Open House Picks
Park Slope 511 Fourth Street Corcoran Sunday 2:30-4:30pm $2,600,000 GMAP P*Shark Park Slope 609 6th Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 12-2pm $2,395,000 GMAP P*Shark Park Slope 380 Sixth Avenue Aguayo & Huebener Sunday 12-2pm $1,795,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Lefferts 26 Midwood Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 12:30-2:30pm $1,225,000 GMAP P*Shark Windsor Terrace 194 Ocean Parkway…
Park Slope
511 Fourth Street
Corcoran
Sunday 2:30-4:30pm
$2,600,000
GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
609 6th Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 12-2pm
$2,395,000
GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
380 Sixth Avenue
Aguayo & Huebener
Sunday 12-2pm
$1,795,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Lefferts
26 Midwood Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 12:30-2:30pm
$1,225,000
GMAP P*Shark
Windsor Terrace
194 Ocean Parkway
Sommers Real Estate
Sunday 12-2pm
$1,200,000
GMAP P*Shark
Williamsburg
362 Union Avenue
Sotheby’s Int’l
Sunday 1-3pm
$975,000
GMAP P*Shark
Lefferts has its first cafe opening in Feb. on Lincoln Road. The second cafe is slated to open on Nostrand Ave. I looked at Park Slope 10 years ago, and turned it down. 5 years ago, it felt right, so we moved in. This year we made the switch to Lefferts. My only problem with the nabe, so far, is that it is too quiet. A co-op (an all the headaches that go along with it) does not compare with living in your own house (even if some folk insist on making Lefferts Manor sound like the wild west).
I lived in PS 10 years ago and it was perfectly safe. It felt much safer than Lefferts Manor does today. 10 years ago PS was great–great stores, good restaurants, nice bars, a diverse vibrant group of people. Leferts doesn’t have any of that. The houses and people in LM may be nice, but there is no comparison in terms of amenities or safety to PS in ’96.
If this house were $699,000, it would be a decent deal. And for the record, Corcoran has a nice 2 bedroom on 8th and President for $699,00. And on Brown Harris right now there is a nice 2 bedroom on Lincoln Place between 6th and 7th for just $599,000, so let’s not exagerate.
Dangerous? Let’s just say it like it is, some people thought Park Slope was dangerous 10 years ago which was when I first moved to Brooklyn. I looked at people and said what are you talking about?
Now PS has become this completely homogenous neighborhood of predominantly wealthy folk.
I look at Lefferts much like PS 10 years ago, a little rough around the edges, some people might think it is dangerous being around a diverse group of people, but most find it just fine.
Back to the point at hand, I too find it insane that a house in Lefferts is selling for over a million. But you can find a 2 family in mint condition for $699,000, in PS that will buy you a 2 BR off 5th Ave.
I’ll take the house and the upside any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Canabalism or not (or crime or not), this Lefferts house would be a viable option if the price were reasonalbe. At about $875,000 it would stack up well against the other options at that price. But at 1.2 plus it is truly a stupid way to spend your money. For that price you can a nice place in a MUCH better area.
I’ve also heard rumors about cannibalism in Lefferts. It’s bad enough worrying about getting shot, but to have to worry about being eaten? Sorry….no way!
Hey Linus:
This time around, I’m totally with you. The typical Lefferts loop is getting sooo old. Folk are worried about “neighborhood violence?” Shucks, with some of the exchanges that go on here they need look no further than on Brownstoner.com 🙂
So, thanks, Linus, for a solid stab (no pun intended) at moving this house analysis to less contentious territory.
Despite his/her unfortunate name, Fishomatic is correct. Lefferts is quite a dangerous area. I wouldn’t live there.
I swear every time the word “Lefferts” appears on this blog we get the same you’ll-get-shot / no-it’s-paradise loop.
Violence or lack thereof aside, take out the finished basement–because basements can be finished much more cheaply than another floor can be renovated–and the house is priced at about $500/sq ft.
Huna Wok delivers to Lefferts? BONUS! I happen to be quite happy and feel safe here. Beautiful homes, lots of families. If it really were a violent neighborhood why would so many families with kids move (and stay) in the neighborhood?