Rentals of the Week: Crown Heights North
Judging from this week’s crop of rentals, there are still some decent deals to be had in Crown Heights. Clockwise from left to right: 1. 2-bedroom, top floor of brownstone, no fee, $1,595, Bergen at Kingston Ave. 2. New reno studio, $1,050, St. Johns at Nostrand 3. Gut reno 1-bedroom, exposed brick, $1,099, Bergen and…
Judging from this week’s crop of rentals, there are still some decent deals to be had in Crown Heights. Clockwise from left to right:
1. 2-bedroom, top floor of brownstone, no fee, $1,595, Bergen at Kingston Ave.
2. New reno studio, $1,050, St. Johns at Nostrand
3. Gut reno 1-bedroom, exposed brick, $1,099, Bergen and Bedford
4. 3-bedroom, rent-stabilized, $1,600, Lincoln and Bedford
5. 500-sf 1-bedroom, $1000, Lincoln and Bedford
btw, I do not like Starbucks…I remember a nice place in Park Slope called Ozzie’s where we had an excellent cup of Joe.
My idea of a “nice” neighborhood does not include a Starbucks on every corner. I’m not sure why you feel the need to make judgements about someone you know nothing about….what I like to drink…how long I’ve lived in Manhattan, etc.
Hope that isn’t a typical Brooklyn trait.
6:15…As I said..I’ll need to check it out for myself. I’m going by the person above who said they live in Crown Heights and use a fake Park Slope address for schools and groceries. Maybe they were kidding…I don’t know. (see 2:08).
I’m glad you enjoy the neighborhood…that makes us even more excited to check it out. All I’m saying is that we are looking for value for our money. Without knowing much about Crown Heights, I find it odd that homes there are going for 1.5 million dollars, when you can still get something in Park Slope for 2 million or 2.5 million. From my experience, Park Slope has it all…shops, restaurants, a park, schools etc.
I’m not sure the level that Crown Heights is on compared to that, but from what people have told me, the prices there do not reflect the services, schools, crime level, etc.
See my point? We might be able to spend 500-750K more and get a neighborhood which gentrified 20 years before Crown Heights.
My fear about Crown Heights is that the neighborhood has not kept up with the price appreciation, although the homes look quite nice.
It’s going to take more than a nice house though. We are looking for a nice house AND a nice neighborhood for the amount of money we will spend. If that makes us snobby, so be it.
We will most likely move to Brooklyn with or without your consent.
Thanks for all the info on grocery stores, etc. very helpful. If the weather holds up, we’ll be out this weekend.
5:05..even at 2003 prices posting 15yrs from now, I will still fair better than your 401k.
6:11:
Did you see yesterday’s big NY Times article about the soon-to-open expansion of Crown Heights’ Brooklyn Children’s Museum?
Get a place as close to that as possible. Your (future) kids will appreciate it.
NOP
4:04- Crown Heights North is an actual neighborhood. What did you think? People have lived in this neighborhood for years- do you think we all go to Park Slope? I think you’ve lived in Manhattan too long. Brooklyn is a great place to live but you make osme tradeoffs. You may not have a Starbucks on every corner here, but you get a lot more house for your money than you do in Manhattan. Crown Heights is a great neighborhood but if you will have to go a little further afield if you want certain things. It’s a different lifestyle. Brooklyn isn’t, and I hope will never be Manhattan.
baltimore, maryland.
5:19 is not Montrose…it’s me.
We’re a young couple looking to buy and we’re looking at all the nieghborhoods and I think that Crown Heights is an up and coming area. Also, Bed Sty.
What other areas do you think I can get a townhouse for under 800k?
5:05:
They said similar things in ’87, when the market crashed.
The apartment I owned collapsed in value, but by the time I sold it a few years ago, had quintupled in value. It took 15 years, but in the meantime, I lived in a place I enjoyed.
Some advice: Spread risk across real estate, stocks and bonds (American and foreign for both), cash, and if you have the stomach, commodities. And never buy “too much” house, if it keeps you from investing in other categories. Look for a place to live (not speculate), and let your asset mix ride the ups and downs.
NOP
5:19 = Montrose