House of the Day: 207 Fenimore Street
When 207 Fenimore Street in Lefferts Manor first hit the market in February (when it was an Open House Pick), the detached frame house was asking $850,000. Now the single-family pad is asking $799,000. The house as a whole has a nice historic vibe, though we’re not loving some of the choices in the newly…
When 207 Fenimore Street in Lefferts Manor first hit the market in February (when it was an Open House Pick), the detached frame house was asking $850,000. Now the single-family pad is asking $799,000. The house as a whole has a nice historic vibe, though we’re not loving some of the choices in the newly renovated kitchen. Can someone who lives nearby speak to how nice this block is? How low can this go?
207 Fenimore Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
PLG subway stops are Prospect Park and Parkside on the Q/B – but most of LM is an even easier walk to the 2/5 on Nostrand, which is actually faster to Midtown.
the Q train stops at Prospect Park (Lincoln Road) and Parkside Ave.
check out http://www.hawthornestreet.com for neighborhood news – including news on plans for the charter school, restaurants, etc. also, google the neighborhood and you will come up with other blogs/sites that are still up but haven’t been updated recently.
there’s also decent coffee & pastries at the internet cafe on the south side of parkside ave across from the Q train stop. doesn’t look appealing on the outside though and it’s not inviting to sit down since most chairs are at computer stations.
two CSAs serve the neighborhood with produce from spring to fall – http://www.plgcsa.org and http://www.flatbushfarmshare.com
there is a PLG house tour on May 31, sunday. and a Maple Street stoop sale on the same day.
Traditionalmod – Just curious – what do you consider to far to walk to the Subway? There are five Q stops in Victorian Flatbush… Can’t imagine anyone would have to walk four – five blocks tops – to get to the subway in all of Victorian Flatbush. We had to walk nine blocks in the Slope! Unless of course you were looking in South Midwood, another subway story altogether, and where houses tend to be under the $1 million mark and not very convenient to the subway… Or course now there are more than a few houses in other nabes in that range… PLG stops are Parkside, and what else?
To answer about the block, this is probably the best block along Fenimore Street. Very neighborhood active street, that won the Greenest Block contest in recent years. Very well kept, very friendly. There is also a speed bump on this block that slows cars down somewhat. It seems like a steal based on Price per sq. ft. Definately a value buy.
We looked at Ditmas too. Great place, but the few houses under a million were further from the subway (not walking distance) and needed a lot of work inside and out.
nothing polarizes people like plg…definitely some value there relative to park slope, et al…but even better value to be had in bed stuy for the same amenities…
Like Miss Muffet I have friends who live in Lefferts Manor, some of whom are happy and some of who are quite unhappy. The unhappy ones admit that they assumed that there would be far more significant changes to the area, especially the scene on Flatbush and the range of amenities. They drive to the slope every weekend, which they hate having to do. To their mind, nothing has improved in the 4 or so years they’ve lived there. (They always assumed private schools would be needed, so that is not a problem for them). The happy ones had no expectation of major changes, so they’re not disappointed. As basementalist says, don’t move anywhere assuming it will change.
Ditmas has always been the most realistic comp for PLG – both have their strengths and weaknesses… I love PLG architecture, it’s a gorgeous neighborhood… But we chose DP because of the schools and the amenities.