House of the Day: 160 Maple Street
Since when is Citi Habitats in the Brooklyn brownstone game? We’re not sure, but they can hold their heads high with this listing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. This bay-front limestone two blocks from the park from under a million bucks is the kind of listing that makes PLG one of the few interesting plays left…
Since when is Citi Habitats in the Brooklyn brownstone game? We’re not sure, but they can hold their heads high with this listing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. This bay-front limestone two blocks from the park from under a million bucks is the kind of listing that makes PLG one of the few interesting plays left out there in the market. If you can look beyond some of the chintzy interior decoration, you’ll see original parquet floors in perfect shape, pristine wood paneling and some lovely plaster moldings. The kitchen may not be a keeper, but it’s certainly is in move-in condition from a functional standpoint. Sidestepping the same old PLG neighborhood debate, we’ll be interested to hear how locals think this place stacks up to the rest of the nabe.
160 Maple Street [Citi Habitats] GMAP P*Shark
That was the Hopkins old house. I lived on that Block for 35 Years. All that money, and you cant travel more than a block in either direction safely.
178 Maple recently sold for some silly price (think PT Barnum) and it has a smaller bldg footprint than 160 Maple. The asking prices for both were very, very close. Prices….who knows….is PLG over priced? Yes. No shopping, no schools, lovely limestone.
178 Maple (bigger garden) sold for some silly price (think PT Barnum) and it has a smaller bldg footprint than 160 Maple (smaller garden). Prices….who knows….is PLG over priced? Yes. No shopping, no schools.
178 Maple (bigger garden) sold for 950K and it has a smaller bldg footprint than 160 Maple (smaller garden). Prices….who knows….is PLG over priced? Yes. No shopping, no schools.
Thanks for sharing your memories!
What would you lke to know. The house was wonderful. We loved it. The neighborhood was a bit dicey in later years – probably starting in the 70’s. Crime was certainly an issue then. But all in all the memories are very fond. My family owned the house for about 40 years. The early years were just great. I don’t think we even locked our doors during the day for the first 10 or 15 years we lived there. The street was full of families with kids. Many of the houses had 4, 5, or 6 kids in them. We were all always out playing in the streets. Stoop ball, stick-ball, sewer-to-sewer football, whatever. There was never a lack of things to do or kids to play with. Every afternoon from the end of school until the street lights went on – the kids were out. The mothers would sit on one of the porches – very often 160 Maple and keep an eye on the kids while shelling peas or cutting green beans or whatever to get dinner ready. It was ideal. When we got older, in the winter we would walk up to the skating rink with our friends. In the spring we would walk over to the botanic gardens or the zoo or the park. At the time Flatbush Ave had good shopping. As middle school age girls, we could walk to Macy’s on Flatbush or Sears to go shopping. There was also some good smaller stores around Church Ave and Flatbush that we would walk to and of course downtown was a quick subway or bus ride away. On weekend nights in high-school we could walk to Jahns the ice cream place on Church Ave to meet friends etc All in all a great place and time to grow up. Later it got dangerous. There were mugging incidents and much worse. Frankly it was sometimes scary. Lots of stories to tell there. But the block itself and the people living on that block were always a wondeful. My family lived there until the mid-90’s.
You grew up in 160 Maple? Do tell more! I love hearing about the living history of a house.
Hi – I grew up in this exact house. One of 6 children. We were all quite comfortable and enjoyed living there very much. I am just sad we sold it before the market went so sky high.
Born and raised here. Same with the daughter. Stuff happens when they hit the MS years. They become bolder, and drama ensues. MS 51 kids have had a lot of trouble on 5th and 6th Aves in the Slope. There are a lot of H.S. drug dropout kids hanging out near the station at dismissal time on the PLG side of the park, and you can only be blind to it up until the time your kids reach that age.
I wouldn’t leave the city for all the rice in China but I’m not taking unnecc. chances with the kid. You’ll make your own choices with yours, I’m sure.