House of the Day: 1232 Dean Street
This four-story house at 1232 Dean Street in Crown Heights just hit the market and, like so many houses in the area, has some killer architectural details. (In this case, it’s the wood paneling and built-ins that really impress.) Hopefully for the seller, this place will attract more interest than the next-door neighbor at 1230…
This four-story house at 1232 Dean Street in Crown Heights just hit the market and, like so many houses in the area, has some killer architectural details. (In this case, it’s the wood paneling and built-ins that really impress.) Hopefully for the seller, this place will attract more interest than the next-door neighbor at 1230 Dean Street, which we featured a year ago and is still on the market for $1,250,000. While we suspect there will be plenty of people who dig the house, we suspect that the price tag of $999,000 for a house in this neighborhood may be a tough sell in this economic environment.
1232 Dean Street [Halstead] GMAP P*Shark
Well I guess that the registration of commenters (though people bitch about it) has possibly helped the tone of the dialogue here. Or maybe its because nobody can pretend that the housing market is going strong anymore. Either way, a reality check has been in line for Brooklyn for some time so I guess that is where we are at.
cobblehiller–come on, you can do it.
and yes, chins up and holidays enjoyed!
Was it really that cold hearted here?
Yes. She’s right wasder. The idea was you are an ‘idiot’ if you can’t/didn’t buy a house. I used to say to my sister all the time, how are people doing this? How are they affording this? And now I know. Fools like me thought you needed to have a 20-30% or higher deposit to buy a house. And a years salary in the bank in case of a downturn in the job market. And I have been derided as a bitter renter because I tried to do it the RIGHT way.
Sorry to hear about your job bxgrl. I’m out, too. 12.31.08. Something will come – keep your chin up and enjoy the holidays in spite of it all!
wasder- yes it was. ah, the good old days- when if you were a renter you were called a loser, bitter, underachiever, dumb (because you couldn’t figure out how to buy your own house), etc. And poor people were poor because they wanted to be, they were losers who would rather be on welfare than work, etc.
It was only a few people, but it could get pretty awful.
“But in all of these neighborhoods you will always find a core of hardworking, motivated, community minded people who put their resources and strengths together to try to improve their neighborhoods. They never get recognized, sadly for all of us.” bxgrl
“I am not implying that there is any willful malevolence buying in an ‘up and coming ‘ neighborhood, but it is disingenuous to think there are no ill effects.” wpg
I think bxgrl’s statement really gets to the heart of it. There needs to be a joint and inclusive effort. Otherwise, the ill effects, resentment towards new people, class isues, etc. will just continue and snow ball.
“I like your idea of moving from cherry bombs to sparklers and apologize for hurtful things I’ve said to you in the heat of discussion.”
I was never in cherry bomb ‘mode’. I’m considering your apology.
thanks! Well, as they say, one door closes, another opens. I’m hoping to use this time to go back to my own art, away from the computer graphics world. I won’t stop doing freelance, but I’ll have a bit more time to do my own. Heck- I can always eat the cats in a pinch.:-)
sorry to hear about your job bxgirl…
“I’ve always felt the MREB made everything in terms of money- if you could afford it, it was yours. There was a real coldheartedness that went along with it, and a real lack of concern for others.
I can’t count how many times posters on brownstoner said if you couldn’t afford your neighborhood you should just move.”
Very interesting bxgirl (welcome back btw). I agree that the emphasis on money over community is a big part of the issue. Having only stumbled upon Brownstoner after the bubble was collapsing, I missed out on the callous years as you describe (the “if you can’t afford it move” attitude). Was it really that cold hearted here?