Co-op of the Day: 32 South Oxford Street
We wish the original crown moldings were still there and the bathroom’s a little too trendy for our tastes, but otherwise this studio at 32 South Oxford Street in Fort Greene is cute. (Some folks probably won’t like the fact that it’s on the ground floor facing the street either.) Maintenance is $375 and asking…
We wish the original crown moldings were still there and the bathroom’s a little too trendy for our tastes, but otherwise this studio at 32 South Oxford Street in Fort Greene is cute. (Some folks probably won’t like the fact that it’s on the ground floor facing the street either.) Maintenance is $375 and asking price is $249,000. Realistic?
32 South Oxford Street [Brooklyn Properties] GMAP P*Shark
Thanks for the support, East New York…
But, yes, that haiku episode was atrocious! I agree. And when a girlfriend of mine told me about all these poetry groups online…I checked some out and it’s all overwhelming and a little nauseating. It was a turn off so I stopped.
Mopar, look, I’ll take the above crack as a snide remark. You should understand that “back in the day” as they say (NOP, back me up) rents in NYC could be low…YES, LOW!
I knew many people with a floor-“thru” either singly or a couple and they weren’t breaking the bank, even on a modest income. Granted, apartments were RARELY fancy or done up. Just about every rental apartment in a townhouse in Manhattan or Brooklyn that I can think of off-hand, had a shabby edge, if not some full-blown shabbiness to it.
It’s just gotten all out of whack and the last 25 years have seen a steady slide in wages/salaries and buying power. So here we are, rents for a studio that are 100% of the take-home pay for basic, fresh-out-of-college entry-level jobs (not finance or law mind you). It’s not fair; it rarely has been unfortunately.
Frankly, I don’t know how the young people are managing, but it seems there are all sorts of group situations in cheaper Brooklyn neighborhoods.
We should have the kinds of super-neat, clean, organized group apartments like those in Berlin. There may be a dozen people living in a sprawling flat with a couple of bathrooms and everything seems to run smoothly and the place is clean. Do we have anything comparable in NYC at this time?
Speaking of Germany, when is the Schwarze Koelner going to open? They had their gates either all the way or half-way down yesterday in the afternoon/early evening.
All in all, I would like to wish the coop-of-the-day owner all the best!!! Again, it’s a lovely studio and I love, love, love the extra activity room and the tasteful renovation. Just one word again, for any open house, clean up the dressing room, dump half the clothes upstairs with the neighbors for an afternoon and fold everything super neatly like you would see in a shop. Really make that dressing room super cute and neat. Also, you might add a small table lamp with a warm bulb in that room if you don’t have one already and/or add some under cabinet (i.e. IKEA) lights under the shelf to light the counter…and, maybe crazy, find a small but cute upholstered chair or tuffet to put into that room even if it doesn’t make sense on a daily-use level. It might give the look that the room can be used to sit and read. Of course, it may be too small. It’s hard to tell from the photos. Would be great to add some colour to the bit of visible wall mabye and maybe replace the picture with a mirror for now.
Best wishes!
Brooklyn Heights is the whitest, lamest, most depressing neighborhood in its peer group.
BrooklynGreene, don’t downsize too much. 🙂 If there are two of you, how about a cute place of 650 to 800 sf? With fireplace and French doors? Oh, and wouldn’t a little patio be nice?
“It’s just that see red when the Fort Greene detractors make snide remarks and so have to “jump in”.”
I’m just happy you’re not posting anymore haiku.
white rice is the everyday staple. why is Chicken’s comment distasteful?
judgment, ahem
Aw, chicken, not poor judgement. FUNNY judgement!
How embarrassing! I had a case of commentitis today. Oh well. It’s just that see red when the Fort Greene detractors make snide remarks and so have to “jump in”.
Not sure if many of you know, wheat and millet have been farmed in China for centuries. I found the reference above quite distasteful.
Thank you BH76 for the info. Those prices are doable. I’ll look to see what’s available. Is the New York Times search engine the best way?
Call me an oddball, but I would really rather we stay in Fort Greene but maybe I could get used to Brooklyn Heights.