Sheepshead Bay

Of the affordable apartments, there are eight studios, 13 one-bedroom units and 11 two-bedroom units, seven of which also have two bathrooms.

The semi-detached house has an abundance of windows on three sides and appears to be well kept.

Residents have access to a private spa with a massive indoor swimming pool, a whirlpool tub, a cedar-lined sauna, and a steam room.

Here’s a three-family standalone that needs work, but ought to polish up nicely.

Brownstoner takes on Brooklyn history in Nabe Names, a series of briefs on the origins and surprising stories of neighborhood nomenclature. The waterfront community Sheepshead Bay comprises the end of Brooklyn’s alphabetical grid, with Avenues W, X, Y and Z criss-crossing the former barrier island, which has since been artificially extended.