House of the Day: 146 Halsey Street
This three-family brownstone at 146 Halsey Street has tons of original mahogany goodness that houses in this part of town are known for but we suspect it won’t be enough to achieve the asking price of $995,000. Even if the renovated bathrooms and kitchens were not so, um, unimpressive, we also don’t think that a…
This three-family brownstone at 146 Halsey Street has tons of original mahogany goodness that houses in this part of town are known for but we suspect it won’t be enough to achieve the asking price of $995,000. Even if the renovated bathrooms and kitchens were not so, um, unimpressive, we also don’t think that a million dollars is a realistic price for a nice but not spectacular house in Bed Stuy right now. We are impressed that the owners are currently getting $1,700 a month for both floor-through rentals—that’s more than we’re getting on our rental in Clinton Hill.
146 Halsey Street [All Points RE] GMAP P*Shark
Eff this noise…I’m moving to Bed Stuy.
Amzi, that’s so sweet….and my post right after yours basically said I’d prefer Crown Heights. I take it back; Bed Stuy it is 🙂
Once Hubby and I were walking around Crown Heights. We stopped in front of a house and were checking out the details. An SUV pulls up to the curb, guy lowers his window and he shouts out “Are you two looking to buy a house in the neighborhood”. “Yes, we’re thinking about it”
He gets out of the car and we have a lengthy conversation with him about the area. He tells us his cousin has a couple of houses in the nabe for sale. He gives us his cousins phone number and told us to call, but we can only call him during certain hours….and it was something bizarre like after 10pm.
Needless to say we never called the cousin…it all sounded so iffy.
Gemini, a “Manhattan” vibe. As in, people don’t look you in the eye and say good morning (can’t get away with that shit in Bed Stuy). As in, a sense of self entitlement. Definitely not as bad in those other neighborhoods you mentioned.
gemini10 i have to tell you I lived in North Park Slope for 7 years and I did not notice any “strange” vibe. Now that live in BS and when I go back to visit friends I notice how stuck up many of the people are… No one makes eye contact and when you say hello it is like you have just called someone out of there name or something. This vibe mostly comes from new people there or young couples. Sometime I do run into friendly people in PS but they are usually the older residents that have been there for many years. I do think PS is a beautiful neighborhood full of some of the best architecture in NYC. But the people have really turned me off to that area.
G10, I lived there for fifteen years or so and now live in the South Slope. It’s kinda getting a bit like the UES, but with a lefty slant. Mix up trust fundies, the Park Slope Food Coop, organic diapers, stroller moms, PETA, and nannies that work seven days a week, and you’ll get the vibe. But maybe you haven’t live there long enuf to see the changes. Not saying it’s all bad, just sayin…
“There are no annoying peeps in Bed Stuy.”
but there’s one annoying gay guy!
Dibs – you always make me sound like I’m the resident 11 year old!
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Sorry all for my ‘off topic’ ranting. Sometimes I just get sick of everything being compared to Park Slope. Why can’t a neighborhood stand alone, have it’s own identity. Why does someone have to come along and say ‘well, there’s ‘better’ in this nabe.
rh…yes, of course you can show me around. Hubby and I have been to Bed Stuy numerous times, just walking the streets (I’m a big ogler of architecture). I will admit I’m more familar with Crown Heights than Bed Stuy, and almost prefer it for buying a house. But maybe you can convince me otherwise. It’s really going to come down to where our dollars are going to get us the best value.
BRG and 11217 I will give both of a grand tour of Bedford Stuyvesant. I can even get you into some of the sweet old ladies houses full of detail and plastic cover couches. I have to tell you BRG I would love to have you and your husband set up roots in the neighborhood. You sound like people that don’t mind helping us build our community up to a even better place. We need good couples like you that are open minded and dose not mind living in a edgy, beautiful neighborhood full of sweet old ladies and homeboys…