House of the Day: 202 15th Street
This ole South Slope woodframe is very cute and looks to have been lovingly maintained. It last changed hands back in August 2004 for $920,000 and is on the market for $1.2 million. We’ve got no idea if the current owner made any significant improvements but at $600 a foot, this has to be pushing…
This ole South Slope woodframe is very cute and looks to have been lovingly maintained. It last changed hands back in August 2004 for $920,000 and is on the market for $1.2 million. We’ve got no idea if the current owner made any significant improvements but at $600 a foot, this has to be pushing the upper bounds for the area. That said, we all know the square foot metric isn’t always the more useful when looking at smaller houses, where layout can play such a crucial role. What do the South Slopers think of this price?
202 15th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Each to her own, but I would never send my kids to Private schools. They are way too socially and economically homogenous and the academics are far too conservative. We happen to live in a good pulic school district, so that isn’t a problem, and we spend the extra money on after school classes and programs to fill-out the areas the school doesn’t cover well enough (such as art and drama). This way my kids are getting a broad social and academic experience.
I’d avoid sweeping statements about a public education. Plenty of brilliant, accomplished people throughout history have come out of public schools. It’s what happens at home that truly determines later success in life. Children don’t acquire a work ethic at school, they learn it from their families. There was a recent study that stated hard work outweighed intellect in achieving financial success every time, when looking at top CEO’s. However it’s tragic in this country that most of the public schools do not give people confidence in sending their children there.
My daughter is graduating from MS 51 this year and overall we have been happy. I agree it could be more academically rigorous, but kids go from there to all the best high schools in the city, so they are clearly doing something right.
8:31 — Who in the South Slope really needs to go to Union Street regularly? The southern part of PS has pretty much reached a point of critical mass in terms of services. (It’s still getting better but btw the shops on 5th and 7th, you can get most of what you need.)
Don’t forget Hudde IS if you are looking for middle school options.. We actually moved out of District 15 to District 22 and one of our motivations was better MS and HS choices (Midwood, Morrow, express bus to Stuyvesant)… Seriously, everyone who moves to the Slope for 321 and 29 should hightail it across the park once your kids hit 5th grade…
Also, although house is cute, I would never look twice at a frame house with siding. I can’t tell from the pic, but it looks like it has that faux brick asbestos siding… I could be wrong and its actually painted gray hardiplank…
Darn those Park Slope mothers and their precious “bugaboos”.
not sure what district you are in or what to get in to.
There are some good elementary in District 15. PS 321 and 29 are the most sought after. They are well known through out the city. They are an excellent starting point to whatever you what to pursue later such as a selective public middle school or private school. I will not get in to all the creative ways to get into a school. But I will tell that a similar private school education can run you about 140K+ for PK to 5.
For elementary, it has gotten nearly impossible to get your child into a school outside of the district. I tried and failed. Does anyone have any suggestions?
school choice is also subjestiveSchool choice is also subjective. MS 51 in Park Slope is not academically challenging. I transferred my child out of there after one year. Good middle school choices in District 15 are very few to none. But there are good public middle schools in Brooklyn try Mark Twain or Bay Academy in district 21, just have to pay for the bus service. From PS it is about 200 a month. If live in Brooklyn and can afford to go private (even for a few years) then middle school would be the best time. Poly Prep, Packer ……to name a few.