House of the Day: 119 Fort Greene Place
Other than the exposed brick on the parlor floor, this brownstone at 119 Fort Greene Place in Fort Greene has a nice feel to it. Plenty of original details, nice width (21 feet) and an extention; we’d be surprised if you could actually get $2,800 a month for the garden rental but it’s probably not…
Other than the exposed brick on the parlor floor, this brownstone at 119 Fort Greene Place in Fort Greene has a nice feel to it. Plenty of original details, nice width (21 feet) and an extention; we’d be surprised if you could actually get $2,800 a month for the garden rental but it’s probably not far off. The asking price is $1,995,000. Not insane if you factor in the expected 10% discount in this market.
119 Fort Greene Place [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
bkpelbe,
You’re the one that doesn’t know what you’re talking about. What noklissa described is exactly my life in Prospect-Lefferts Garden. Including the tomato plants my 6yo decided to grow this summer.
If Bob Marvin is reading I’m sure he can post some pictures of how festive trick or treating was around here last Saturday. It’s a great deal of fun because we do know our neighbors. So it’s fun to see how the kids that I met when they were babies have grown. Amazing to see how creative & giving my neighbors can be. And refreshing to have another day of just good clean fun with my children, friends & neighbors enjoying what we have. Together.
bklynplebe–I trick or treated in Clinton Hill with my kids and think you have a very sour attitude about the community aspects of Brooklyn. Compared to Manhattan most Brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods are very attractive when you have kids and want to be able to do stuff outside.
I was actually sort of kidding, Nokilissa. I liked hearing about your neighborhood!
And I kept my mouth zipped about all of the minor annoyances around my old house, and still could not sell it. So it’s not like I know anything about anything.
:-/
Noki, I hope you find your dream home. You would be an ideal friend and neighbor for anyone. I’m glad we ran into each other in your crowded Manhattan neighborhood, that was a treat!
Jerry Minsky should have waited until this week to read the Italianate articles. He would then know that this house was built in the mid nineteenth century, not at the “height of the late 19th century”. Well, at least it has its stoop, unlike next door. I like this block, it’s got some great architecture on it, and it’s quiet, near the trains, and all that. I personally like SOME exposed brick in the right places, but I think I would cover this up, it’s just too much. But that is no big deal, and wouldn’t even cost that much. Besides, if you can spring for this place, that isn’t a deal breaker. I agree with CarGar, better and more photos. Sheesh.
Nokilissa:
I, too, live in Manhattan and I share your idealization of brownstone brooklyn.
noklissa
I am not sure what you are talking about. perhaps the few blocks in good school districts NPS or CG are ok for trick or treating. The rest of brooklyn is nowhere near your fantasy for family or school or trickortreating.
> I would never send my kids to trick or treat to rental brownstones…
Bitter renters have the sweetest candy.
It is actually a nice block – there is a half way house one door down from this or might be
next door – but those guys keep to them selves and also a sort of vacant building called “sunday school”???
Lots of foot traffic with folks coming from Target and subway.
My apologies for waxing poetic… too much information, Zip it!
But give me a break DistractedMom. ‘Downtown Manhattan’ could be anything south of 23rd street to the Battery. I wouldn’t venture to guess how many thousands of apartments and homes are for sale in that catchment. I doubt I’m risking a sale by ranting about Manhattan for a moment on a little thread on Brownstoner.
bkplebe, couldn’t disagree more. Like I said, we’ve spent many weekends in Brooklyn with friends and family. One of my best friends lives in the north slope and I’ve been over dozens of times at all hours and on different days. We’ve seen no less than 100 brownstones in the last 2 years.
Last weekend we met friends in Park Slope for Halloween trick or treating, and I can assure you we had a ball wandering about, from Brownstone to Brownstone, people decked out everywhere, standing at gates and sitting on stoops, handing out candy and little gifts…I’m not sure why you would ever make such a statement as “I would never send my kids to trick or treat…brownstones”.
Of course there are construction spots and traffic, Gaps and franchised stores in Brooklyn. But not to even remotely to the same degree as we have here. You disagree?