Rental of the Day: 414 7th Avenue
This two-bedroom apartment was listed as our Co-op of the Day about a month ago, and now it looks like the owner is also trying to test the rental market. We liked this two-bedroom two-bathroom unit at 414 7th Avenue when it was for sale, and we still like it now. And because it’s rented…
This two-bedroom apartment was listed as our Co-op of the Day about a month ago, and now it looks like the owner is also trying to test the rental market. We liked this two-bedroom two-bathroom unit at 414 7th Avenue when it was for sale, and we still like it now. And because it’s rented through the owner you won’t have to pay a broker fee but there’s no mention if a board interview would be required. This unit is still on the Brownstoner Marketplace for $725,000. Renting will run you $3,000 a month. What do you think?
414 7th Avenue [FRBO] GMAP P*Shark
It’s a nice apartment, but 3K seems a bit much for an apartment above a shop on the main drag in South Slope. It’s definitely not a deal. You can get a nice 1.5 not above a shop on a quieter street in parts of Brooklyn Heights or maybe a 1 BR in Manhattan.
Sometimes, I think BHO was better when he posted as The What.
i *love* that brooklyn pub, although their wings are completely inedible (too salty). The owner is a cool guy
I still love the burger at Lot 2.
actually – i went to lot2 this weekend and thought the burger was meh – much more impressed with brooklyn pub next door
11217 – you know enough about what’s up to know ny mag doesn’t know shit about anything
And Lot 2 (and the burger) sure did get a lot of luvin’ from New York Mag this week!!
http://nymag.com/restaurants/reviews/underground/68986/
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Over in a different, less-traveled corner of Brooklyn, the Greenwood Heights crowd has wholeheartedly embraced Lot 2, an unassuming spot with bare beams and exposed brick that has changed chefs and, consequently, culinary direction in the sixteen months it’s been open. As it turns out, Lot 2 has more in common with Roman’s than a neighborly vibe and creative house cocktails. There’s the fervent locavore streak that permeates the small, often-changing menu, the reliance on local farms for fresh produce, the short but thoughtful beer and wine lists. (As at DBGB and Vandaag, the brews are listed with their alcohol percentage, a helpful and burgeoning practice.)
The menu, under chef Daniel Rojo, is less nose-to-tail and more comfort-foody than under his predecessor, as evidenced by dishes like a first-rate, perfectly proportioned grass-fed Cheddar burger, barbecued ribs (a bit sweet and too soft) with cole slaw and hush puppies, a grilled cheese sandwich accoutred with heirloom tomato in summer and apple in the off-season, and an amply garnished whole roasted chicken for two ($32). There are equally filling vegetarian options, too, like a rich, chile-and-cilantro-seasoned corn pudding or an eggy strata. But the defining feature of Lot 2 (other than the truly stellar duck-fat potatoes that accompany the burger) is the $25 four-course Sunday supper, already a neighborhood tradition. The weekly menu is posted online and scrawled on a horizontal chalkboard that runs along the wall, and the meal is served family style. So you might start, as we did one night, with a heap of arugula, rather aggressively seasoned, mixed with soft-roasted beets and speckled with freshly snipped herbs. Next might come an all-American arrangement of tender pork loin (Heritage, naturally) served with rich brown-butter applesauce and a crisp-edged pan-fried stuffing, flecked with leeks and greens and as soft as custard. Two warm chocolate-chip cookies is the kind of dessert your mom might make. This idealized version of homey Americana won’t convey you as far away as Roman’s Italy, but it’s equally transporting.
“whats the retail like that far down on 7th?”
Terrific. Best part of 7th…Thistle Hill Tavern, Union Market, Cafe Grumpy, Beer Table, Brook-vin, That amazing Korean Grocer which is doubling in size, the list goes on.
It’s my favorite part of the Slope with regard to retail…
Will be a hop skip and a jump from Guiseppina’s (new Lucali offshoot) and the other places right at 19th/20th and 6th Avenue…
Plus it’s very green down in this part of 7th and just has a nice vibe.
I like the look of this place a lot; I would definitely go see it if I were looking for a 2-BR to rent.
“Wow, Imagine the tenants of 1940 coming back to life and seeing the current people paying all that money…..”
One could say this about ANYTHING…a car, a gallon of milk, a tube of toothpaste. I’m not really sure what the point of this is, other than to make it sound as though you believe everything should stay at the same price for eternity.
Calling this pretty nice looking apartment a tenement in such a derogatory manner really makes you sound rather snobby. It’s a perfectly lovely apartment.