Co-op of the Day: University Towers 2 Bedroom
University Towers is a three-building, 549-unit cooperative housing complex on the Fort Greene-Downtown Brooklyn border. Built as rental housing in the late ’50s for Long Island University faculty and staff, the group of buildings was converted to a moderate-income cooperative in 1989. At the time, prices ranged from $41,000 to $46,000 for studios; $67,000 to…
University Towers is a three-building, 549-unit cooperative housing complex on the Fort Greene-Downtown Brooklyn border. Built as rental housing in the late ’50s for Long Island University faculty and staff, the group of buildings was converted to a moderate-income cooperative in 1989. At the time, prices ranged from $41,000 to $46,000 for studios; $67,000 to $92,000 for one-bedrooms; $94,000 to $125,000 for two-bedrooms and $127,000 to $141,000 for three-bedrooms. Now there’s a, 1,100-square-foot two-bedroom for sale for $530,000. The apartment has been recently renovated, with a surprisingly decent job done on the kitchen and bathroom. As for comps, there were two apartments of undetermined size that sold in the high $500’s at the end of last year. What do people think of UT as a place to live in general, especially now that several luxury condos are springing up in the immediate vicinity?
University Towers 2 Bedroom [Craigslist] GMAP P*Shark
PERSPECTIVES: Downtown Brooklyn [NY Times]
Homepage [University Towers]
Real home page: http://www.universitytowersapts.com/
Yeas,there are some gunshots.As at any projects neighborhoods-Lower Manhattan,East Side,East Harlem,etc.As in whole Fort Greene.Bed Stuwesant.I worked for Housing Authority for a year in a crime-stop related unit.You may live in manhattan in 3-6 million coop on same block with drug dealer infested project.It is New York.Getting much better-people got mugged more often elsewhere in FG than around UT.Ahd i am sure prices will go up with all dewelopment around.
Now,ceiling-8’2″.Seen less.Windows in living room-wall wide,4′ high(could be higher,tough).In bedroom two 3 by 4′.I may see Verrazano bridge,water and whole SW Brooklyn.VERY LIGHT.Proportions?I got five closets.You may demolish them 🙂
Hallways.Floors ALWAYS shiny,elevators cleen.Residents.Diverse as in whole FG.Old professionally looking(may be teachers,musicians,museum curators etc).New-gays(wh),young people with kids(wh),nurses and doctors from Brooklyn Hospital.
Fot these money I could get 2 times smaler “one bedroom”(400sq feet???) in Park Slope or Brooklyn Hights.If You may afford these places-good for you.I like UT and going to stay here for 5-7 years.Then move to Manhattan.I like noise and diverse communities.Really.
Does anyone know about rental prices (as a sub-leaser) in UT? A 1-bedroom on the lower floors is fine?
The neighborhood has gotten better. “Michael” (see posting dated: michael at March 2, 2007 10:24 AM) who appears to be racist and narrow minded should leave if he cannot assimilate with people who are culturally/ethnically different (e.g African-American, Hispanic-American, Italian-American etc.,). I recommend he enters therapy to resolve his personal gripes. It’s people like him who gives UT,Fort Greene, and America a bad name.
UT is an excellent place to live given its acceptance and progressive vision.
I think the comments are interesting. My husband and I are both 38, been married for 11 years, have lived here for 5 1/2 years, have a 5 year old and have missed all the shootings that seemed to have occurred throughout 2007. With the regentrication that continues, the zip code (11201) is shared with Brooklyn Heights but the location is definitely Fort Greene. I think I should know considering I have lived in Brooklyn for 38 years, my Mom still owns a brownstone in Bed-Stuy where I grew up and my Godfather still owns a brownstone in Fort Greene. We love living here, loved the $210K purchase price we paid for this great 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom unit with parking space. It’s clean, safe, quiet, has an excellent maintenance staff, the security staff is great and everyone who has seen it LOVES IT! Additionally, it’s wonderful to get the specs on our place and find out it’s worth almost three times as much as we paid for it! I think when the “building up” is completed, there will be quite a few people wishing they were here!
I’ve lived here with my spouse and 3 kids for 7 years. We LOVE it. We’re glad we didn’t pay tons for a place that you have to drive around for hours looking for parking. That’s because we paid only 150,000 for a three bedroom, two bath and have a parking spot. We love our very diverse neighbors on our floor and throughout the building – from new professionals to people who have been here for 20 years. Not at all concerned about gunshots. They are drug related and in the middle of the night. And since we’re not into drugs or walking around in the middle of the night… The dreary strip mall on Myrtle is being torn down and luxury apts will be going up. We love Fort Greene Park, we love that we’re near almost every train line, we love Fulton Mall because there’s everything from Macy’s to dollar stores galore. We are 4 blocks from Target. And mostly we’re very glad that people who consider it “ghetto” do not live here.
I lived there for several years ending in nov. the building is well maintained and people are very nice but there is little in way of shopping.
As for the gun fire . . . it is still there. A man killed and policeman shot across the street on myrtle and ashland just before we left, a man shot up the street on willoughby and flatbush, a policeman shot again on myrtle and ashland, a woman shot down the street on navy, along with pop pop pop on certain holidays and weekends. So yes it is 2007 and yes it is still a concern.
My fiance and I looked here during our current and ongoing search for our first apt, and I crossed this place off the list. It felt like a bad dorm building, and when I was leaving, someone had spit on the floor of the elevator. Good thing it’s not carpeted anywhere inside the building. For a similar price, I’d much rather live in the high rise coops over by pratt.
older and african americans are gone–great! automatically means better for young “diverse” professionals with families!
well, i knew two of those older african americans. she was a beloved professor and he an md who did international relief work.
glad they are gone! things can only get better!