Open House Picks
Boerum Hill 394 Pacific Street Nancy McKiernan Sunday 12:30-2:30 $1,825,000 GMAP P*Shark Ditmas Park 520 East 23rd Street Warren Lewis Sunday 1-3 $1,150,000 GMAP P*Shark Ditmas Park 547 Argyle Road Urban Living Int’l Sunday 11-12 $999,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Lefferts 185 Ocean Avenue also on Planet PLG Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 2-4 $889,000 GMAP P*Shark…
Boerum Hill
394 Pacific Street
Nancy McKiernan
Sunday 12:30-2:30
$1,825,000
GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas Park
520 East 23rd Street
Warren Lewis
Sunday 1-3
$1,150,000
GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas Park
547 Argyle Road
Urban Living Int’l
Sunday 11-12
$999,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Lefferts
185 Ocean Avenue also on Planet PLG
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 2-4
$889,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
834 Putnam Avenue
Corcoran
Sunday 2:30-4
$735,000
GMAP P*Shark
As long as zoning changes and landmarking initiatives protect the Victorian houses, I am all for luxury condos along CIA. That’s exactly what needs to dovetail with the existing Victorian homes in order to bring in the (moneyed) population density needed to transform shopping districts such as Cortelyou Road. Coney Island Avenue is an eye-sore already. If the coops are even remotely tasteful (the one that’s just been finished doesn’t appear to have any Fedders units) then this could be a real boon for the area south of the Park.
Completley insane to pay 2.3 M for C.H vs. Park Slope, people forget that this houses were dumps 2 years ago and the b.s excuses of the Park slope dropouts or should I say outcasts with the pathetic rationals about the diversity is making me lough.
Bottom line schools are premiums in PS and not the houses. We can all find mansions in Nebraska for 300K so what?
We park slopers should monitor CH sells and raise our prices by 50% above CH.
As for Ditmas Park I own also a big Victorian there and I’ll tell you if you can grab one for around 1M do it now because the area between Coney Island Circle and say Cortelyou is going to be exploding with multi luxury condonized buldings in a heartbeat.
There are 4-5 big lots there destined to be condonized in the next 2 years and it is only a matter of time before all the garges/gas stations are going to succomb to the condo wave.
And than you will kick yourself in the head again.
Yes, I agree that the Dwell homes (and those they feature in the magazine) all look essentially the same, with minor variations. For the money, they are good houses–and a little personal style would make them great.
Save yourself the trouble. The Ocean Avenue place is a total waste of time.
I just saw 547 Argyle Road.
Man oh Man!!!!
It’s soo sad when people let these homes get into such disrepair…
This house needs 4 new baths and 2 new kitchens, electrical, windows etc…
This does not even get into the amount of paint peeling both interior and exterior (Lead Paint).
Sad..
I can’t wait to go see Ocean Ave…
My own take on PLG is not all that different than “fed up PLG rez” and I might have written muuch the same thing several years ago.
I do disagree with the statement that “PLG is not noticeably different today than it was 5 years ago.” FWIW, I see some positive changes in that same period–especially the last year. Lincoln Road, between Flatbush and Ocean has become a local destination, rather than just a strip to walk through on the way to the subway or park. I also have high hopes for PLG Arts, whose events have enlivened the neighborhood. IF we manage to open a community arts space on Rogers Ave. that might well lead to a revitalizatiion of what has always been a failed commercial street.
Wishful thinking? Possibly, but not unrealistic IMO.
These PLG arguments are so funny. Having lived in Lefferts Manor for years I can say that the truth lies somewhere in the middle of the detractors and the promoters. The negative things people say are absurdly inaccurate. But some of the positive things people say are equally absurd. The only poster to hit a note of reality is March 2 @ 3:29–that post pretty much sums up the pros and cons. PROS: Great sense of community, great houses, proximity to the park and musuem. CONS: No amenities, the noise and filth of Flatbush Ave, the people hanging out on street corners in the summer and playing loud music all night, and a strong sense of isolation. How the math adds up is a personal equation. But a few things are for sure: PLG is not that dangerous, PLG is not noticeably different today than it was 5 years ago, you will not be mugged or attacked walking home at night, and those photos showing no one hanging out on the corners at night were definitely taken on a cold winter night!
About the guy who wrote “drug dealers are great to have around” got plenty of them here in Bed Stuy. Any advice of how to befriend them without being obvious and still keep a distance?
As I said, if you’re a house slut, than 2.3 for the Washington ave place is not so bad. While the 6th Ave place isn’t covet-worthy, the location is. And prime CH isn’t worth 2.3 in my book. I’m one of those people who will compromise on the house rather than the area. Obviously, there are those who care more about the house than the location. But Brownstoner, for 2.7 you can get a really nice place in Prime Slope so I fail to see how even a total house slut would pay that for Washington Ave.