PLG 8-Story Apartment Could Get A Sibling
Construction is moving along on the planned eight-story, 20 unit apartment building at 185 Ocean Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens that last year sparked an ill-fated landmarking movement. And the $2.1 million listing for neighboring 189 Ocean Avenue as a “development site” has been removed from the Sotheby’s Realty website. We called the broker, who declined…
Construction is moving along on the planned eight-story, 20 unit apartment building at 185 Ocean Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens that last year sparked an ill-fated landmarking movement. And the $2.1 million listing for neighboring 189 Ocean Avenue as a “development site” has been removed from the Sotheby’s Realty website. We called the broker, who declined to disclose information about the sale. We imagine those involved want to avoid the controversy that arose over the early 1900s brick row house demolished next door, however tame it was compared to our friends across the park. The new apartment would be the first new construction on Ocean Avenue alongside Prospect Park since the 1930s besides a church built in 1951. We asked neighbors how they felt about it, and the general response was indifferent disapproval, “as long as it raises the value of my property.”
Lefferts Gardens Gets a Few New Arrivals [Brooklyn Eagle]
PLG House Razed, 8-Story Building Planned [Brownstoner]
The ad is not for a place in PLG and I think it’s a stretch to accuse a broker of racism for highlighting a nearby Connecticut Muffin and the Vox Pop cafe/bookstore.
Sarah, do you have any pics?
3:46,
The RE ads he’s complaining about are for apartments further south in Flatbush than PLG.
There has been some discrimination in that neighborhood according to this blog. http://realflatbush.blogspot.com/
Ummm, I guarantee you that almost every post in this thread was posted by a single person. At least 95% of them, INCLUDING the ones that have names associated with them.
Ha. 3:28 and 4:43. As if we don’t know it’s the same person. Brainiac. You’re really selling how wonderful all the rest of Brooklyn is with your crude language, anger and bitterness. Really makes me want to move next door to you in whatever “better” neighborhood you live in.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels that way. I f*ckin’ hate PLG and always have.
PLG is without a doubt the crappiest neighborhood in Brooklyn, perhaps the entire city of NY.
I heard that that this new building will include a security checkpoint at the main entrance, with metal detectors and the whole bit. This is an interesting and, I think, positive innovation.