House of the Day: 100 Decatur Street
Here’s another house that will put the Bed Stuy market to the test. Located at 100 Decatur (between Throop and Marcus Garvey), this four-story, two-family sits outside the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District (map here) but is on a nice block nonetheless (though some might argue it’s a little close to Fulton). Anyway, the red flag…
Here’s another house that will put the Bed Stuy market to the test. Located at 100 Decatur (between Throop and Marcus Garvey), this four-story, two-family sits outside the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District (map here) but is on a nice block nonetheless (though some might argue it’s a little close to Fulton). Anyway, the red flag here appears to be that only the lower duplex has retained the building’s original architectural details (serious stuff), which might not be a problem for a buyer who definitely wants to maintain the current configuration. Still, we think the lack of charm upstairs might merit a small discount from the asking price of $899,000.
100 Decatur Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Large photo by Gregg Snodgrass for Property Shark
I’m getting $1500 for a 1 BR in this part of Bed Stuy. It’s a beautiful parlor floor, so it would probably be $1000-1300 if these apartments weren’t up to snuff. BTW, there was some talk of only having 1BR for the ownder on this house. I’d move the kitchen up to the parlor and make 2 BRs downstairs. Viola…2BR duplex. It’s a beautiful house and I’m going to make a prediction that it goes for above ask.
Beautiful looking house. Any guesses on what the 2 rentals would bring in per month (esp. considering that horrible looking kitchen layout)?
Part of the reason the commercial areas are so bad is that very few of the buildings on Fulton Street are owned by people who actually live in the community. I’m told by people who have wanted to rent spaces, that the rents are ridiculously high, especially for the locations, and that after years and years of neglect, so much needs to be done to bring many of the buildings back to a decent state, and the landlords don’t want to do it, and the tenants, or tenants to be, don’t want to (or can’t) handle the costs.
As much as I can’t understand it myself, places like nail parlours make money, and can pay the rents because they don’t have a lot of overhead, they don’t pay their employees very much, and if they try to gussy the place up, most of it can be done with just some superficial dressing consisting of paint, laminate board, curtains,lighting and mirrors. You can hide a lot of flaws behind all of that.
As for Super Foodtown not being a good supermarket – I suppose not, if you generally shop at upscale joints like the Food Emporiums in Manhattan, or even Whole Food. But for those of us who remember the horror that was Pathmark, which occupied the space before – this Foodtown is wonderful. The selection is good, the fresh produce is pretty fresh, and they have a deli department. You can actually buy a fresh bagel, Earl Grey tea, and soy products. Here, in the hood! My only complaint is that the aisles are too narrow, and checkout lines can be difficult, but I find that true of most New York City supermarkets.
The grocery store at Restoration Plaza is not bad. That’s on Fulton between Marcy and Thompkins.
I don’t think the Foodtown is so bad. I go there, or to Tony’s Healthfood, or the Korean grocery (not a great Korean grocery, but they are Korean and it is a grocery).
What they used to call “Do or Die” they now call “Too Late to Buy”.
Keyfood on Malcolm X and Putnam, clean well managed but small.Also Keyfood on Broadway near Saratoga,worth the trip.The market on fulton is a Superfoodtown. great idea horrible market.
Why IS Fulton such a pit? The other day, I walked Fulton from Throop to S. Portland. Parts of it are so desolate, vacant lots, shuttered commercial space. The only really lively part is around the express stop at Nostrand. With the ever-increasing gentrifying interest in Bed Stuy, and with all the people who already live there, why is this main commercial street so under utilized?
Those of you who live in Bed Stuy, where do you buy your groceries? I live in Sunset Park, and we have a very decent Key Food. The only market I saw on Fulton was — what’s it called? — the SuperTown?
Thank you.