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
Does anyone know anything about the co-op building at 163 Ocean? PropertyShark only shows three sales since 2005, and two of them look to be sponsor units. Unforunately, a lot of co-op buildings in the area still have a large number of unsold units, occupied by long-term rent stabilized (or even rent controlled) tenants, many of whom can’t afford to buy or don’t see the wisdom in buy their apartments, even under the advantageous terms (including 100% financing in some cases) offered by the sponsor. Unfortunately, a high percentage of sponsor-owned units in a building can make financing a purchase in such a location difficult as well.
This whole thing is freaky: from the troll to the SHOUTING to the DA. Also, What’s with the Bear=Troll above?
I don’t have kids, so I’m a bit naive on the subject, but I hear all this talk about schools and it always seems to be early grades. What about middle and high schools? Aren’t these more important? What gives? Enlighten me, please.
I can’t speak about PS 261 or 321 but the we got our daughter into the mini-schools at PS 139 2 years ago without any problem. There’s also PS 217 further south in the Ditmas area which is a magnet school with lots of recent renovations, resources and a fairly decent rep.
We live in PLG’s LM. We have great neighbors, everyone is really warm, caring and fun. The world of Flatbush is a bit alien but (hopefully not naively) we don’t feel unsafe. Our house is lovely. But it stinks to have so few amenities nearby. We feel like we’re living on an island we enjoy, but we have to go to the mainland if we need anything. The schools are bad, but we figured we would prefer private schools for middle and high school anyway, and therefore wanted to buy a less expensive house so we could afford the private schools. The other option is living in the suburbs but talk about being isolated and having to travel to find restaurants and shops. And so there you go, the tortured debates in finding an affordable house in Brooklyn!
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The only fault I can see with the house is that is far from the Q/B subway but I’ll bet it is close to the 2/3 or 4 somewhere there on Flatbush Ave. I just don’t know where the train stops there.
Putnam Ave house looks gorgeous, and has been on the market at that price for two months now. I think the reason for the price, and the fact that it hasn’t sold yet, is the fact that it is pretty removed from Stuyvesant Heights. This is the other side of Utica Ave/Malcolm X Blvd., and is about ten blocks to the A/C at Utica Ave and eight to the J at Kosciusko St. Additionally, although it is zoned for 2 family, it is currently used as a one family and would require conversion back into a two (replacing the kitchen, etc., although the plumbing is still in the walls, avoiding any major work).
Shifting gears to another property, was there a price drop on the Pacific St. house? I seem to recall seeing it before for over $2mm.
I just answered my own question on the E. 23rd St. house. It’s on the other side of Ocean, but on a friendly, neighborhood block. From the photos, this is just a gorgeous house!! The size, the price, the condition — I love it. Anyone see its faults?