Open House Picks
Park Slope 449 Bergen Street Douglas Elliman Sunday 12-2 $1,595,000 was $1,899,000 GMAP P*Shark Bay Ridge 9471 Ridge Boulevard Corcoran Sunday 3-4:30 $949,000 GMAP P*Shark Park Slope 219 Prospect Avenue Brooklyn Properties Sunday 12-1:30 $949,000 GMAP P*Shark Crown Heights 173 Crown Street Brown Harris Stevens Saturday 12:30-2 $789,000 was $749,000 GMAP P*Shark

Park Slope
449 Bergen Street
Douglas Elliman
Sunday 12-2
$1,595,000 was $1,899,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bay Ridge
9471 Ridge Boulevard
Corcoran
Sunday 3-4:30
$949,000
GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
219 Prospect Avenue
Brooklyn Properties
Sunday 12-1:30
$949,000
GMAP P*Shark
Crown Heights
173 Crown Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Saturday 12:30-2
$789,000 was $749,000
GMAP P*Shark
To Minard, don’t be depressed. Yet! It was and is more than a bubble or excess money or whatever that drove people especially families in Brooklyn into brownstones. It was a shift in lifestyle. It became all about staying in the city and trying to make an urban city a place for green stuff, yards and kids. Gardening has made a comeback big time, even in apartments, on roofs and backs of trucks. I don’t see this lifestyle changing back and the population of NYC is still increasing, not decreasing unlike other cities in the country during this recession. Interest in houses remains the same; people just want to spend less that’s all. I know at least 3 couples who want to buy a house in our neighborhood of PLG and they’re actively looking here. Two of the houses that were for sale on our street in recent months did sell. People will more often live with imperfect houses and fix them more gradually. They won’t always spring for $20,000 worth of kitchen appliances. But people are not losing interest in owning historic homes and they’re not losing interest in finding a bargain in non-Park-Slope neighborhoods.
About the Bay Ridge house, it seems a nice house. That wouldn’t be a street I name as one of the best there though. I used to live near this location. It’s a wide street and busy and mixed with big coop buildings.
From BrownHarrisStevens-
“…in the very special neighborhood of Crown Heights…”
Is that like short-bus special?? No, your neighborhood isn’t sucky, it’s just… uh… ‘special’.
(i actually like CH, but still. terrible phrasing.)
I like the Crown St. house and especially like the garage in back but they have to be out of their minds if they think that raising the price $50K since it was listed in May is going to get it sold. Try dropping it $50K from the price in May an maybe the can get the deal done.
I agree that unless the employment situation improves house prices will tank especially in the newly gentrified areas. The truth is that Brooklyn real estate collapses if new investors don’t keep buying old houses with new dollars. If the flow of new money dries up, we’re back in the 1980’s. It’s all kind of like a Madoff scheme isn’t it? It’s a depressing scenario so I will think about somehing else. I know, Happy Hour Friday!!
Cheerio everyone!
Iron, I wouldn’t be surprised if they fell but not another 30 percent by next fall.. More like another 30 percent in 2-3 years if jobs don’t come back..
Keep waiting folks. Prices still have another 30% to fall by this time next year.
It’s a long story, DS. Two PLUSAs know it already.
> Open mic
The two scariest words in the English language.
Yes, they do. Comedy night is my fav. Also waiting until the crowds thin out after 12:30 at night so I can get a seat at the bar.
I NEVER close bars but when I do, I prefer this one.
They’re scheduled to close if AY ever happens, so the PLUSAs must visit there one day soon. Hosted by infinitejester of course!