House of the Day: 108 72nd Street
This bay front brick house at 108 72nd Street is a charmer. The Bay Ridge pad has lots of original architectural detail along with modernized kitchen and bathrooms (which are perfectly tasteful but not eye-popping). The house also sits on a beautiful block and only half a block from Owl’s Head Park. The asking price…
This bay front brick house at 108 72nd Street is a charmer. The Bay Ridge pad has lots of original architectural detail along with modernized kitchen and bathrooms (which are perfectly tasteful but not eye-popping). The house also sits on a beautiful block and only half a block from Owl’s Head Park. The asking price is $779,000, which sounds reasonable to us. What do the Bay Ridgers in the crowd make of it?
108 72nd Street [Aguayo & Huebener] GMAP P*Shark
Poster above is the perfect example of how it’s changing. People filtering down from the more liberal neighborhoods. Bay Ridge is traditionally conservative values. I am a recent transplant from Cobble Hill myself, but I moved here specifically because I lean conservative and fit in better here than there. Many old school residents are actually moving over to B’hurst and Dyker because they are uncomfortable with the change.
We have lived in this neighborhood (north Bay Ridge) for about a year now, and we really enjoy it. We moved from Carroll Gardens, which was a huge step for us because we’re not originally from Brooklyn and we realized that we were venturing into a nabe that was more stocked with those who are born and bred, as opposed to folks like ourselves. We made the move primarily because we wanted our daughter to have more indoor and outdoor space while remaining in an urban environment. While we are many blocks south of Park Slope, we are a straight shot down 4th avenue, just on the other side of Sunset Park, and can easily get to our friends who are still lingering in Brownstone Brooklyn. As for the commute, I’m not going to lie, it’s a good hour to midtown (I work downtown, which is about 35 minutes on the train and a *much* quicker driving straight to the gowanus and into the tunnel on the weekends). But we decided that, at least for now, we would prefer an hour-long commute from an urban area as opposed to commuting from a bedroom community. Just our preference. The reality is, while this nabe does not have as many “hipsters” or “yuppie families” as Brownstone Brooklyn, that population is growing. And the growth makes sense. My husband and I are both lawyers and together make a very comfortable income and still felt the need to flee Brownstone Brooklyn for a more afordable neighborhood where we could get the amount and quality of space that we would have been paying upwards of $2 million for in Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, etc. Fortunately, we have found the trade-off to be quite worth it.
Expert Textpert and bowl, how is it changing?
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I also agree is it is in the midst of changing. The beginning phases. And not nessecarily for the better. . In the meantine i still think it’s pretty great.
i like bay ridge…don’t LOVE it.
it’s changed / changing and not necessarily for the better.
Mopar, if she did, she wouldn’t have strayed to look in crown heights and Bed Stuy
Expert, I thought you LOVED Bay Ridge.
There are *a lot* of Tony Manero’s alive and well down here in Bay Ridge. Zero hipsters. Oh Yeah!