Newcomers Find Crown Heights Retail Lacking
North Crown Heights may be luring more affluent buyers with its gorgeous—and recently landmarked—rowhouses, but some of the newbie homeowners think the area’s shopping scene leaves a lot to be desired. According to an article in today’s Sun, as more buyers see the neighborhood as an affordable alternative to Prospect Heights, they’re also anxious to…
North Crown Heights may be luring more affluent buyers with its gorgeous—and recently landmarked—rowhouses, but some of the newbie homeowners think the area’s shopping scene leaves a lot to be desired. According to an article in today’s Sun, as more buyers see the neighborhood as an affordable alternative to Prospect Heights, they’re also anxious to see a retail renaissance on thoroughfares like Nostrand. A Wall Street worker who recently closed on an $870,000 Hampton Place home, for example, says he’s ready to see more restaurants in the ‘hood: “If there was something to patronize, I’d willingly spend money there. I’d like to see more amenities. People have money here. Somebody has to be the pioneer and open up something. It’s just a matter of time.” Think he’s right?
Retailers So Far Fail To Follow Homebuyers to North Crown Heights [Sun]
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More and more young white people are moving to crown heights. It will just continue.
They were too long to read.
And boring.
Thumbs up for Montrose Morris and his posts.
11:24….seems to me you are safer walking around at night in Manhattan also…..cause if you stay in your Manhattan studio….especially if it is on 5th avenue….you just might get beaten to death even though you have security cameras and doormen all over the place.
10:29….nothing wrong with wanting businesses in the neighborhood that cater to the taste of the residents. And that is just what they have in Crown Heights which is predominantly African Americans with West Indian background.The produce markets and meat/fish markets cater to the residents by providing products found in the caribbean homeland.This culture is used to doing more for themselves and have made do without those services or amenities.
“I certainly don’t beieve you.”
Cool. We agree to disagree.
3:34, pay these haters no attenetion. They missed the boat and lost their retirement in the Enron scandal…lol. Welcome to the neighborhood.
Don’t worry – I can handle whatever these losers dish out. I’m doing great in CH!
“Take it from me (I’m a journalist) – if you beieve everything you read, you’re in big trouble, pal. I’ll say it again: we residents are doing just fine.”
I certainly don’t beieve you.
“3:34 bought a crackhouse for 120K…its “worth” 360K now”
Not exactly bud, but your envy, jealousy and bitterness are quite revealing.
We CH residents are doing just fine.