Destroying a Piece of Cypress Hills History
A reader sent us the top photo of an old free-standing wood house in Cypress Hills scheduled for a dance with the wrecking ball courtesy of a developer who’s planning on slapping up seven two-family Fedders specials on that one lot. Quel bummer! The single-family house, located on a 95-by-112-foot lot (shown in the smaller…
A reader sent us the top photo of an old free-standing wood house in Cypress Hills scheduled for a dance with the wrecking ball courtesy of a developer who’s planning on slapping up seven two-family Fedders specials on that one lot. Quel bummer! The single-family house, located on a 95-by-112-foot lot (shown in the smaller pics courtesy of PropertyShark) at 148 Arlington Avenue, sold recently to a developer for $990,000. Any guesses as to what the current owner paid in 1997? $36,000, according to our tipster! A nice 27-bagger in seven years. Not too shabby. Anyway, our tipster also included some photos of other houses in the neighborhood which we’ll assume a healthy portion of our audience is as unfamiliar with as we are. We’re going to try to make it out there one of these next weekends. Can anyone fill us in on the recent history of the area? GMAP P*Shark
I am four years late to posting, as I just looked up my childhood home to show a picture to my son. I grew up in that house – my parents were the purchasers way back in 1980. It is always amazing the way people in charge of delivering information choose to sensationalize instead of inform.
Where is the information about the 400k refinance to restore that home? Instead the picture is painted that the owner made off like a fat rat. Not even close. My mother sold that home with hopes of retirement after over two decades of working 3 jobs to maintain the old beauty and while raising 8 children in it.
When it was sold, most funds went to pay off the mortgage. My mom did get to move to Florida – where at 60 years old, she is still working full-time; though this time only one job.
It is not responsible journalism to publish without a clear understanding of the facts.
Oh, by the way, the schools in the neighborhood are terrible. As the old European and Dutch families died out or moved away, so did the quality of education. I am grateful for growing up in that beautiful neighborhood before the quality of education deteriorated.
I still mourn the loss of my childhood home. I wish its history and beauty were preserved.
Anybody know anything about the schools in the neighborhood? Community involvement? Etc???
I grew up in the 50’s at 204 Arlington ave, just across fron the library. It was an incredible neighborhood and I still miss it after all these years. I would love to correspond with anyone from that time. Caruso’s boarding house, St. Michaels school and church. Just want to reconnect.
I do not understand why some of you would not be intersted on this area. It is prime realestate. Everything is nearby. The highway and the train which is about 20 mins fromNYC. I would rather venture here than in Bushwick. Bushwick is a little to grimy for me. At least Cypress Hills stillhas tree lined streets. Bushwock only has streets fulll of rats and garbage. I have lived in a loft in Bushwick for one year and had to get out. Come on they had a dead dog in the middle of the street rotten over the summer. Just imagine the stench. I explored Cypress hIlls and I amhooked. It still needs help with amenities and things along those lines but I rather here than the Bush. And the prices of the houses are reasonable. Eventhough the houses are older they are better built then the modern ones (Fedders & otheres). ANd I was not out priced like in willamsburg which is ridiculous. I say explore the area. I would say stay before atlantic ave it is better. Arlington ave, highland blvd, Jamaica ave and I like this little dead end block called Schenck Court off of Jamaica ave it has these brownstone like homes that are realy nice and worth the $$.
saw an incredible arts and crafts mansion for sale. They were asking 750- and the place was huge, with an enormous back lot.
I agree. Let’s hunt the troll down and cook him on the BBQ at Prospect Park. We’ll tie him by his testicles to a tree and let kids hit him like a pinata.
I come back to this blog after a week or so and find this weirdness still going on? What the heck are you folks thinking? Life is too short and RE is too interesting!
Still won’t stop the troll from making it all about him. Then he goes after someone else.
Regarding the trolls I am starting wonder if the people that post to this board have ever been anywhere else on the internet ever. Give up your precious brownstoner tags. Stop repeatedly posting “that wasn’t blank I am blank” and they’ll go away. If your bstoner tag is so precious to you write it on a name tag and wear when your not on the computer.