House of the Day: 100 Sixth Avenue
While some of the interior stylings are a little precious for our tastes (how about a little color?), there’s no arguing with the quality of the house itself at 100 Sixth Avenue in Park Slope. The owner’s triplex has five bedrooms and as many fireplaces. The garden apartment also looks particularly nice. Still, with a…
While some of the interior stylings are a little precious for our tastes (how about a little color?), there’s no arguing with the quality of the house itself at 100 Sixth Avenue in Park Slope. The owner’s triplex has five bedrooms and as many fireplaces. The garden apartment also looks particularly nice. Still, with a price tag of $2,950,000 for a house on Sixth Avenue, you’d expect perfection. Think they’ll get their price?
100 6th Avenue [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
The “preciousness” and monochrome are almost completely limited to decor, so that’s not a problem if it’s not your taste. Lack of kitchen/bath photos is likely to be a problem.
BoerunHill, you missed 107, another “acceptable” school in PS: 64 W; 8 B; 19 H; 7 A. And, yes, jester, I agree with you – it is extremely depressing to have people tell you that they will only consider properties in certain school districts, and you know exactly why they’ve chosen them.
The one family I know who I consider truly rich, and like WASPy rich and the whole nine yards, sent their three kids to public elementary school back in the 80s.
Lesloaf,
Both my neighbors I’m referring to have bought in the last few years and are in their late 30’s/early 40’s with kids currently in PS. 282 and they love it.
If you don’t think rich people send their kids to public schools in this city, you really aren’t out there enough…
Not all rich people are racist you know.
I also know a family who bought a very pricey apartment in The Lincoln on 7th and Lincoln and they send their kid to PS. 282 as well.
Also, I don’t disagree about the racial issues, but it bears noting that many of the students at 282 — probably a majority — come from outside the zone. That means that it isn’t really a “neighborhood” school, and your kids won’t have a lot of afternoon and weekend playdates with classmates. It wasn’t an issue for me, but I think it’s a legitimate concern and is not a rationalization.
11217 — Your friends may live in 3 million dollar brownstones, but did they pay 3 million dollars for them? If they bought 10 years ago, they paid less than a million. And sure, there are rich people who send their kids to the sought-after public schools like 321 (with the plan to send them to private once they hit middle or high school). I personally don’t know those people. I do know people who aren’t rich but beg, borrow & steal to avoid the public schools.
Anyway, what I’m really saying is, for people with that much money, the local public school probably isn’t either a draw or a deterrent.
Maly, thanks for your answer. According to the DoE’s 2009-2010 Quality Review Report, 8% of the student body (or 69 students) at 282 are enrolled in special ed. However, the school as a whole is 70% black and 22% hispanic – so I’d say that’s more what people are talking about, as you suggest. I feel sorry for those people and my problem is assertions like fuplease above saying, “Only issue is there is no good public school option, if that’s a concern.”
Wow, the comments describing parents’ distaste for diversity in elementary schools is truly disheartening.
“If you’ve got that kind of money, you’re sending the kids to private.”
That’s simply not true.
I have at least 2 different neighbors who live in 3 million dollar brownstones who send their kids to PS. 282.
And believe me, there are plenty of kids all over the city in public schools who live in 3 million dollar homes and apartments. Many of them are at PS. 321, schools on the UWS, UES and Tribeca.