House of the Day: 1219 Bergen Street
Even if the listing for today’s HOTD on Bergen Street didn’t include a photo with an easel and frames in it, one might still be able to guess that an artist lived there. The house has a very pleasing (in our opinion) vibe that is at once minimalist and respectful of its architectural history. (Either…
Even if the listing for today’s HOTD on Bergen Street didn’t include a photo with an easel and frames in it, one might still be able to guess that an artist lived there. The house has a very pleasing (in our opinion) vibe that is at once minimalist and respectful of its architectural history. (Either that, or the owner is using a great stager!) The listing is a little skimpy on photos though so it’s impossible to know if the rest of the house has the same feel. The fact that the 16-footer is located between New York and Brooklyn Avenues in the footprint of first phase of Crown Heights North landmark district makes the $850,000 asking price a little easier to digest, no?
1219 Bergen Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
Posted by: what bubble? at February 22, 2007 3:57 PM
True. But part of the reason those murders are up is because of two fires that had multiple fatalities. These were labeled as murders. That’s not the same as drug dealers gunning you down on the street. These were poorly maintainted rental buildings that had fatal fires. There is more info on this on the CH message board.
also, i am definitely not one to start up the murder/crime talk on here, i will say that although every stat of crime is substantially down in the 77th pct from previous years, murders are suspiciously up nearly 100% since 1998…check it out here… http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/pdf/chfdept/cs077pct.pdf
unfortunately, in this case, facts are facts.
Again posting for Crown Heights Proud:
d8, the Crown Heights North Landmark area is so large that when Landmarks designated the area, they divided it into 4 phases, each to be officially landmarked one at a time, over an unspecified amount of time. This house is in the first phase, and will be landmarked this spring. A couple of blocks over – Park Place, for example, will be landmarked in Phase 2, and other areas to follow.
This block is around the corner from the Children’s Museum, and is a very nice, quiet block. While Crown Heights is by no means perfect, to intimate that this house is in the middle of a war zone is the usual crap that really is not accurate. Landmarks would not bother to designate an entire district if it was going the way of a Baghdad neighborhood, what a waste of time, money and effort that would be.
With AY breaking ground, PH, CH, and parts of BS too expensive, people are going to be in CHN in droves. Only jealousy, not some vague desire to “warn” the rest of mankind, would inspire this usual rant. We have beautiful blocks with beautiful homes. If you want to join us here, and help make it better for everyone, you are welcome.
CHP
This is a great area. It’s a block and a half from the park… It’s 77th precinct and yes I know there were murders in the precinct. I go to the meetings. But from our experience over the last two years, we have never had any scary run-ins with anyone in our neighborhood. I know it’s tooting my own real estate horn but we have seen the area change even in the last 8 months…
no to start this up again w/ the LPG troll, but if you look at the ny times map linked to by anonymous, there were only 2 murders in the general vicinity of LPG, and really none in the historick district…just saying
Because the proposed Crown Heights North Historic District covers such a large area, it has been sectioned off into four phases, so that landmarking can begin in one area while research continues for the other areas. A map can be viewed on the LPC website.
what does the “first phase” part mean of the proposed landmarked bla bla bla ?
anon 2:12
Those stats mean nothing w/o knowing the stats of other areas.
anon 2:57, thanks for providing some context.
Found this homicide map in the NYtimes, and realize it only contains 2003-2005, but it is interesting. Puts a map to the murder talk on this blog. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/20060428_HOMICIDE_MAP.html