House of the Day: Lefferts Manor FSBO
Three different readers sent us the link to the Lefferts Manor limestone being sold sans broker. While the owners may not have the web design skills and marketing savvy of the Fizzbows, we still like their independent and enterprising spirit. Will buyers like the $930,000 price tag? We’ll see. Here’s what one of the tipsters…
Three different readers sent us the link to the Lefferts Manor limestone being sold sans broker. While the owners may not have the web design skills and marketing savvy of the Fizzbows, we still like their independent and enterprising spirit. Will buyers like the $930,000 price tag? We’ll see. Here’s what one of the tipsters had to say: “This house is in a pristine row of limestones in the historically landmarked district in single family only Lefferts Manor. It seems like a good price for the area (there are homes sold for over $1 million now).” Curious? You can check out the open house this Sunday from 1 to 3 pm. Address: 156 Maple Street between Bedford and Rogers.
Limestone for Sale [156 Maple Street] GMAP
Babs cannot be from Brooklyn. Sure, you can respond politely to people hanging out and that works well when it’s just people hanging out. But if kids are together and are in the mood to go after you, you are not necessarily going to win them over. It has nothing to do with PLG, kids can be that way all over and it can be upsetting and it can get violent.
And in terms of size — these houses do not compare to the brownstones of FG — maybe a family could make it here, but not — LM is better than PLG, but people do what they have to. My LL raised 2 kids in my house while renting out the top floor, but it’s not ideal.
I am truly sorry for your friend, but I would have to say that it is totally not representative of this area. And I would never accuse anyone of anything, but it’s the old saying, ” A kind word turneth away wrath.” Say, “Good evening, ” to the people you pass, and if they say something to you, just say “hi, how ya doin?” Most human beings respond to human(e) treatment. Say hi to that person you might find scary before he says anything to you. Just the voice of experience.
And sorry VB, but ANY nabe in Bklyn is not better than ANY nabe in Manh — Brownsville is not better than the UES (or Fort Greene or Bed Stuy for that matter) — it COULD be but not now. Deluded. SOME are better than MOST, yes!
Babs: My friends have had gangs of people yell at them and their kids as they cross Flatbush. Why? For being white, I suppose. The mother wouldn’t take the kids to the park for a week after one bad encounter. Not to mention having their house broken into last year–while they were home.
Veggieberger: What makes you think that rising prices helps to improve an area? It can help people afford to leave, but it certainly doesn’t make an area any better off.
I don’t understand calling this house tiny (“great for a childless couple”). 2000 sf + basement according to the owner’s website. Seems big enough for most families.
Sorry I’m coming late to this thread! All I have to say is that there are some seriously ignorant people out there — handguns? Are you serious? Crime and drugs — OK, there are some sketchy corners, esp. around Nostrand and certain buildings on Lincoln Rd., but this really is a true neighborhood — people know and watch out for each other. I’ve lived here for one year now, am a single woman, take the subway home at all hours, etc., etc., and have never had a problem here. I know most of my neighbors (by sight at least) and they know me and we all say hello to each other. Whoever wrote those things obviously hasn’t been to this neighborhood in this century (or the last decade of the last).
I’m also a real estate agent, and I just rented out a third apartment on my block in the past six months — I guess it helps when people ask, “Is this a safe neighborhood?” and I can reply, “I live here.” That and the fact that the owners, most of whom live in the houses, are fantastic people, who’ve been on the block for decades!
That said, those houses on Maple Street are tiny — but great for a childless couple. Did anyone see the one on last year’s PLG house tour where they’d turned the basement into a home spa and a screening room? Brilliant! But this FSBO one would need a lot of work.
Also, crossing Flatbush to get out of the neighborhood? To where? The train or the park? I don’t really see what’s so scary about the Prospect Park station — maybe down by Parkside?
And this neighborhood is changing — as are many others. I just came from an open house for some condos Corcoran is selling on Albany Ave in Crown Heights bet. Sterling Pl and St John’s — kind of small, but nice, and SOOO cheap. The OH was pretty crowded (and was supposed to end at 7 but at 7:20 when I left there were still several people). I saw two make written offers. And the people there were a mix of races and social situations (hetero- and homo-sexual couples, singles, a single mom, etc.). There was a really good vibe to the crowd; everybody was talking to everyone else (that’s how I know these details. And BTW I don’t work for Corcoran; I was there out of personal curiosity.)
The same thing could very easily happen here — there’s a vacant, boarded-up apartment building on Rogers between Sterling and Empire Blvd. (I think — or maybe Sterling and Lefferts) where the same scenario could easily take place. It would be a great way to allow home ownership for those of us who don’t work in investment banking!
And thanks for the PLUS tip — definitely going to check them out!
I think people need to stop criticizing other neighborhoods and saying that houses are overpriced on this blog.
Neighborhoods are not in competition with each other. If one neighborhood improves, it is not at the expense of the others. It only makes ALL of Brooklyn better, which helps other neighborhoods, too.
We can ALL profit off of Brooklyn’s rise here. People need to start emphasizing how much better ANY neighborhood in Brooklyn is than ANY neighborhood in Manhattan or any other Borough. Prices do not totally reflect this yet. Hopefully, someday they will.
Yes, I’ll be there.
Hey Nativegal,
I’m in total agreement with you, as usual! I contacted PLUS and asked to be notified of the next meeting. So, maybe I’ll see you there?