House of the Day: 65 Marlborough Road
65 Marlborough Road was an Open House Pick a couple of weeks back, but you don’t see a lot of nice old houses in this part of town that are priced under a million bucks (in this case $999,000), so we thought it was worth a closer look. Other than some recessed lighting and a…
65 Marlborough Road was an Open House Pick a couple of weeks back, but you don’t see a lot of nice old houses in this part of town that are priced under a million bucks (in this case $999,000), so we thought it was worth a closer look. Other than some recessed lighting and a bathroom vanity that’s not floating our boat, the interior of the seven-bedroom pad is quite charming. And the exterior, with front porch and variety of windows, is classic Victorian Flatbush. Not being a local, though, we can’t comment on this block of Marlborough between Church and Caton. Decent, or is that what’s keeping the price down?
65 Marlborough Road [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
And by the way, white kids and “darker-skinned demographics” produce equal noise and double-parking congestion on soccer days, bklnite…what’s yer issue? On second thought, don’t tell me.
OY–that’s my block (and blog) you’re talking about, mate!
Skanky, no, not at all. Noisy with lots of traffic, yes–the soccer at the Parade Grounds on weekends and PS 249 during the week make it so. Great value for money, however: On this block, (as opposed to the hallowed landmark district across Church Avenue), you are closer to the park and do NOT have the train rumbling through your back yard! You also get mellow neighbors who will never bust you for a non-landmarks-compliant shade of paint, because, well, we’re not landmarked (yet). Caton Park is the casual, slightly raffish alternative to Prospect Park South–where houses are so cheap, they’re “under a million”. Just call us NoProPaSo (North of Prospect Park South)–the NY Times did, after all! The story here:
http://crazystable.squarespace.com/journal/2008/3/16/nopropaso-kneel-before-your-creator.html
And here is a trove of links to my other essays about living on the Borderlands, for the Caton Park completists:
http://crazystable.squarespace.com/journal/2007/10/16/caton-park-is-in-my-ears-and-in-my-eyes.html
Beat ya to the park!
“, is also very heavily used by folks that mostly don’t live in huge victorian houses or brownstones and come from a less economically advantaged and darker skinned demographic.”
Extremely loaded statement. Since I had a wonderful weekend, I’ll move right along.
Actually ishtar, its during fall too. And some of the fields are lit for night games.
But I’m with Bklnite. If you’ve got kids that play sports there (as I do), or you enjoy taking a stroll with the family, grabbing some ice cream and sitting down to watch a baseball, football or soccer game (as I do), then living near the Parade Ground is quite pleasant. I cherish it, a historic spot where Brooklynites of all stripes have gathered to play for 125+ years. Some very good youth baseball leagues play there and have done so for many years, and as a result nearly every good ballplayer to come out of Brooklyn for generations has played at least a few games @ the Parade Grounds (including Sandy Koufax, Joe Torre, Willie Randolph), which makes it a special place. But no doubt, it can be loud and a bit rowdy at times.
The area to the immediate east of the Parade Ground and 65 Marlborough is also less gentrified and some might view it as a bit rougher….although I’ve had only good experiences when I’ve walked through that area to the Q train on Caton or Chruch.
BoerumHill,
The parade grounds, in addition to being overrun by white kids from park slope playing ayso soccer every fall and spring weekend, is also very heavily used by folks that mostly don’t live in huge victorian houses or brownstones and come from a less economically advantaged and darker skinned demographic.
Personally I think the parade grounds is great, and the renovations many years back (replacing glass strewn patches of dust or mud with turf fields) were a huge improvement. For me the downside would be mostly about the extra traffic / difficulty parking / messiness on weekends in the immediate area.
BH, the area is a nightmare during the spring and summer if you live in the area. Tons of athletic events and kids, double parking, no parking, and it can get really noisey.
s/b *clue* me in
Can someone me in to why being near the parade ground is so undesirable?
I was just in a skanky part of manhattan. Everything is relative. This would be bucolic suburban compared to where I was.