Open House Wrap-Up: Mob Scene at 152 Dean?
We heard that the open house at 152 Dean (far left) attracted more than 50 people yesterday, certainly a bright spot among reports in recent weeks of lower foot traffic. Or maybe with the official start of Spring, the market is just preparing for its seasonal pick-up. Any other reports from the open house trenches?…
We heard that the open house at 152 Dean (far left) attracted more than 50 people yesterday, certainly a bright spot among reports in recent weeks of lower foot traffic. Or maybe with the official start of Spring, the market is just preparing for its seasonal pick-up. Any other reports from the open house trenches?
Open House Picks [Brownstoner]
Who’s this “Anonymous” guy who is hellbent on trashing Lefferts Manor? Did you overlook an opportunity to buy there a few years ago and now you’re sorry? Or do you own elsewhere and are jealous of Lefferts Manor’s price escalation? What a loser!
last post was me.
MY idea of city living is being able to spend the day at the Botanic Gardens, taking a walk to Grand Army Plaza for great produce grown by small farmers, maybe checking out the latest exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum… All with no planning, need for the subway or car. Maybe spending the afternoon flying a kite with the kids in Prospect Park….
Where I lived in the burbs is not up for discussion. Why? Because you don’t really care, you will come up with some negative like you did with the towns you mentioned. You are not interested in hearing what the experience of people living in Lefferts is either.
DT: I read that article and all of my creative burb friends laughed at it. It only featured people who have moved to the most boring, investment banker-full burbs (Ardsley, Scarsdale, Short Hills, etc.) Those are life-sucking places that no creative person would be happy in. Those people simply didn’t investigate before they bought. As I’ve said, we’ve decided to stay in Brooklyn, but I find the burb-bashing tremendously ignorant (as I found that NY Times article). And you didn”t share what burb you had gone to. I’d really like to know.
Not to mention that you didn’t address my point about life in Lefferts. Which is fine, you guys are happy to give up conveinience. That’s cool. Just not for me.
poster 11:32 pm- The NY Times ran an article recently about how all those creative city people feel when they move to the burbs- and several popular burbs were cited. You should read it. I found it to be on the mark. And guess what! I don’t feel the same way in Lefferts. That’s just how it is.
Lefferts Manor is Brooklyn.
What many Lefferts Manor residents don’t seem to get is that most new yorkers love the city for the convenience. I get off the subway and stop at any number of stores or restaurants to get food or take out, or the whole family walks a few blocks to eat out. No planning ahead, no calling and waiting for delivery. On weekends I take the kids to the cafe (with more than one to choose from!) and then we go to a bookstore and hang out. No subway, no car, no bus. That is City Living. The planning and scheming and making do that you all describe sounds dreadful to me. I’d much rather have convenience and choices than more space and better original details. Otherwise I would move to the burbs.
Speaking of which, DT what burb did you move to? The ones I’ve been to recently and considered moving to are chock full of creative professionals who have fled NYC prices. I was at a party in the burbs recently and everyone there was an ex park slope or upper west side resident. They were all interesting, liberal people. You must have moved to the wrong one.
After careful consideration, my wife and I decided to stay in Brooklyn. Why? For the convenience! We wouldn’t give that up for the burbs, or for living in Lefferts Manor.
absolutely fantastic hot chocolate at that new coffee shop on Lincoln Road!
Yes, it’s no more than 5 minutes,but Cat got off at the Parkside Ave.stop by mistake