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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. WILLIAMSBURG $1,678,076.00
22 North 6th Street, PH3G GMAP P*Shark
A three bedroom penthouse first on the market for $1,950,000. Lasted 62 days before going into contract. Entered into contract on 6/20/11; closed on 8/21/10; deed recorded on 10/11/2011.
2. SOUTH SLOPE $1,600,000
1302 8th Avenue GMAP P*Shark
A 1-3 family house including a store/office space. Not a lot of info on the house. Entered into contract on 8/26/11; closed on 9/22/11; deed recorded on 10/11/2011.
3. WILLIAMSBURG $1,530,000
2 Northside Piers, #30P GMAP P*Shark
Also not a lot of info on this condo purchase. Entered into contract on 7/27/11; closed on 9/30/11; deed recorded on 10/12/2011.
4. DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN $1,430,000
110 Livingston Street, #17E GMAP P*Shark
This unit came with strorage space as well. Entered into contract on 7/22/11; closed on 9/9/11; deed recorded on 10/14/2011.
5. CLINTON HILL $1,310,000
109 St. James Place, #1 GMAP P*Shark
From the listing: “A stunning 3BR garden/parlor duplex on historic Saint James Place in Clinton Hill. Parlor floor level is exceptionally wide and affords loft like living space and is ideal for entertaining. In addition to the duplex a completely finished family style media room exists on basement level.” Ask: $1,285,000. Entered into contract on 6/3/11; closed on 9/22/11; deed recorded on 10/13/2011.
10/18/2011 11:29 AM
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South Slope: More Bars and Eateries; Still ‘Understated’?
Crain’s did a roundup of some of the bars and restaurants that have opened in the South Slope/Greenwood Heights area recently (including the relocated Freddy’s, Giuseppina and the forthcoming Ted Mann beer garden) and concludes “a potent brew of rock-bottom rents, long leases and word-of-mouth…suggests something is happening” in the neighborhood. The article also says that for all the openings, the “area’s understated profile has kept its best joints from becoming destinations for the city’s chowhounds and imbibers,” and that the closest subway stop is 10 minutes away. (On this last point, it really depends where you are in the South Slope/Greenwood, we think.) One of the questions the story raises is whether the new businesses are going to be able to succeed in an area that’s not a “destination.” And, if they do succeed, how long will the area stay comparatively affordable for new businesses and still be considered understated?
Low-Key Brooklyn Neighborhood Makes Some Noise [Crain's]
Photo by roboppy
10/11/2011 9:00 AM
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Another Sexual Assault in the South Slope
Via Community Board 7: “On Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at approx 9:15 pm at Prospect Ave between 4th Ave and 5th Ave, a female was approached by a male Hispanic that forcibly grabbed her breasts and ran. The female had just exited the Prospect Ave train station “R” line and was walking eastbound on Prospect Ave when she was approached by a male Hispanic, approximately 5’7″, thin build wearing dark shirt, baggy dark blue jeans and a baseball hat. After the male forcible touched the female he fled westbound on Prospect Ave toward 4th Ave. The female did not sustain any injuries. Investigation is continuing.” At this point the police have released three sketches of people wanted in connection with the string of sexual assaults that have occurred in Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights and the South Slope since March.
09/22/2011 11:17 AM
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South Slope Condo Hitting the Market
Sales are about to launch at the condo at 182 15th Street, between 4th and 5th avenues, in the South Slope. The building has 31 units, and the prices are as follows: Studios start at $365,000, one bedrooms at $430,000, two bedrooms at $630,000 and three bedrooms at $899,000, according to Terry Naini, the Elliman broker marketing the building. Twenty of the units have private outdoor space, and parking spots are going for $30,000 a pop. Listings won’t be online until this afternoon, but there’s going to be a soft opening of the development this evening between 5:30 and 7, followed by a real open house on Sunday. Several years ago there were plans to make this a 12-story building, but community members were successful in challenging the developer’s application to build under old zoning regs. GMAP
09/14/2011 10:30 AM
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Police: At Least 8 Sex Attacks Since March
The police say there have been a minimum of eight sexual assaults in the South Slope, Greenwood Heights, Sunset Park and Bay Ridge since March—one of which was a rape—and they’re unclear how many assailants are responsible for the crimes. At a community meeting last night the police said they’re investigating whether two or three men have been involved in the attacks and that the number of rapes in the area has increased 36 percent this year. Cops have released the two sketches above of men wanted in connection with the attacks. Meanwhile, an organization called Safe Slope is organizing a rally tonight in response to the violence.
Brooklyn Women Warned Of Expanding Pattern Of Sexual Attacks [NY1]
Park Slope on Edge Over Sex Attacks [MSNBC]
Brooklyn Rapist Strikes Again, 9 Incidents In All [WPIX]
South Slope Rallies [Patch]
09/14/2011 9:00 AM
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Co-op of the Day: 420 12th Street, #M1R
The ground-floor location is less than ideal but otherwise this new co-op listing at the Ansonia in the South Slope has a lot going for it: high (gorgeous) ceilings, big windows, open living area, to name a few. The apartment is around 1,300 square feet as far as we can figure and the asking price is $1,100,000. Not cheap for a place this far south but at least you’re not going to have to do any work on the place!
420 12th Street, #M1R [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
09/13/2011 12:57 PM
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Cleanup at 13th Street Hoarder’s House
Several weeks ago we ran photos of a house on 13th Street between 3rd and 4th avenues where the owner has been piling up garbage for more than a decade. NBC picked up the story in early August, and it looks like all the attention resulted in the removal of a lot of the junk outside the property. It’s unlikely that the house is the pride of the neighborhood these days, but at least it’s a lot less gross than it was in late July.
The ‘Trash House’ of 13th Street [Brownstoner]
09/12/2011 9:30 AM
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Another Assault in the South Slope
On Saturday a man attacked a woman on 17th Street and 7th Avenue, grabbing her from behind before she escaped, in the seventh assault in the area since March. The police have released a new sketch of the suspect at right, based on an attack a week and a half ago, but they’re not certain Saturday’s crime was committed by the same person. Local residents have been critical of the 72nd Precinct’s response to the attacks, with one telling the Brooklyn Paper that “crimes are being committed and little to nothing is being done by the police to solve them or to prevent further incidents.” Meanwhile, a community group called Safe Slope is organizing a Take Back the Night march on September 14th.
Safe Slope [Facebook]
South Slope Residents Rally to Keep Neighborhood Safe [Patch]
Police Release New Sketch Of Brooklyn Serial Rape Suspect [Gothamist]
Cops Track Another Attack by South Slope Sex Fiend [BK Paper]
09/06/2011 9:00 AM
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House of the Day: 337 11th Street
Rough around the edges doesn’t even start to describe this new listing at 337 11th Street but we’re still feeling good vibes on this one. The arches, woodwork, claw foot tub–it’s all just so darn charming. In the right hands, this place could be a winner. Given all the work it’s going to take the asking price of $1,200,000 seems a bit high. We just hope the buyer is an old house fan and not a Home Depot-style flipper.
337 11th Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
08/29/2011 1:25 PM
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Condo of the Day: 155 15th Street, #2C
This new listing at 155 15th Street is in the same price range as yesterday’s Condo of the Day but likely isn’t competing for the same buyers. Unlike the Williamsburg duplex, this one’s a simplex in Park Slope. It’s relatively new construction but the finishes are relatively attractive, some of them even evoking a prewar feel. The two bedrooms are both real bedrooms too, which is nice. Overall, very solid 2BR. Asking price is $755,000.
155 15th Street, #2C [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
08/25/2011 12:55 PM
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Open House Picks
Cobble Hill
293 Warren Street
Corcoran
Sunday, 1-3
$2,200,000
GMAP P*Shark
South Slope
1618 8th Avenue
Ideal Properties
Sunday, 4:15-5
$1,750,000
GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
20 Dennett Place
Brooklyn Real
Sunday, 12-2
$1,100,000
GMAP P*Shark
Williamsburg
21 Devoe Street
Aptsandlofts.com
Sunday, 3-4
$929,000
GMAP P*Shark
08/19/2011 1:04 PM
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Dog Doo Diaries: Not In This Guy’s Front Yard
Longtime reader and keen-eyed observer Denton sent in a photo this morning of a South Slope neighbor with a distaste for passers-by depositing their dog waste in his garbage cans. While we certainly share the sentiment, we’re not sure we’re down with the open-air profanity that any passing six year old could read…Speaking of garbage cans, Brokelyn is reporting that if you live a 12-unit-or-smaller residential building in Prospect Heights you can get a free garbage can or two from Bruce Ratner right now.
Things That Suck: Dog Doo in Your Garbage [Brownstoner]
Garbage Can Update: No Dumping [Brownstoner]
08/12/2011 11:15 AM
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Greenwood Heights Beer Garden Still Happening
Yesterday evening an interview with Overflow Magazine and Brooklyn restaurateur Tedd Mann made the rounds, revealing new details about the giant beer garden in the works for a car lot in Greenwood Heights. The lot, which covers an entire city block along 7th Avenue and 19th Street, will be transformed into something more like a park than German beer garden. Outside, there will be “landscaping, grass, a fire pit, trees, and an enormous amount of recycled materials.” Inside, the 3,500-square-foot space will be heated in the winter by a fireplace also made of recycled materials. Also: live music and casual food like watermelon and hot dogs. It’s quite an ambitious plan; think the neighbors will welcome it or that it’ll run into some snag at the community board level?
Huge Beer Garden Coming to the South Slope? [Brownstoner] GMAP
08/09/2011 2:00 PM
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Suspicious Package in the South Slope?
We just got this tip in from reader Snappy: “At 7:50am when I left the house, 5th Ave between 17th and 18th was blocked off by police tape and police cars. A suspicious package was reported at the B63 bus stop on the south-bound side of 5th ave. Some type of bag (couldn’t see) was there and the police said wires were sticking out of it. The bomb squad was called in and was en route when i spoke to the police.” Anyone know more about the incident? Update, 9:30 a.m.: A detective at the 72nd Precinct says there’s been no further word on the package, so “most likely it was just a bag someone left by the bus stop.” Further update, 10 a.m.: Someone on the Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights email list had this to say about the incident: “There is a stuffed gorilla and someone put it in the bus station. They made it look like a bomb with wires etc.”! GMAP
08/01/2011 9:15 AM
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The ‘Trash House’ of 13th Street
Last week we ran a photo of a row of houses on 13th Street between 3rd and 4th avenues, and a reader who’s thinking of buying on the street got in touch about one of the properties pictured, which she referred to as the “trash house.” She said neighbors tell her garbage has been piled up outside 196 13th Street for more than 12 years, and there’s “been recent complaint activity although it’s been INCREDIBLY tough to get an answer/get any action to get the place cleaned up–apparently since the trash doesn’t go beyond his property line, it’s okay-ish?” We swung by and talked to a couple neighbors on the block who also said that the house has been this way for more than a decade, which seems to be confirmed by a DOB violation on record from 2000 about “debris piled up at front.” Anyone know if the neighbors have any recourse in a situation like this, or do they just have to deal with the unsightly—and most likely unsanitary—mess? Click through for a close-up of the garbage… GMAP
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07/28/2011 10:00 AM
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House of the Day: 282 11th Street
The lack of interior photos is typically worrying, but the asking price on this new townhouse listing at 282 11th Street (between 4th and 5th Avenues) in the South Slope is somewhat encouraging. At least we know that the common areas of the three-family house still have some original details, but either the tenants aren’t playing ball or the conversion to apartments took its toll on the 19th century house. Still, the barrel-front facade is quite charming, so we’re going to remain optimistic until proven otherwise this could be an interesting renovation project for someone who wants to put his or her mark on a one-family house.
282 11th Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
07/19/2011 1:26 PM
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House of the Day: 228 14th Street
There’s nothing special about this house at 228 14th Street but then again there’s nothing particularly wrong with it either, assuming you don’t require tons of original detail. The legal two-family (which is currently configured as a one-family) traded back in 2007 for $1,200,000. It came on the market last November (when it was an open house pick) asking $1,350,000, but that didn’t work out too well and the listing was pulled in April after a few months at the reduced price of $1,299,000. Now it’s back at that same price. Any reason for optimism?
228 14th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
07/18/2011 1:21 PM
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Prospect Ave. House’s Strip Show
Denton Taylor sent in this shot of a house he saw on Prospect Avenue where, he writes, it “looks like they’ve stripped off the vinyl and are ready to do a restoration.” Neat.
07/15/2011 12:00 PM
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New South Slope Build Occupied
A few months ago construction wrapped on the development at 169 16th Street between 4th and 5th avenues, and it hit the rental market. StreetEasy shows a one-bedroom was asking a hefty $2,250 a month; a neighbor tells us move-ins began about a month ago and that the building appears to have filled up pretty quickly. Meanwhile, its sister development on 15th Street (click through to see a photo of it) is looking like it’s just about complete as well. The project was noteworthy because developer Isaac Katan wanted to construct an 11-story building on the site but the Board of Standards and Appeals ruled that the height had to be capped at 5 stories.
Development Watch: 169 16th Street [Brownstoner] GMAP
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07/07/2011 11:30 AM
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House of the Day: 465 Prospect Avenue
Most houses that have been cut up into floor-through apartments suffer a little in the process and this three-family at 465 Prospect Avenue in the South Slope is no exception (for example, from what we can see, the stucco’d fireplace and the fire escape). Still, this 2,400-square-foot pad has managed to retain much of its original charm in the form of floors, moldings, bannister and skylight. Plus, from where we sit, the asking price of $750,000 provides a very adequate discount and leaves room for an ample renovation budget. Sound like a good deal to you?
465 Prospect Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
06/30/2011 1:28 PM
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