weeks ago a reader who lives nearby got in touch to say that he was worried the crumbling building might collapse.
Dilapidated South Slope Building a Hazard? [Brownstoner] GMAP
Underneath the Siding in the South Slope [Brownstoner]
12/27/2011 1:00 PM
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South Slope Building Goes the Rental Route
In early fall the new building at 182 15th Street in the South Slope hit the market, but it seems there weren’t a lot of prospective buyers, as rental listings for the building have now surfaced. Rents in the 31-unit building are running from $2,000 for studios up to $3,900 for the most expensive three-bedrooms. Prices when the building was briefly on the market were starting at $365,000 for studios, $430,000 for one-bedrooms, $630,000 for two-bedrooms and $899,000 for three-bedrooms. This development was controversial in the neighborhood a few years ago because the developer wanted to construct a 12-story building under old zoning regulations, but community members successfully challenged his plans.
182 15th Street [StreetEasy]
South Slope Condo Hitting the Market [Brownstoner] GMAP
12/19/2011 10:00 AM
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Nautical-Themed Bar Now Open in South Slope
There’s a new bar on 5th Avenue, right between 21st and 22nd Streets in the South Slope, called “The Sea Witch.” The owner tells us “the bar is only two blocks from the shores of New York Harbor, an inspiration for the low-key nautical theme.” (There’s a salt water aquarium behind the bar!) Also in store: twenty beers on tap, a burger and pub grub menu, an outdoor garden, and “real” fountain soda. Any South Slopers stop in yet? GMAP
12/12/2011 2:00 PM
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Sliver Planned for 4th Avenue
A developer has filed for permits to build a 10-story building at 573 4th Avenue, between 16th Street and the expressway. There’s no application on record yet to demolish the little carriage house that’s currently on the South Slope site, though, so work on the new building may not be starting anytime soon. We’re looking at a tall and skinny project if it ever gets under way, though. GMAP
12/07/2011 2:40 PM
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Small South Slope Condo on the Market
Listings popped up for the new condo at 534 6th Avenue, between 14th and 15th streets, a couple months ago, and one of the four units in the building went into contract last week. The others are priced from $779,000 for a 1,070-square-foot two-bedroom to $1,299,000 for a 1,595-square-foot duplex with garden space. The photos above give a sense of what the interiors are like.
534 Sixth Avenue [StreetEasy] GMAP
12/07/2011 10:30 AM
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Dilapidated South Slope Building a Hazard?
A reader got in touch to let us know that the building at 548 6th Avenue, between 15th and 16th streets, is “fully gutted, open to the elements, baited…no permits.” There have been three complaints to the DOB about demolition work occurring without permits between late October and last week, but city inspectors haven’t found evidence of it. When we stopped by yesterday afternoon, the building did show evidence of rat poison and was easy to enter but whatever demolition has occurred is very much incomplete (see interior photos on the jump). It’s clear, though, that the house is severely decayed. The person who emailed us about it mentioned that it’s right next door to the community garden on 15th Street and that “if the building collapses into the garden and hits an adult, or worse a kid, there’s gonna be a shit storm in the South Slope.” GMAP (more…)
12/06/2011 10:00 AM
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Open House Picks
Park Slope
146 Lincoln Place
Corcoran
Sunday, 2:30-4:00
$2,799,000
GMAP P*Shark
Clinton Hill
267 St. James Place
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday, 2:30-4:00
$1,350,000
GMAP P*Shark
South Slope
164 17th Street
Triumph Property Group
Sunday, 1:30-3pm
$1,179,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
266 Sterling Street
Fillmore
Sunday, 2:00-4:00
$699,000
GMAP P*Shark
12/02/2011 1:05 PM
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Photos: Ted Mann’s Huge Beer Hall Coming Along
This is how the mammoth beer hall Ted Mann is opening on 7th Avenue between 19th and 20th streets is looking these days. The enterprise, which is going to be called Greenwood Park, runs the length of the entire block and is going to have dozens of beers on tap. There’s no evidence of those taps yet on the inside, and it appears like plenty of work still needs to be done on the al fresco section, which will reportedly have a wood-burning fire pit. Mann was looking to have it finished last month, but we’re guessing it won’t be in business until early ’12.
Closing Bell: The Beer Garden Brewing in Greenwood [Brownstoner]
Greenwood Heights Beer Garden Still Happening [Brownstoner]
Huge Beer Garden Coming to the South Slope? [Brownstoner] GMAP
11/29/2011 11:00 AM
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Wine Bar/Pizza Restaurant Coming to the South Slope
Denton Taylor, who sent in the photo of this wine bar/pizza place opening on Prospect and 7th avenues, told us that it’s taking the place of a long-vacant storefront that used to be a video store. We don’t know much about the venture, Feluccio, aside from bits of information on a Facebook page indicating it should open sometime soon. GMAP
11/22/2011 2:00 PM
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Rental of the Day: 585 6th Avenue
This one-bedroom at 585 6th Avenue in South Slope looks like cookie-cutter new construction. Still, while the apartment itself is small, it comes with an extra 300 square feet of private outdoor space. The rent is $2,700 a month, which seems high considering the building is between 16th and Prospect. Then again, Streeteasy shows the apartment previously rented out for the exact same amount. Think it will happen again?
585 6th Avenue [Douglas Keisler] GMAP P*Shark
11/09/2011 12:30 PM
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Underneath the Siding in the South Slope
Yesterday IMBY wrote about an interesting house at 548 6th Avenue that has recently started displaying what was underneath the vinyl siding it used be covered in. It seems the old wood-frame may not be long for this world, though: A demolition permit hasn’t been filed yet, but a plan was approved last week by the DOB for a four-story, four-unit building. IMBY also notes that “judging by the size and placement of the boarded up windows, I imagine some kind of commercial establishment might have been the original occupant.” Anybody know the more history of this one? GMAP DOB
Photo by IMBY
11/02/2011 2:40 PM
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Condo of the Day: 259 21st Street, #3B
Today’s Condo of the Day is on the third floor of the former St. John’s School at 259 21st Street, which was converted into condos back in 2004. (We featured another listing there last summer.) This unit looks pretty cool to us: We like the open plan, the design of the kitchen and the industrial vibe of the columns. The monthly costs come in at $410. We’ll see how the asking price of $729,000 fairs, given the 1,050 square feet of main-floor space and 300 square feet of mezzanine space. We suspect this one will do pretty well.
259 21st Street, #3B [Betancourt] GMAP P*Shark
10/26/2011 12:57 PM
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