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
3:38, as a white person who has lived in BS for some time now, I can assure you that I am not trying to “run anybody out.” And I hope you are not foolish enough to think that the insane trolls who post here represent the kind of folks who buy or want to buy in Bed-Stuy. Most of the newcomers I’ve met around here are just as hardworking and tolerant as the oldtimers.
you’ve all totally missed my point as I live in Ditmas Park and love my neighborhood, but as always you bleeding heart liberals hear the word race/ethnicity and your small little brains go haywire. the fact that 3:06 spoke his mind, right ot wrong, as always, elicited the usual knee-jerk reactions that seems to be the status quo for anyone who, GOD FORBID, implies that there are racial tensions in every city in America. And yes, I was assualted in Albany by a group of African-American kids shouting, “look at white boy run” and my wife was recently assualted in Ditmas Park last year. But to imply that race has anything to do with it is criminal, I know.
I still choose to live in my neighb and love the diveristy which is why I moved to Brooklyn after growing up in white-bread LI. But you bleed-hearts go ahead and spout your usual nonsense.
Kim, I’m confused. You say that this block is “peaceful, clean and family oriented”, then you say you will get mugged if you are out there at 2AM. Unless that happened to you, that statement is meaningless drivel. You say the pictures were doctored, but your evidence is that the people were messy. Big difference, there. And finally, you tout the sale of the house down the street as a better deal, apparently only because the owner is white. But if you are so smart, why don’t you know when to use the possesive “their”, as opposed to “there” – twice, so no typo excuse?” You must be pals with politically correct, my ass, who is so neighborhood savvy that he knows first hand that the corner sucks. Where does this first hand knowledge come from? Ignorance is certainly bliss.
Thank you, 3:32.
3:38 – don’t help, ok?
There is nothing wrong, or racist in giving first hand knowledge about a house, neighborhood, whatever. With few exceptions, I haven’t seen too much first hand knowledge here, just a lot of the usual. Another opportunity lost.
For the record, I am not familiar with this part of BS, although I know I’ve been driven through this block on several occassions. The house looks pretty good from the pictures, which is all anyone can say from pictures. I welcome some intelligent information.
3:38pm… Now there’s a racist. Oops, sorry, he’s black -can’t call him that. he’s a victim, right?
“I suggest that white folks looking for the brownstone dream abandon Bed Stuy and other Brooklyn neighborhoods that they have been invading in the past years. If you’re so concerned on running Black folks out of town, why move into town in the first place”
Now there’s a racist. Oops, sorry, he’s black -can’t call him that. he’s a victim, right?
Only a racist would see the color of the skin of people moving into a neighborhood as the ultimate and defining reason to get upset at a city that is becoming less segregated- and about time too. Does this guy see all white people as being a negative influence? No city I have ever lived in is as segregated as NY, even if the barriers have started to come down a bit.
And one last thing…”Invading”, how about “reclaiming” or “rescuing”?
These “bleeding heart liberals” do take nice leisurely walks in BS, because we live there. Apparently, you ARE reading the paper, but not getting out of your house, which, from your rant, I assume is in Texas or some other backwards state.
WOW!
Love the straight up racism and ignorance on a Wednesday afternoon. Must be the weather.
I live around the corner from this house and the neigh is not that bad. Decatur straight through has nice blocks owned by majority hard working black folks.
I suggest that white folks looking for the brownstone dream abandon Bed Stuy and other Brooklyn neighborhoods that they have been invading in the past years. If you’re so concerned on running Black folks out of town, why move into town in the first place.
WE DON’T WANT YOU HERE.
-RENTS GO UP- because they live like juppies (3 in an apt) and ignore Family values.
-RE property goes up- They get suckered into buying high because they have Mommy and Daddy to fall back on.
WE DON’T NEED YOU….
bravo 3:06! to ignore the race/ethnic make-up of a community is beyond idiotic. we all make decisions about our comfort level with different communities, black or white, when we decide where we want to live and to ignore that is racist in itself.
I just wish all these bleeding heart liberals would take nice leisurely walks in some of the highest-crime ridden areas with their children. maybe when they get mugged or are victims of stray bullets (which has been in the headlines recently) they can sacrifice their loved ones in the name of racial harmony. and at the funeral, they can say how noble it was. WAKE UP! Read the newspapers! NYC still has a serious crime problem and and to ignore that in the name of diversity hurts the people who are mostly the victims of these crimes.
not that anybody cares, but i live a couple blocks from this house, on the bushwick side. J train access is good, broadway’s rough around the edges, but it’s coming along nicely. nobody who moves here should expect to find the fancy stuff one finds further west. nice little asian fruit market at halsey/broadway; i’m not sure if there’s a grocery store nearer than the hancock/broadway key food but there are probably smaller grocerias. there’s a diner and a chinese restaurant, that’s about it. oh, and a dunkin donuts/popeye’s and a rite aid nearby!
3:06 is not my idea of a “value add” comment. Now, that said. The B-stoner post has merit. If you’re familiar with Decatur in Bed-Stuy, you’d know for a fact that this property does not compare to 100 Decatur which ALSO is NOT in Stuy-Heights. Now, the further east you go on Decatur, the sketchier the neighborhood gets. Now, I didn’t say, the further east you go the blacker the neighborhood gets.
I’m black… for the record. I live in Bed-Stuy… and when I was looking to buy in bed stuy.. I SPECIFICALLY told the broker, “I don’t want to see anything east of Malcolm X and I’d preferably want to be West of Stuyvesant.”
Sometimes these comments sound like you may indeed be Charlie Murphy… ” Oh, I can’t come in the party ’cause I’m BLACK right? ” … ” Uh, no Sir, You can’t come in because you’re Naked and you don’t have a ticket ”
Stop it already!!!