Open House Picks: Carroll Gardens Edition
Carroll Gardens 396 Degraw Street Cobble Heights Sunday 2:30-4 $1,900,000 GMAP P*Shark Carroll Gardens* 79 Carroll Street Stribling Sunday 2-4 $1,895,000 GMAP P*Shark Carroll Gardens 150 Huntington Street FSBO Sunday 1-5 $1,350,000 GMAP P*Shark Carroll Gardens 199 Huntington Street Brooklyn Bridge Sunday 12-1:30 $1,289,000 GMAP P*Shark *Okay, it’s really Columbia Waterfront District
Carroll Gardens
396 Degraw Street
Cobble Heights
Sunday 2:30-4
$1,900,000
GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens*
79 Carroll Street
Stribling
Sunday 2-4
$1,895,000
GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
150 Huntington Street
FSBO
Sunday 1-5
$1,350,000
GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
199 Huntington Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Sunday 12-1:30
$1,289,000
GMAP P*Shark
*Okay, it’s really Columbia Waterfront District
upper west side = new jersey.
enjoy.
10:58, you are absolutely right. I’ve now officially seen many higher asking prices on a per sq. ft. basis in many parts of Brooklyn than on the UWS (for apartments). Needless to say, I’ve revised my search. If I’m going the apartment route, I’m not going to be paying more to live in Brooklyn than on the UWS. Go ahead and flame me now.
I wish all you CG haters with your baseless whining about violent crime in my nabe would get a grip. If you are going to make these kinds of inflammatory claims, at least provide us with truthful detail about what violent crime YOU have actually experienced in CG. You probably won’t be able to do that because, truth is, you’ve never actually seen or experienced any crime in Carroll Gardens.
Who among the crime dramatists on this thread have supported any of their claims with fact? None! Indeed, the strongest allegation I’ve seen about “crime” in CG so far on this blog was a recent post recently submitted by a friend of a resident (not the resident themselves, mind you) who complained about being verbally harassed by Black youths on a street corner. Give me a break! That kind of behavior may be upsetting and intimidating but IT IS NOT A CRIME.
As someone who has lived here for 2 decades, safely raised a family here and now safely walk the streets here any time of night or day that I please, I can tell you that I have never witnessed a violent crime in CG. Yes, I’m loathe to admit that, at times, I have my own suspicions that some of the young men I see are likely involved in the drug trade. But again — that is merely my suspicion. These young men have certainly never approached me to buy drugs from them and I have NEVER actually witnessed a drug deal go down in CG. Nor have I have ever witnessed a mugging, shoot-out, drive-by, arson, rape, or any kind of violent crime that some of you folk are imagining to be the order of the day around here.
Does crime exist in CG? Of course it does! However, as other, more level-headed folks on this blog have pointed out, crime exists in EVERY neighborhood. And, the bottom line of it is that the rate of crime in CG –especially violent crime — does not place this area anywhere close to making the short list of most “unsafe” neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
If you don’t want to live in CG, no problem. Don’t buy here. But please stop suggesting that people who make the choice to live here are “stupid” for having done so. At least please have the integrity to stop using exaggerated arguments about crime in CG as code and subtext to cover other prejudices you have that you would rather not openly discuss.
Get a grip.
The Degraw St. house is horrible–hardly any details and a disgusting ceiling in the center parlor. And that price! Please! You could get a perfectly nice coop in the Slope or even the upper west side for that much. Who would spend that much for an ugly house in CG? People (or at least realtors) are out of their minds.
I know this is all about Brooklyn, but if you look on Streeteasy, you’re starting to see prices on properties on the Upper West Side getting slashed, and some decent (truly, not shit) apartments asking below $1000/sf, even in the $800s.
UWS – good schools, very nice neighborhood, lovely architecture. Many of the same selling points as some nabes in Brooklyn.
Just pointing out a real potential disequilibrium in development here.
A million plus…..hummm.
Check this one out for 750K, looks good to me.
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/rfs/494104161.html
I walk by 199 Huntington on the way to work everyday. Been admiring it ever since I moved to the neighborhood. The adjoining houses are not as well kept up though. Also, there’s a lot of overgrown trees in the yard. Am glad that it’s on the market. Maybe the new owner will take better care of the yard. Even so, it’s a great block. There are some real incredible/enchanting old-world mansions on this stretch. I like the neighborhood; no need to defend it; am in love with it actually; love strolling around or riding my bike on a nice day; real glad I made the decision to buy in the nabe even if it’s just a studio. This house is one of the real prizes of Brooklyn housing stock, imho.
oh. my. god. that Degraw St house is the saddest, most depressing thing i’ve seen in a long time. and for $1.9m bucks? they’ve got to be kidding. any smart broker would withhold the photos and cross their fingers. that place exposes the insanity of the nyc real estate market.
The houses in Huntington street are crap in a crappy area. I’m a real estate investor and owns some in PS and CG, I went to look at these
houses, the prices are insane. The 150 Huntington in sitting on the market forever
no wonder, there will be no takers.
I wouldn’t touch it even for 900K.