Moving From Dyker Hts to a Williamsburg Condo
This weekend’s “The Hunt” column in the Times tells the tale of a couple who decided they wanted to move from their rent-free house in Dyker Heights to a condo in Williamsburg. The pair settled on Williamsburg because the neighborhood offered better value than Manhattan areas like Chelsea and Chinatown; the commute to their flower…
This weekend’s “The Hunt” column in the Times tells the tale of a couple who decided they wanted to move from their rent-free house in Dyker Heights to a condo in Williamsburg. The pair settled on Williamsburg because the neighborhood offered better value than Manhattan areas like Chelsea and Chinatown; the commute to their flower shop on Lafayette Street would take 20 minutes or less; and they were attracted to its dining and drinking scene. However, after the two signed a contract for a $695,000 1-bedroom at 125 North 10th, above, they learned that they had a baby on the way. Since this turn of events happened after last fall’s market implosion, they were able to negotiate a $60,000 discount off list on a 2-bedroom in the same building, and moved in this summer. The most interesting part of the article is the description about how Williamsburg isn’t the perfect match the couple thought it would be now that they have a baby on board: “They are concerned about schools, which they never thought about before. The neighborhood now feels young, and not especially baby-friendly. The Wus wish they could take more advantage of their new neighborhood. ‘When we see people having fun eating at the restaurants, just kind of hanging out,’ Mr. Wu said, ‘we feel like, man, this is what we should be doing! We feel we missed out on the night life here.'”
The Hunt: Shifting Priorities [NY Times]
I love this about the burg: I lived there in 1998-2000. I outgrew it. Then I moved away and it caught up. Now I want to move back. Where else but NYC can that happen!
ditmas, “baby-friendy” is code for many nefarious things. i do not think you and your boyfriend speak the language.
*rob*
I don’t get the “not baby friendly” comment. I was wandering around Williamsburg this weekend with the bf and the neighborhood – as mentioned above – is crawling with babies.
I was walking in Dyker Heights once and passed a family sitting on their stoop. “Who’s the stranger?” they said to themselves, thinking I was out of earshot.
Wow, I could almost feel sorry for them. The key word here is “almost”
MM, the people in these articles are attention wh0res to the highest degree! they are no better than reality tv trash who go on tv and act the fool. i think that’s why it’s so entertaining! i definitely get a guilty pleasure hatin’ on these types. it’s not a REAL hate, it’s more of a grrrrrrrr are these people FOR real typa feeling that i think many people feel but do not choose to admit it.
*rob*
I’m awaiting Wine Lover’s contribution myself.
Can’t wait for Minard’s tirade about all the ‘young whippersnappers’ who need a haircut.
Note to self:
NEVER, EVER, let the NYT do a piece on your search for the perfect home, or any article about such home when found. Parents and their generosity, your upbringing, intelligence, parenting skills, income and source thereof, taste, and decorative choices will all be scrutinized and criticized by anonymous pundits. Who needs it.