Co-op of the Day: 147 Prospect Park Southwest
We think this prewar two-bedroom co-op at 147 Prospect Park Southwest is looking like a decent buy at $574,000. The sponsor unit has beautiful parquet floors, beamed ceilings and stripped wood moldings; it also has a separate dining area. In addition, the monthly maintenance of $727 seems reasonable for a 1,000-square-foot space. Too bad the…
We think this prewar two-bedroom co-op at 147 Prospect Park Southwest is looking like a decent buy at $574,000. The sponsor unit has beautiful parquet floors, beamed ceilings and stripped wood moldings; it also has a separate dining area. In addition, the monthly maintenance of $727 seems reasonable for a 1,000-square-foot space. Too bad the sponsor put in such a crap kitchen though.
147 Prospect Park Southwest [Orrichio Anderson] GMAP
147 Prospect Park Southwest [NY Times] P*Shark
Oh, and P.S. There were no bodegas and the area was very safe. Skinheads is what we had to watch out for from Seely Street. There was a grocery store “Rene’s” near the corner, I used to deliver groceries there. There was a bar downstairs near the next building over (149) and a candy store and some other grocers. I cant remember a bad time ever over there, but then that was 25 years ago. I went to E.R. Murrow H.S. when it first opened (my other option was John Jay, and I was like “I dont think so”, and my other school was Peter ROuget I.S. 88. I dont remember the elementary schools. AND, a fire station around the corner on Prospet Avenue gave a sense of security.
I lived in that very same Apt for many years in the 1970’s before it became CoOp, when I was a teenager. The view of Prospet Park and the lake is pretty awsome. The Archway area was closed up on the one one side (facing what used to be a bedroom facing the park) making a cozy little dining nook. The beamed ceilings were always there, I rememmber my mom painting them brown. When we lived there, it was 3 bedrooms, the living room, the Dining area, and the bathroom (very tiny) was very dated, claw foot tub. The bedrooms (now only 2) are on opposite sides of the Apt. One when you come in on the left, and the other with windows facing the Park. I think my mother paid half of the current Maintenance Fee, for rent. The kitchen was ugly, and I hope they got rid of that Dumbwaiter, because it took up so much space in an already small kitchen. Bus lines on Prospect Park Southwest are plenty and the Train Station is but a few blocks down Vanderbilt Avenue on Prospect Avenue. Proximity to the Ft Hamilton Pkway is very convenient, and a smaller “country” feel is what I remember when I lived there.
I’ve lived in this building for four years. There are a few residual scumbags who hang out on the block, but the people in this co-op are awesome: lots of young, down-to-earth, friendly, non-materialistic families. I’d want my kids to play with their kids, if I had any.
Funkytown, Lipps Inc or ships sink
Stuy-Town, swim or drown.
Bed-Stuy, do or die
We’ve lived on this side of WT for about 5 years, and appreciate the safe and laid-back atmosphere of the community. As for ammenities, I count:
*one spectacular park, and a few smaller ones
*one wine shop
*one public library
*one historical cemetary
*one CSA
*two coffee shops
*four restaurants
and
*one subway station and three bus lines that will take me into Manhattan if I can’t find what I need in the ‘hood
3:54 is definately the broker or seller for 560 state – They posted a very similar post on the forum last week.
So lame, so, so lame.
http://bstoner.wpengine.com/forum/archives/2007/12/condo_listing_5_1.php
Based on the floorplans, that place ain’t 1000SF. It looks to be more like somewhere between 850-900 SF.