Open House Picks
Park Slope 377 Third Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 12:30-2 $2,399,000 GMAP P*Shark Cobble Hill 11 Warren Place Prudential Douglas Elliman Sunday 4-5 $1,275,000 GMAP P*Shark Bedford Stuyvesant 720 Marcy Avenue Nat Rambod Sunday 1-3 $999,000 GMAP P*Shark West Midwood 777 Rugby Road Mary Kay Gallagher Sunday 1-3 $950,000 GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
377 Third Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 12:30-2
$2,399,000
GMAP P*Shark
Cobble Hill
11 Warren Place
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Sunday 4-5
$1,275,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
720 Marcy Avenue
Nat Rambod
Sunday 1-3
$999,000
GMAP P*Shark
West Midwood
777 Rugby Road
Mary Kay Gallagher
Sunday 1-3
$950,000
GMAP P*Shark
Brown Bomber,
Brilliant post regarding pricing in Bed Stuy. I agree with everything you said, and for the reasons you stated. That was a very realistic and astute accessment of the situation. Your lips to brokers'(and sellers’)ears.
The best way for these neighborhoods to grow with a rising tide floats all boats kind of attitude, is not to foster pockets of ridiculous affluence amidst poverty, but a slow growth all across the board, including more programs that can help first time home buyers buy into reasonably priced housing. Bed Stuy is a neighborhood that has historically raised generations of families who now are finding their neighborhoods too expensive to buy into, for no other reason than it is now “hot”.
While the special houses, such as the one that just sold on Stuy. Ave, will continue to sell for a million or over, the majority of houses in BS will not bring in that kind of money, and both realtors and sellers should not delude themselves into thinking they should.
You do have tranquility in the southern end of Vic. Flatbush, though and it’s very picturesque and serene. I envy that sometimes. In the warm weather you get your walking in – no bad thing. Kids can ride bikes more safely down there. It took me about six months to make the transition to living here, and I was sometimes a little unsure. But that’s all resolved now. How long have you lived here? If you’re feeling uncertain, go out to Nyack or LI or Jersey for the day…. You’ll feel a lot better about living in Flatbush, I bet. Look at the crime statistics, too…. It’s not the 1950s out there anymore.
I think PPS (Albemarled and below – Church Ave. has it’s own set of problems) will always be the crown jewel of flatbush, not just for the architecture but also the proximity to Cortelyou Road and the park. Caton park has it’s troubles, but it’s very close to the Park and not too far from Windsor Terrace amenities along PPS. I think it’s kind of a sleeper for that reason. Having said all of this, however, southern nabes in Vic. Flatbush are flat out green and beautiful – some of the most beautiful vistas in Brooklyn. And many of the houses are larger than in the Beverley Squares. Also, Midwood Park in particularly is especially nice, as is Fiske Terrace. From what I have seen, not too much exterior renovations, which makes the area so picturesque, and also I have been in many homes out there still dripping with original detail…. cheer up, feeling desperate! Oh – I did hear of one family moving from a lovely house on Ave. H to a slighly less picturesque one in Bev. Square for the amenities, sense of community and she’s happy she did. However, I think that’s a little extreme. If you have children, bring them to Flatbush Athletics on Tuesday and Thursdays at the Parade Grounds. It’s a great way to meet people in the neighborhood and feel less isolated. It’s a great program, and the founder, Dave Herman, was recently honored for his work at the FDC annual banquet.
Thanks for your comments, Anon. 8:59. I do see how your location in Beverley Square would make a difference. Sounds fabulous.
and Warren Place has parking, garden yard,very quiet and charm.
Warren place:”It will sell easly, all it takes is a frustrated couple lokking for two bedroom apt in Manhattan. ”
Well, This house is small like 2BDRM in Mahattan(same price).
Anon 1:10. Awesome “translation” of the broker lexicon. Esp. love “restore it to its former greatness”! You could teach a “bsl” class.
I moved from the Slope to Vic. Flatbush, and overall, I do prefer it here. But that may because I live a stone’s throw from Cortelyou Road. I still push my shopping cart to the grocery store and the co-op, the hardware store, etc… I drive just slightly more than I did when I lived in the slope and never have to deal with alternate side of the street parking. I don’t think the schools here are bad – if your child is bright make the most of the Eagle and Cig programs. Some corners are noisier, dirtier than others. We were lucky – we live in Beverly Square West and the neighbors are great, the Park is an easy walk, and Cortelyou Road is around the corner. I don’t think I would enjoy living in any of of the Midwoods half as much. There are times I pine for the “city” – and by that I mean the real thing – Manhattan, NOT Park Slope. But when I think about how happy my kids are in my beautiful house with their great back yard and how far away from Manhattan we would be if we moved to somewhere like Nyack (some of our friends are out there now), I really think Vic. Flatbush has been a great choice for us. We never have to plan ages in advance to go to a great restaurant or an art house cinema and then pay a babysitter tons of extra money for the commute. My husband is home in 35 minutes door to door on the Q (he works long hours to start). It can be the right choice for many people. But like I said, I think living in the northern section makes a big difference. I think Midwood Park is gorgeous, but I think I would feel a lot more isolated there, or in S. or W. Midwood, for that matter. Even Ditmas Park West feels that much further away to me sometimes…
About the Warren Place mews… Whoever mentioned before that it was meant as a working place cottage is right.. they were built in 1877 by Alfred Tredway White as homes for the working class.. My great-grandmother owned one of them for many years, where she raised her family.. But times change, prices go up, such is New York. Nobody can expect a city like this to stay static.
The Rugby house does look gorgeous, I absolutely agree, and I wish I could afford it.
Don’t you find that you need a car to do the grocery shopping, Anon. 7:28? I lived here for several months without a car, and yes it’s possible, but life is much easier with one. But I guess that is one of Ditmas Park’s advantages — driveways to park your car in!