House of the Day: 565 9th Street
This new listing at 565 9th Street in Park Slope has certainly got it going on in the woodwork department, though the oak look definitely has a different vibe from what you might see in a Victorian brownstone. The house appears to be in excellent shape (though we wouldn’t mind seeing a shot of the…
This new listing at 565 9th Street in Park Slope has certainly got it going on in the woodwork department, though the oak look definitely has a different vibe from what you might see in a Victorian brownstone. The house appears to be in excellent shape (though we wouldn’t mind seeing a shot of the kitchen) and there’s a two-story extension to spread out in. The only drawback we can see is that the two-family house is only three stories. Given the condition, the extension and the proximity to Prospect Park, though, we suspect that the asking price of $1,895,000 is within reach.
565 9th Street [Warren Lewis] GMAP P*Shark
Mopar – I know you don’t live there – you live in Bed Stuy no?
I didn’t mean your personal choice of the word, I meant how it has become an adjective that people use to describe themselves, and others fall for it. I would describe them as wealthy, posh, toney, well-heeled, rarefied perhaps. “Elite” in my mind is still tied to ability. I wouldn’t pay any attention to me if I were you.
hmm mopar. i know lots of folks born and raised in all four areas you cite that are faaar closer to *rob* in mentality/spirit than elite!
otoh, not sure why the schools drive the price/rent gap up in good school districts. you dont need to own to get into the school.
Ditto, I don’t live there, so I’m not self-appointing anything. I think elite is accurate. How else do you describe areas such as Stamford, Conn., Palo Alto, Calif., Brooklyn Heights, and Park Slope?
That floor plan has lots of possibilities for rethinking the whole place.
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I alsways think its odd to use the word “elite” when describing wealth etc. It seems a self-appointed, and therefore useless, term. “Elite” to me is really only applicable to skills/abilities.
“^^^ Dead bin Laden bounce.” (likes2lurk)
Totally.
> i believe that’s called a tautology, but check with the ‘snark.
My expertise lies more in the aesthetic rather than rhetorical realm.
Oh, not this again. Yes, prices are high relative to rents in PS because it’s an elite, desirable area with good schools, etc. Prices are a bargain elsewhere in Brooklyn. So what?
In the NY Times rent v. buy calculator (which was recently updated), it sure is *financially* better to rent in NYC. But that depends on so many factors. What about the “piece of mind” factor that in my 40’s and 50’s I won’t get repeatedly ousted from my rental space because the building was sold, the owner now wants an insane amount of rent, the owner wants the garden apartment for their children, etc. The rents in my area, Park Slope, are as much as my current mortgage (with condo fees!). And my owned condo is a lot nicer than any rental around the same price, and I can do whatever I damn well please and I will never get booted. And according to rent v. buy, after 12 years (with all my stats), it’s better to buy. I’ve moved all over in my 20’s and 30’s. It was fun then, it won’t be fun when you’re in your 40’s and 50’s and like where you live but have to move.