Choosing the Suburbs Over Brooklyn
Are would-be Brooklynites flocking to the suburbs? The cover story in yesterday’s real estate section of the Times looks at how relatively cheap home prices in the suburbs are luring New Yorkers who find they can get way more bang for their buck in parts of Westchester, Connecticut and Jersey than in the city. While…
Are would-be Brooklynites flocking to the suburbs? The cover story in yesterday’s real estate section of the Times looks at how relatively cheap home prices in the suburbs are luring New Yorkers who find they can get way more bang for their buck in parts of Westchester, Connecticut and Jersey than in the city. While the article mostly focuses on the widening price gap between Manhattan and suburban properties, it notes that some people who would’ve bought in Brooklyn are also finding the suburbs cheaper:
Ludovic and Fabienne Ledein, who live and work as jewelry designers in Dumbo, visited nearly a dozen lofts in Dumbo, Red Hook and Williamsburg looking for something to buy for less than $600,000. They needed enough space to work at home and to put up friends and relatives from Europe. But what they wanted cost more than twice what they could afford…They found their answer in Westchester County, in New Rochelle. For about $600,000, they bought 1,350 square feet in the newly renovated Knickerbocker Lofts, a converted factory downtown that was built 117 years ago.
Any readers contemplating a similar move?
Cashing Out of New York City [NY Times]
Photo by uicukie.
If you’re thinking of buying these Knickerbocker Lofts, BUYER BEWARE! I lived in this building for a long time and it has MANY leaks, mold, venting problems, etc. These units are a FORTUNE to heat and cool. Save yourself the trouble the seller will not reveal to you. You won’t save any money on this “deal”.
Not too crowded of course with all like minded people – just like you. I don’t like really like hiking that much and what percentage of your food can you really sourcing locally. Sounds like a communal utopian vision – very nice to envison -but not a huge chance of attracting many many people and in the big picture this is not more efficient and not very interesting.
It’s true, you find many fat Repulicans in the city spewing sexist, racist, hateful remars. For some reason they are “characters” here but scary elsewhere. It’s probably because of the isolation there and the fact that the diversity dilutes it all so much that it just doesn’t matter. This thread made me realize that.
Thank You.
Actually, we like it not too crowded, thanks.
But I do feel the need to counter mindless burb-bashing when I see it.
yet you are posting like crazy on a blog about brooklyn convincing people to move there.
craziness.
desperate for a few more souls up there in croton, no doubt.
Oh please.
We control where we put our solar panels, wind turbines, and water turbines. Good luck getting the coop board or landmarks commision to approve one.
Our organic produce comes from 5 miles away–or even our own backyards.
Croton is built-out–the remaining land is preserved and forever-wild. We have no Walmart. And we have no desolate landscapes.
As for the out-of-nowhere ‘black people’ comment, how many are there in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, or Park Slope? And talk about nannies!!! We actually raise our children here.
ummm…every item at the greenmarket at grand army plaza is grown within 100 miles and organic. i buy everything there.
there is more chance for wind energy atop a 50 story building than on a farm.
in the future, there will be no more crotons, because suburbanites will have ruined every place on earth with their huge houses, walmarts and desolate landscapes.
i wonder how many black people live in croton…?
your nanny and who else?
No, because burbanites can use solar power, hydro power, grow our own food, and shop at organic farms. In the future, when we no longer have gas-fueled cars, our footprint will be smaller than city dwellers.
As for the size of Croton, yes that is one of our strengths. The schools are small and have fabulous student-teacher ratios and class-sizes.
how are smart cars more environmentally friendly than no cars, 2:44?
cities with mass transit will always be better than suburbs in terms of green living.
don’t be dellusional.
croton has the same number of residents as my high school.