Open House Picks
Park Slope 761 Carroll Street Brooklyn Properties Sat 1-3, Sun 2-4 $2,950,000 GMAP P*Shark Sunset Park 558 44th Street Century 21 Sunday 2:30-4:30 $899,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Lefferts Gardens 365 Parkside Avenue Brown Harris Stevens Sat 2-4, Sun 2-4 $879,000 GMAP P*Shark Bedford Stuyvesant 526 Madison Street Corcoran Saturday 2-4 $800,000 GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
761 Carroll Street
Brooklyn Properties
Sat 1-3, Sun 2-4
$2,950,000
GMAP P*Shark
Sunset Park
558 44th Street
Century 21
Sunday 2:30-4:30
$899,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
365 Parkside Avenue
Brown Harris Stevens
Sat 2-4, Sun 2-4
$879,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
526 Madison Street
Corcoran
Saturday 2-4
$800,000
GMAP P*Shark
I second what Bob says. Although it doesn’t lessen the horror of the crime, it appears to be either a botched drug-related robbery (the boyfriend was dealing pot) or an attempt by the boyfriend to cover-up his own crime.
Almost all of the violent crime in PLG seems to be drug or gang related – people outside those worlds are rarely if ever targeted for violent crimes.
That said, I could understand someone not wanting to live in PLG because of this. We choose to live here, hope that things improve and try to make a positive impact within the community. The neighborhood association is doing good work to try and keep kids away from gangs and drug hustling.
Clarification: I meant paying 1% more for the mortgage loan . . .
I wonder, too, how much the person waiting to buy has considered rising interest rates. $500K at 6.5% and $550K at 5.5% are both about $2400/month with 80% down. Getting a house for 10% less, but paying 1% more for it would be pretty close to a wash in at both $500K and >$1M range.
And rates we’re being quoted now are about 1% higher than this time last year. . .
I loved the Parkside house. The deck in the back is huge and adjoins all the neighbors’ as do the gardens. You would need to put about 15K into the house minimum I would think to fix a giant hole in the bathroom floor and plumbing issues. (it’s “as is”) But like Anon 11:36, I took a walk around the blocks by the house and decided it wssn’t for me. I’m not joining any lunatic fray of PLG bashers, in fact I love the homes on Rutland, Maple, etc. But that’s why the house is only 879K!
All nabes do have crime. And if you know NYC, you know that most neighborhoods change block by block. The fringes are everywhere and as Bob Marvin can tell you, it’s far from all bad. He’s lived there for years and loves it. I love Crown Heights and I’ve been told it’s dicey. But once you live in a nabe and get to know it, your perspective is different. Also remember that (cold comfort though this may be) the majority of shootings or violence are family disputes. Which means the victims knows or is related to the attacker. But only you can decide what you can and can’t be comfortable with. I would hope you do a little more PLG research though. You may lose a real gem (not necessarily this particular house).
Parkside house is nice. But the street is not. And I just saw the news and there was a fatal shooting at a PLG apartment building on Bedford. We’ve been looking in PLG and I never gave the “PLG isn’t safe” posts any credence and yes, I know crime happens everywhere, but that is too close for comfort. Now that I’ve sen the nearby fringes of the area, and with the shooting, I don’t think I could feel comfortable there. Which sucks, since it’s one of the only areas I can afford. I think we’ll start looking in the burbs..
Brownstoner: I second the thanks for including under 1M houses!
The Sunset Park limestone is across from the park between 5th and 6th Aves. What is that location like? Is it quiet, or is there noise from the park? Are there safety issues in that nabe?
(thank you Mr. B for putting up THREE houses for less than $900K!)
Has anyone seen the inside of the Parkside Ave. house? I’m looking to buy and wasn’t able to make the open house. I’m curious that there are not many photos on the listing — nothing of the kitchen, baths, BR’s….
The new limestone on Maple is number 209. It is smaller, without the extension. It has been renovated, but imho the renovation is not spectacular (except the DR is gorgeous, it has floor to ceiling panelling). The flipper is asking $975K.
There are also a couple of brownstones available on the south side of Lincoln Road, both asking $850K.