House of the Day: 49 Rutland Road
This place sure is purdy.
This place sure is purdy. According to the listing, the four-story brick and limestone house at 49 Rutland Road in Prospect Lefferts Gardens is one of five houses in a row designed by the architect John J. Petit in 1897. The interior of the 3,500-square-foot house is full of original details—pier mirrors, wood mantels, and ribbon pattern parquet floors—but has obviously had some modern updating in the right places. All good. And what about the asking price of $1,450,000? Think it’ll fly? There’s a pair of open houses this weekend for the curious.
49 Rutland Road [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Ok, since we’re comparing/talking crime stats now, here are the numbers. Straight from the precincts themselves. Both neighborhoods are pretty even on the grand larceny.
78th Precinct, covers Park Slope–Year to Date:
0 MURDERS
8 RAPES
134 ROBBERIES
74 FEL. ASSAULTS
163 BURGLARIES
342 GR. LARCENIES
90 G.L.A (GR. LARCENY AUTO)
71st Precinct, covers PLG, Crown Heights South (and this HOTD)–Year to Date:
9 MURDERS
17 RAPES
327 ROBBERIES
265 FEL. ASSAULTS
273 BURGLARIES
371 GR. LARCENIES
200 G.L.A
Sources/Links:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs071pct.pdf
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs078pct.pdf
There are many The Whats.
Some day this thread is going to end.
PS: Investment bank Morgan Stanley reported late Wednesday that it was taking a new $3.7 billion hit from exposure to subprime-mortgage securities, the latest sign that the global credit crisis hasn’t subsided.
Hicksville sucks! And is aptly-named!
5:17/5:29,
When I moved to Lefferts Manor in 1974, from a better-known brownstone neighborhood [which shall go un-named to avoid starting arguments]. I was impressed with how much safer my new neighborhood seemed. I have never had any reason to change this opinion.
{but, if anyone is interested in LM/PLG, by all means check with the 71st Pct.–I don’t pretend to be unbiased on this matter].
Bob Marvin wrote:
“With a few exceptions,aside from “the What’s” nonsense, which is strewn over all threads here, this particular thread is far more civilized than anything devoted to PLG just a few months ago.”
I think it’s because Crown Heights is the new object of derision. If this keeps moving east, maybe soon we can lament how bad Hickville is!
I never feel unsafe in PLG. We’re in Lefferts Manor, so maybe that makes a difference. But I always stay alert and watch what’s going on around me, regardless wherever I am in NYC. Manhattan is more scary to me than anyplace in Brooklyn, late at night. Just a vibe I get. More crazies in Manhattan, that’s for sure.
If you are worried about crime rates in PLG, ask the 71st precinct who will gladly help you, or ask someone who actually lives in PLG. Don’t ask anonymous people on the internet. Especially when you’re considering spending serious money to buy a house. Do actual, real, reliable research. Brownstoner is nice for entertaining chit chat but that’s about it.
Who or what is The What? Only The What knows.
Someday this war is gonna end……
So, back to the topic of this house. Are crime rates in PLG really that much higher than in the Slope. I have walked both neighborhoods at night and felt safe in both.