South Slope Renaissance? We'll See.
Yesterday the Sun had an article about how the soon-to-open Union Market on 7th Avenue between 12th and 13th streets means the South Slope isn’t going to be playing second fiddle to the more recognized area to the north for much longer. We’re not sure we totally buy the argument, though. On the one hand,…
Yesterday the Sun had an article about how the soon-to-open Union Market on 7th Avenue between 12th and 13th streets means the South Slope isn’t going to be playing second fiddle to the more recognized area to the north for much longer. We’re not sure we totally buy the argument, though. On the one hand, home values in the area seem to be doing fine and dandy, and we’re sure that retail newcomers like Union Market and Beer Table are going to thrive. On the other hand, there are plenty of storefronts (especially on 7th) that are sitting empty, and a number of retail brokers have told us landlords are asking too much for their spaces and that anything south of 9th is still a distant second choice for most businesses scoping out the Slope. We think the real story is that the area’s retail is going to continue to develop at a slower pace than it did on, say, flashy Fifth Ave.—and, you know, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
New Supermarket Signals Change in South Park Slope [NY Sun]
no one would call someone a snob who lives on 52nd street and says they live on the upper west side.
or 34th and say they live in chelsea.
that’s just the neighborhood boundaries.
it isn’t about snobbery, it’s about fact.
snobs
I wouldnt agree that every south Slope block is ugly. 10th Street between 6th and 7th is one of the nicest blocks in the whole of Park Slope.
yes, i believe you are correct about that, 12:42.
it did once end at 3rd.
that’s why i find it funny that people who live in the teens think they live in the “real park slope” and won’t go above 9th, when they don’t in fact, even live in park slope in the first place.
don’t believe everything your realtor tells you.
for anyone who’s been in park slope more than 20 years, nothing below 9th is the “real park slope”
it’s great, and getting better sure, but park slope is known for its beautiful architecture and past 9th is not so beautiful.
“ugly, working-class neighborhood” – is this not what makes it special though?
Wow, 12:31. Paranoid, pretentious, and insulting all in the same post. Good job.
I thought originally, Park Slope ened at 3rd Street? Then was increased to 9th, then 15th etc.
The Park Slope historic district takes in almost all of the blocks on Prospect Park West as far south as 14th Street.
BTW, when I moved to what is now called the South Slope in 1979, people told me Park Slope consisted of the name streets only!
I find the housing stock in S Slope very inferior to a lot of other areas (N Slope,PHgts,CHgts). This stroller mom-bashing is making the neighborhood even more unappealing. Let’s face it–it is an ugly, working-class neighborhood. Inflated housing prices and fancy food markets can’t hide the hideous vinyl siding on every block. Yuck.