House of the Day: 439 East 19th Street
We’re liking the look of this single-family house at 439 East 19th Street in Ditmas Park—the original built-ins and coffered ceilings are stunning. The 2,800-square-foot house changed hands in 2002 for $775,000 and just hit the market now for $1,249,000. That comes out to about $450 per square foot, less than what this house a…
We’re liking the look of this single-family house at 439 East 19th Street in Ditmas Park—the original built-ins and coffered ceilings are stunning. The 2,800-square-foot house changed hands in 2002 for $775,000 and just hit the market now for $1,249,000. That comes out to about $450 per square foot, less than what this house a couple of blocks away recently sold for.
[Brooklyn Hearth] GMAP P*Shark
My income is shockingly low, but we get by. Maybe it’s a great city for rich families and poor families!
Oh, puh-lease, DIBS. You don’t know my child. She’s the most well-adjusted, warm, friendly, sophisticated 19-year-old you could ever have the pleasure to meet. I can only compare her to, say, the way I was at her age. I didn’t have the advantages of the diversity, culture, energy, education and the rest of it that she had, and there’s no question that it made all the difference. It’s easy for you gay guys with no kids to make these kinds of judgments. There’s a REASON families who could afford to live in large spreads in the burbs CHOOSE to raise their kids in the city. Just like there’s a reason a gay man might prefer to live in the city (including Brooklyn!) rather than the suburbs. Think about it.
“well a couple with one child and a median income cannot raise a kid in the city without serious compromises nowadays.”
Nothing a higher IQ and a better paying job wouldn’t fix.
Maplewood, to be fair, you should be posting listings in Milburn or Summit if you’re going to flaunt some legit BK alternatives in NJ. In that area of NJ, Milburn has much better schools than Maplewood or South Orange AND the ppty taxes are much lower (of course they spank you via higher purchase price).
“Rob: puh-lease yourself. My child IS much more worldly and sophisticated because she grew up in NYC. There’s simply no question about it. You would be, too, if you’d had her advantages when you were growing up.
Posted by: Park Sloper at August 5, 2009 4:36 PM”
Condescending much?
Your child is worldly and sophisticated because YOU are worldly and sophisticated. You think that if you moved to the suburbs your child wouldn’t be exposed to sushi?
Also, this is the age of the Internet – have telephone wire, will travel.
Feel better Rob?
“Rob: puh-lease yourself. My child IS much more worldly and sophisticated because she grew up in NYC. There’s simply no question about it. You would be, too, if you’d had her advantages when you were growing up.
Posted by: Park Sloper at August 5, 2009 4:36 PM”
Condescending much?
Your child is worldly and sophisticated because YOU are worldly and sophisticated. You think that if you moved to the suburbs your child wouldn’t be exposed to sushi?
Also, this is the age of the Internet – have telephone wire, will travel.
Feel better Rob?
quote:
I like ’em older.
and that is the ONLY time youll ever hear that coming out of dave’s mouth
(also isnt maplewood one of those NY times Buzz Towns? like montclaire and stuff?
*rob*
“can you say prejudice. unfortunately moving to PS means you have to deal with such people. another minus for brooklyn.”
And you probably don’t even see the irony in your completely prejudice statement.
I think it’s safe to say, Maplewood…you’ve lost this battle.
The sheer fact that Brooklyn real estate prices are higher than Maplewood’s means that it’s more desirable. You do realize that, correct…? No amount of your blabbering is going to turn Maplewood into New York City.
P.S. I don’t see Real Estate tour buses set up by Park Slope agents trying to lure folks from NJ over to our neck of the woods, but I have heard the reverse is true!
Did you start those…?
fortunately the park slope upbringing made park sloper an open minded tolerant person. hahahaha
well a couple with one child and a median income cannot raise a kid in the city without serious compromises nowadays.