Sunset Park: Land of the Affordable Brownstone
As has been discussed in this space before, Sunset Park offers an impresssive assortment of housing opportunities, especially for those looking to stay below the million dollar mark. Like many nabes now undergoing renaissance, Sunset Park, which stretches south of Park Slope down to Bay Ridge, has seen a big turnaround. One of the city’s…
As has been discussed in this space before, Sunset Park offers an impresssive assortment of housing opportunities, especially for those looking to stay below the million dollar mark. Like many nabes now undergoing renaissance, Sunset Park, which stretches south of Park Slope down to Bay Ridge, has seen a big turnaround. One of the city’s most diverse areas, Sunset Park is also expected to get a lift from the waterfront development projects just getting underway that will include ballfields, lawns and bike paths. Those who have already bought in are pleased as punch:
“We got a much bigger space for not much more than we sold our condo for in Park Slope,” said Joe Reister, an academic adviser who bought a three-story brownstone on 45th Street with his wife, Shannon Laughlin, a year and a half ago. “We did some work — don’t get me wrong,” he said. “But the outside looks like something out of Sesame Street.”
The only negative the Times article notes is a lack of parking. How about that commute? The Times the article quoted seemed to give an overly optimistic impression by citing only the time on the subway. How do residents find it?
Hunt for Brownstones in Sunset Park [NY Times]
Addendum: Check out the Times article on Living In Sunset Park from 2001 Here. Thanks, Joyce.
Sunset Park has some great cheap Mexican food and Chinese food.
Unfortunately, the commute is horrendous.
Also, Brownstoner seems to imply that Sunset Park may be a better “deal” than other parts of Brooklyn since many homes their can be bought for less than a million bucks.
I, however, disagree. Three hundred percent price appreciation in the last couple years does not spell deal to me, especially considering the need to take a bus from many areas to get to the subway.
I love ethnic food more that most people, but getting to work in downtown Manhattan would be way to much of a headache for me.
The two distinct communities live separately. It is two neighborhoods not one.
The two distinct communities live separately. It is two neighborhoods not one.
Well 11:44 AM, you just described a community that has Hispanic and Chinese populations living together. So why isn\’t that diversity?
I have comments about Sunset Park not Lefferts.
I find it interesting that people describe Sunset Park as diverse.
At the top of the hill it is Sunset Heights (8th) which is almost entirely Chinese.
The bottom of the hill (4th Ave) is almost entirely Hispanic.
This neighborhood is not diverse it is two distinct communities based on race.
Diverse does not mean the absence of white people. Diverse is when many different ethnicities live together
8th Ave is Brooklyn Chinatown
5th Ave is more Hispanic
6th and 7th Aves are more residential with a few stores thrown in.
Nothing generates more excitement on this board than the killing fields of Lefferts Manor.
Lefferts alarm! Lefferts alarm! I predict this thread hits 150 posts by 5 p.m.
Good point by Anonymous above that Hispanic people also commit crimes (particularly fashion crimes) (har har).
What about Chinese people? I’ve heard that Sunset Park is the third Chinatown. How strong is their presence compared to everyone else?