The Times Cozies Up to Clinton Hill
The Times gives a little love to Clinton Hill in one of its “Living In [x]” neighborhood snapshots, noting that Myrtle Avenue retail has been shaping up in the past few years and more money is coming into the community c/o well-heeled townhouse and condo buyers. The article also cites the area’s drawbacks, including its…
The Times gives a little love to Clinton Hill in one of its “Living In [x]” neighborhood snapshots, noting that Myrtle Avenue retail has been shaping up in the past few years and more money is coming into the community c/o well-heeled townhouse and condo buyers. The article also cites the area’s drawbacks, including its lack of some amenities, like a decent grocery, and its mediocre train access. Comps, per the story: Condos and co-ops are averaging about $500 per square foot; double duplex brownstones go from $1.2 million to $3 million, on average, according to a Fillmore broker, who says one-bedroom rentals average $1,600 to $2,000. (One Brownstoner reader already took exception with this price range as well as the out-of-date census data in the Forum yesterday.) The article also talks about the Society for Clinton Hill’s push to extend the neighborhood’s landmark district in the wake of condo developments like the Azure. You can just lose so much of your history by developers wanting to maximize the square footage, says Sharon Barnes, a member of the Society for Clinton Hill board. It’s really kind of a race against time.
Living in Clinton Hill [NY Times]
Frank Lynch.
Just read that the new service planned for the G train which was supposed to go into effect now has been DELAYED until further notice.
I actually prefer the G train. I live in Williamsburg and work in East Midtown, and take the G to the 7 train, it’s alot faster than taking the L and 4 train.
The MTA website also has a new feature, similar to Hopstop, but it ties into the schedule of the train. So you don’t have to wait anymore!!
“I guess in PH you eat, piss and drink in the street.”
Nope, found a great bar on Vanderbilt. New one called Weather Up at Dean. Really terrific place and very slick interior.
Then had a lovely dinner at Noona.
“All those places on Myrtle and Fulton to eat and pee and you could not find one.. give me a break”
The only places I saw fit to pee in CH were brick walls. But most of those on Myrtle and Fulton were already taken…
“and most importantly, mixed race couples and kids”
Sorry…was this sentence for real? most importantly???? says who?
And that’s great that you take the G to work.
Some of us work in Manhattan though.
satellite community? these posts getting weirder and weirder. if you move to an area because you like the deli’s, so be it. i moved to CH b/c it is beautiful, interesting, close to manhattan (I have walked many times, ride my bike often, and take the g with no issues daily to work.) the architecture is amazing, and it is wonderfully diverse – and I mean americans, europeans, south americans, black white asian etc – and most importantly, mixed race couples and kids – which is the future. wouldnt live anywhere else in ny.
All those places on Myrtle and Fulton to eat and pee and you could not find one.. give me a break
I guess in PH you eat, piss and drink in the street.
I did that last weekend, 3:53!!!!!
But when I got to Clinton Hill, there was no where to pee, no place to eat and no where to drink!!!
I ran through it and thank god made it to Prospect Heights where I felt like I was back in civilization again!
Why do Brownstoners feed on each other?
What’s good for Clinton Hill is good for Park Slope is good for Fort Greene is good for Crown Heights, etc.
Some weekend, take a long walk, circling from Brooklyn Heights to Cobble Hill, Red Hook, the Slope, Prospect-Lefferts, Crown Heights, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene and places in-between (plenty of good spots to rest, drink, and eat along the way!). Take in a set of the handsomest city neighborhoods anywhere in the country, and see how they complement one another.
Then stop the bickering and work for the betterment of Brooklyn.
Sheesh!