House of the Day: 590 Decatur Street
For a house with a ton of charm and not in need of a ton of work, 590 Decatur Street seems reasonably priced at $699,000. The only drawback we can see is that it’s pretty far east into Bed Stuy–several blocks beyond Stuyvesant Heights. It’s about equi-distant from the Ralph Avenue C train and the…
For a house with a ton of charm and not in need of a ton of work, 590 Decatur Street seems reasonably priced at $699,000. The only drawback we can see is that it’s pretty far east into Bed Stuy–several blocks beyond Stuyvesant Heights. It’s about equi-distant from the Ralph Avenue C train and the Halsey Street J train. The three-story, two-family house in one in a row of charmer, though. Any readers live right around here? What are the services like?
590 Decatur Street [Brooklyn Properties] GMAP P*Shark
Calm down — I live on Decatur (on the other side of Stuy Heights proper).
The part of Bed Stuy that is near Broadway has not yet been considered “prime” Bed-Stuy, even though there are some lovely houses on some blocks.
Every neighborhood has prime parts and it not-so-prime spots. It is normal. So, give Mr. B a break.
My take on the “The only drawback we can see is that it’s pretty far east into Bed Stuy–several blocks beyond Stuyvesant Heights. ” comment was in relation to the proximity to trains and Manhattan (Where a lot of people tend to work).
Maybe I’m naive, but I think way too many people on this board play the “racist” card when any thing is spoken about a neighborhood that is not primarily composed of White folks. It’s just plain negative and getting old and in most cases not warranted. Your anger would be better focused away from this board and towards something more constructive.
So, anyone up for answering Brownstoner’s question about services in the area? I would also love to hear from those of you who live nearby. Thanks!
“There are numerous beautiful and safe blocks in Bed-Stuy that are inhabitied by middle class black families that OWN their brownstones.”
And there are numerous blocks that aren’t. Which kind is this one?
That’s what Brownstoner was asking, and it’s a perfectly legitimate question.
seriously. why would you want to drive up prices in the nieghborhood and allow the residents who paid much less for those places to retire comfortably? or, even worse, why would you want to increase the tax base in that neighborhood? or improve the schools? get over yourselves and your idiotic racist accusations.
2:05
Maybe crying racist isnt the correct term, but crying ignorant is. There are numerous beautiful and safe blocks in Bed-Stuy that are inhabitied by middle class black families that OWN their brownstones. However at times, this website does nothing to dispell negative stereotypes about the area. But I hope that these negative stereotypes continue to be spread by people on the website so in 3 yrs when im ready to buy in Bed-Stuy, the price tag can be under 900k.
When did it become racist to ask about the character of a neighborhood in the process of determining the value of a home in that heighborhood? Race was not mentioned. When I read it, I thought “yes, I know that drug sales and the accompanying violent crime are worse in Bed Stuy than in other areas of Brooklyn, and less of a problem than in other areas. Within Bed Stuy there are better and worse areas. I wonder if this address in in a better or worse area…”
Next you will call B a racist for acknowledging the fact that the residents of Bed Stuy, as in some other neighborhoods, seem to have a higher tolerance for/proclivity for littering than in Park Slope, let’s say. Neither statement is racist, but both are honest questions and observations about the character of a neighborhood.
Crying “racist” all the time is a convenient way of avoiding realities, and also deadens people to paying attention when you cry racist over something that actually merits the cry.
Well, I hope that people tht read this blog continue to think that way, so they dont drive up the prices in this neighborhood.
What a silly comment, 1:28.