Open House Picks
Carroll Gardens 415 Sackett Street Douglas Elliman *****CANCELLED***** $2,250,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Heights 287 Park Place Corcoran Sunday 2-4 $2,195,000 GMAP P*Shark Fort Greene 305 Cumberland Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 1-3 $1,995,000 GMAP P*Shark Clinton Hill 186 Washington Avenue Aguayo & Huebener Sunday 12-4 $1,739,000 GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
415 Sackett Street
Douglas Elliman
*****CANCELLED*****
$2,250,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Heights
287 Park Place
Corcoran
Sunday 2-4
$2,195,000
GMAP P*Shark
Fort Greene
305 Cumberland Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 1-3
$1,995,000
GMAP P*Shark
Clinton Hill
186 Washington Avenue
Aguayo & Huebener
Sunday 12-4
$1,739,000
GMAP P*Shark
the slowdown is affecting a large segment of the population. but it is the segment that would not be able to afford a townhouse even in the best of times. we are living in fairly prospeous times for the folks with education and skills. salaries and bonuses are very very strong. and if you have money, the government will take it away from you unless you buy a primary residence. that is something that can appreicate and appreciate and you don’t have to worry about paying capital gains, ever, even if you sell as long as you buy an equal or better house. the folks w/out skills are the ones really being left behind. the income chasm is so wide now. no wonder many posters cannot wrap their brains around most of these asking prices.
sorry…meant burj al arab, not burj dubai.
5:21, your post is the most intelligent on this site. I’m afraid, however that your objective information will fall on many deaf ears. The negativity, bitterness and jealousy on here seems to be unparalleled. Even at the expense of not listening to any real rational data.
Went to Oman, Jordan for 5 days while in Dubai, and took a week in Beirut as well as two weekend trips…one to the Indian Coast and another to Abu Dhabi.
We had a terrific time. Stayed at the Burj Dubai. I highly recommend it.
I’ve been to Dubai…its a lot like Singapore. Don’t know how anyone with half a brain could spend more than a week, at best, there.
There is an underlying current on brownstoner of an “inevitable crash” in nyc housing and the economy in general. No doubt gas prices are high and there is some inflation concern but as I have been posting over the past year, a recession is not a certainty no matter how many pundits want to say it is in the NYTimes.
Some objective numbers came out this week for people to think over:
1. 1st quarter GDP: POSITIVE .6%, that means the economy grew.
2. average wages: grew according to bloomberg radio this morning.
3. unemployment numbers came down this past month to 5% (still trolling historically low levels)
4. unemployment claims came in lower than expected last month.
5.Stock market is still gaining ground.
Now, before you militant leftys go all James Carville on me, keep in mind that these are objective numbers ( I didn’t make them up). keep in mind that I still understand that there is an economic slowdown occurring and that housing prices may come down a bit more.
Just don’t expect the houses to be given away or that we are headed for doomsday or that “it’s over, a new depression is here”.
I’m just posting some sobering information for those all to eager to overdose on the pessimism flavored kool-aid.
The woodframe house in fort greene is the pick of this crop. nice wide lot, nice rehab, good location. they will probably get close to ask. fort greene is nice. nicer than clinton hill, not as nice as carroll gardens, walking around clint hill last weekend after stopping in at the flea, there are still boarded up houses, ugly painted stoops etc. has a way to go. i think the prices escalated a wee bit prematurely but there is a lot of money in NY and it is in the hands of a lot of youngish people. i have no doubt that the prices in the nice neighborhoods will keep rising. at least until the next generational shift away from the city happens, many years from now.
Nokilissa is my new favorite bstoner commenter.
Love you.
to the person that said:
This is BROWNSTONER.COM. We talk about brownstones here. Bronwstones cost a lost of money.
You are an idiot. If only brownstones were discussed here – 3/4 of the postings wouldn’t exist. All those developement posts, They’re not brownstones.
2 of the 4 listings on this tread are not brownstones.
Not all brownstones are expensive. There are brownstones in less affluent neighborhoods,that I’m sure many would be interested in.
You’re an idiot.