NY Post Up Close on Dyker Heights
Priced out of Manhattan and the ritzier sections of Brooklyn, Melanie Fox settled on a 650-square-foot one-bedroom in a white-brick corner townhouse for $850 in Dyker Heights. Where? Saddled between Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights is a quiet enclave of large houses and red-brick single- and two-family homes with views of the Verrazano Narrows…
Priced out of Manhattan and the ritzier sections of Brooklyn, Melanie Fox settled on a 650-square-foot one-bedroom in a white-brick corner townhouse for $850 in Dyker Heights. Where?
Saddled between Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights is a quiet enclave of large houses and red-brick single- and two-family homes with views of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge where rents can be considered reasonably low. How reasonably low? Try $900 for a 750-square-foot one-bedroom. Or $1,400 for a six-room, two-bedroom unit with a dishwasher and a washer/dryer. Looking to buy? You can get a 2,200-square-foot single-family detached home for approximately $750,000. Did we mention a garage? You get one of those with this house – and sometimes with the rentals.
The main drawback of the nabe used to be the difficulty in commuting to Manhattan. Things are different now. No longer a two-fare area, Dyker Heights is now serviced by an express bus that takes only 20 minutes to reach the Wall Street area.
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Do any of the houses have driveways and garages? And why do people want to live there?
Almost all houses have driveways and garages. You can drive to work.
I doubt highly the commute to Manhattan has anything to do with the desirability of the area.
People live there or want to live there because of the size of the homes and the size of the property.
If you take the subway it takes 20 mins to get to Pacific/Atlantic and 10 mins to Wall St.
My family has lived in Dyker Heights for two generations and there is no way it has ever taken 20 minutes to get the Wall Street. More like 120 minutes.
Oh yes…everything in Brooklyn is 20 minutes from Manhattan…we all know that! 🙂
A relative of mine lived in a beautiful corner house on 12th & 83rd, high up from the sidewalk, wrap-around windows with a partial view of the Verrazzano. Solid house, just lovely. Shoulda bought it way back when…
Well not everyone uses the rat infested subway. Not everyone has to work in Manhattan.
Great point. Many houses are on the hill, as high as 20ft above the sidewalk. Amazing terraced gardens that are well maintained and attended to by professional landscapers weekly. The views from the top floors are of the bridge, harbor and Coney Island skyline.
Have you ever noticed how everytime a neighborhood markets itself there’s a transportation option available that’s either 15 or 20 minutes to Wall St. or Midtown?
When are these people taking the express bus? 3:30 AM? 20 minutes from Dyker Heights to Wall St. seems highly optimistic during morning rush.
Dyker Heights is beautiful, especially as some of you have said, in the 80s between 10th and 13th. Huge houses, most of them have been redone beyond recognition. Many have fountains and gardens, some are situated high on hills. Speaking of hills, it also adds to the beauty, like a touch of San Fran in the city. The views of the Verrazano are amazing as well. Just a great neighborhood in general. Secluded, yet 20 minutes from Wall Street.