House of the Day: Far Out Greenpoint Limestone
Here’s a nice looking 2-family limestone in the outer reaches of Greenpoint. And when we say outer, we mean outer. Apollo Street is on the eastern edge of the polish/hipster nabe a couple of blocks from the BQE. The location, combined with the lack of interior photos on the site (though that may be explained…
Here’s a nice looking 2-family limestone in the outer reaches of Greenpoint. And when we say outer, we mean outer. Apollo Street is on the eastern edge of the polish/hipster nabe a couple of blocks from the BQE. The location, combined with the lack of interior photos on the site (though that may be explained by the fact that there is no selling broker), makes us a little skeptical about the $799,000 asking price for what is really just a two-story house, attractive exterior notwithstanding. What can people tell us about this immediate area and transportation alternatives? There was an open house a couple of weekends ago. Anyone go?
Apollo Street House [Pepe Real Estate] GMAP
The Key Food on McGuiness has a lot of Organic Food, and the selections of meats is very high end actually
apollo is about 14 or 15 blocks away from the closest b61 stop.
4:13: I guess the Apollo- Mcguinness route takes me a while since I’m usually achlepping heavy power tools to or from GT. Even unencumbered (5-10 minutes?) it’s still a long walk to wait for a bus to take you to the subway. And 739K is still a lot of clams.
Right on 9000.
Maybe I’m getting paranoid but all this neigborhood naming (branding) is freakin’ me out.
Is this some guerilla word-of-mouth street marketing thing? Why does that guy in the coffee place always seem to be talking about this or that compound neighborhood name on his cell phone everyday? Who is justiNYC and is he/she a person or a publicly traded PR conglomerate with a Bermuda mail drop.
Stop coining neighborhoods or I’m going to paint my windows and start wearing aluminum foil hats.
For a decent neighborhood map go to:
http://www.oasisnyc.net/
This property is in Greenpoint.
Naomi – you must be a very slow walker or perhaps you use one. And the price is $739 not $799.
I like “honquistadors,” and I bet we could have a fight about it, too. I could start one if only I could think of an easy way to turn it into an aspirational name for my neighborhood. Maybe I’ll start referring to myself as a denizen of “Le Quartier de Honquistadors”…
oh, of course, saying that you live in “east greenpoint” is much more difficult than explaining that you live in the imaginary region of “greenwick”, where only the most pioneering of hipsters, bloggers, honquistadors reside.
This is a nice block– most of the houses are just like this one. And its close to the hidden-gem Msgr. McGorlick Park, the Lyric Lounge (for you square-spectacled types), and GT Tool Rental (no small thing if you’re undertaking a DIY renovation.) Its not particularly close to the sewage treatment plant– and anyway, Greenpoint’s been pretty odorless (!) since they completed the tank upgrades.
But 799K?! No way– particularly since the B61 bus is still a 15 minute walk away. With the wait for the bus and the ride itself, that means 25-40 minutes before you’ve even set foot on a(7 or L) subway platform.
well, justiNYC does have a point. “Greenwick” is easier to say than “in the outer reaches of Greenpoint. And when we say outer, we mean outer. Apollo Street is on the eastern edge of the polish/hipster nabe a couple of blocks from the BQE.” and you knew exactly where he was referring to…. not your ass.