Co-op of the Day: 416 Ocean Avenue, #12
This three-bedroom apartment at 416 Ocean Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens came to market two months ago asking $395,000 and recently was reduced to $367,500. At 1,234 square feet, it’s a large prewar pad and the exterior of the building is lovely. The interior photos, usually well done in Corcoran listings, don’t help the apartment…
This three-bedroom apartment at 416 Ocean Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens came to market two months ago asking $395,000 and recently was reduced to $367,500. At 1,234 square feet, it’s a large prewar pad and the exterior of the building is lovely. The interior photos, usually well done in Corcoran listings, don’t help the apartment put its best foot forward though, so before cutting the price again, we’d suggest investing a couple hundred bucks in some decent photography!
416 Ocean Avenue, #12 [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
I live nearby. There are several builings like this one just south of the park. There really are some great buildings. Someone with more historical knowledge as to the nature of the original development….
Because the immediate area is full of multifamily buildings, the changes that came to Ditmas Park and PLG to the north and south never really took hold there. There’s still a good bit of Section 8 housing as well as blue collar and civil servants.
I would consider this part of Flatbush as opposed to any of the sub-neighborhoods. However, I’ve also seen it referred to as Parade Place.
Under no stretch of the imagination is this in PLG, which ends at Clarkson Ave and Ocean. This is Flatbush, pure and simple — not that there’s anything wrong with that! I love this building and the apartments are amazing. Truly a reminder that Ocean Ave was once one of the most elegant of streets.
That inside schools report posted by ennui pretty much sinks the idea of a family buying this.
I used to live in that building.
Pros: Very friendly residents
excellent super,
clean doorman building
HUGE apartments.
Excellent subway access.
Cons: Traffic Noise!!!!
Terrible parking if you have a car.
I would have stayed except for the fact that the noise factor (and pollution) made me decide to split and head for mellower climes.
In terms of the truck route ever being relocated, forget about it. It ain’t going to happen.
Mopar:
Note that Ocean Avenue meets other streets at an angle, according to the Google photo above. My guess is that the architect tried to “reconcile” the geometries in his apartment plans.
The effect is weird, though!
Just checked the layouts on StreetEasy. The trapezoidal effects seem to be original. Very unusual.
Why are some of the walls at an angle? Is this some kind of misprint? The building is square in the photo. And 1920s and 1930s buildings didn’t have slanted walls.
For the record, this building is NOT in PLG, the southern boundary of which is Clarkson Ave., but it’s close and does seem to be a nice apartment.
It’s a beautiful part of the park–my favorite with victorian pavillions and the Kate Wollman Rink, which is the only outdoor ice skating rink where you can’t see traffic. Kinda shabby, but up for rebuilding very soon.
Also close to the Audubon Center with paddle boat rides, electric boat ride (incredible!), a real natural part of the park.
As for the bedroom–a maid’s room? But yes, it could have been a doctor’s office at one time.