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
Race is boring but stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason: Stereotypical black neighborhoods are dirty and dangerous, Puerto Ricans are loud and dirty, Hasidics have bars on their windows, Italians vinyl side everything, Yuppies are obnoxious. It’s choosing the less of the evils. Personally I live in a black neighborhood and the litter and garbage on the street is out of control. You definitely don’t see that in white neighborhodds.
Last time I checked I wasn’t the one that started with the race thing. But the reality is that Urban Brooklyn has always been a residential haven for all minorities (especially Black folks) for many years. What might seem Ghetto, unsafe, and uncomfortable to White folks, seems just fine for us . Now you people (White) come into town and think you can buy in the midlle of the hood and complaint about the everything. We are being priced out of our Homes (brownstones) and History. I’m not a racist, just a REALIST!!!!!
So funny to me. THose of you who fled your unaffordable communities like someone lit a fire under you tush, there are other options to living in Brooklyn. Try Bensonhurst or BayRidge or Borough Park. Dont feel comfortable in those communities?YOu should they are predominantly caucasian.
I live on the block over from this and it looks very nice in the photos. The blocks of Decatur from Ralph to Howard to Saratoga are very nice IMO.
The immediate neighborhood does lack amenities, which i think is fairly reflected in the price. But you get a great brownstone in a beautiful neighborhood with great neighbors.
It’s not too bad to walk or bike over to Lewis Ave, particularly on weekends.
You can get the C train on Ralph or (my preference) walk a few extra blocks to the express A at Utica. The JMZ on Broadway is also a short walk away.
Needless to say I think it is a great neighborhood for young buyers looking to get a home in Brownstone Brooklyn.
When my wife and I bought here, we heard a few naysayers on the area (from people who did not live or spend time here) but I did not want to be like so many people I hear who regret not buying in a neighborhood when they had the chance. “man if I had bought that brownstone in Fort Greene in ’88 I’d be retired now, but I thought it was too expensive/too dangerous etc etc…..”
It can be counter-productive to listen to the advise of others (particularly on a message board!) as everyone has different needs/priorities. To anyone thinking of Bed Stuy come and spend time here and see for yourself.
please tell me that the comment about prospect heights July 11, 2007 3:06 PM was a joke.
3:58,
What do you suppose you are “reclaiming” and whom are you rescuing?” You are complaining about 3:38PM being a racist which he is. Look at yourself!!
The irony is that 3:38PM is probably reacting to arrogant people like you who think you’d be”rescuing” a neighborhood like BDS with your presence. P-L-E-A-S-E.
People like you turn turn the 3:38’s of the hood sour.
damn you people are wack
fu brownstoner
So Mr. Brownstoner’s vacationing in Berlin and his website has been hijacked by racists. Next time he leaves town perhaps he will do us all a favor and just shut this thing down. As someone who lives in a very sketchy part of Clinton Hill, I can say that there is a difference between feeling safe and feeling comfortable. Despite the claims by some to the contrary, violent crime is way down in NYC, and a urban city dweller here is far less likely to be a victim of a crime than say in Philadelphia, or DC. That said one can tire of the signs of malfeasance – drug dealers, their customers, prostitutes etc. From my experience bad corners don’t change all that quickly. Which is not to say that you cna’t have a lovely home and meet great neighbors, but there can be an edge which grates on the soul. But I am not sure how seriously I should take the comments of someone who needed a guard dog to walk through Prospect Heights (and yes I remember when that social worker was stabbed there). There are some people who are simply afraid of urban diversity.
And are there any nice coffee shops near this house…
I’m interested to find out what people thing of improvement potential around this neighbourhood. The “J” train isn’t exactly sexy but it is a pretty quick ride to the city. Does anyone see Broadway improving any time soon? I saw a condo conversation at Putnam/Broadway that was really nice and affordable. 1060 Putnam at aptsandlofts.com . what do you guys think of the potential for appreciation?
As for the bad neighborhood/black neighborhood contraversy I don’t think we’ll ever get over that one folks so I’m not even going to enter that ring today. Forgive me its Wednesday and I’m a little tired.