Set Speed Condo Report: 364 Myrtle Avenue
Today’s new condo reports focuses on a development that has been profiled on Brownstoner before. Located on a busy commercial stretch of Myrtle Avenue between Clermont and Adelphi, lies this unique 4 story building. Featuring angled windows to take advantage of light and outdoor spaces, this new construction attempts to set itself apart from the…
Today’s new condo reports focuses on a development that has been profiled on Brownstoner before. Located on a busy commercial stretch of Myrtle Avenue between Clermont and Adelphi, lies this unique 4 story building. Featuring angled windows to take advantage of light and outdoor spaces, this new construction attempts to set itself apart from the others.
The site consists of one commercial condo and three large floor-thru duplex condominium units. The ground floor commercial unit measures in at just under 2000 square feet for $994K, while the other three units are 1533-1688 square feet and cost $877K, $890K and $919K. The residential units have 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Maintenance is about $260 a month.
Units feature 17 foot high ceilings, large gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances, en-suite bathrooms, spacious closets and laundry hook-ups. This condo is located close to many amenities, like supermarkets, restaurants, bars and hardware stores. But as last week’s two shootings attest, the area still contains some rough spots. An open house is scheduled March 26 from 12:30 to 3:30pm.
364 Myrtle Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP
New Building on Myrtle [Brownstoner]
Every Thursday, ltjbukem, whose own blog Set Speed scrutinizes the progress and quality of new developments in the area we know as Brownstone Brooklyn, pens a guest post about goings-on in the condo market with an emphasis on new projects.
We’re all agreed. Sounds like progress to me.
And who was there before the dutch…the indians??? ltjbukem, why does your history of the area stop with the dutch. If anyone needs to ‘re-claim’ or ‘re-take’ the area, I would say that it’s the native american indians. But you don’t see or hear any of them going around with bravado talking about displacing the people who are presently living in the community. This gentrification thing will get along fine without comments and attitudes like those.
I’m with anonymous 10:00- and I have seen it from both sides. But Anon is right- it seems everytime there is a discussion on gentrification, the same people- or new ones- always bring up the “bad tenant” issue, and some have even gone so far as to claim that 50% are scamming (although they also admit they have no proof other than their own opinion). Sarah is a prime example of the attitude that gets a backlash. Oh poor you! Some one made a comment.Time to whine. How about remembering your Black landlady and Black realtor who helped you get your place? WHy insult them by pointing out problems of some tenants or an “oldtimer?” What have you ever done to win the goodwill of the locals in your neighborhood? Your feelings were hurt, so the first thing you do is whine about reverse discrimination while trotting out whatever bad story you can remember. All that says is you are prejudiced because there are far more people like the realtor and landlady who work hard and maintain their homes who you don’t mention.
You reap what you sow.
By the way- Before the Dutch, the land was inhabited by Native AMericans (not to mention the entire country). ANd the fact of the matter is that when one black family moved into a white neighborhood it set off a white flight. I’ve seen it. However if you want to read about what white people of principle were willing to do, get a copy of the Sunday Times and read about the integration of an apartment complex in Brooklyn. Too bad that story wasn’t repeated all over the city.
You’ve missed the point again…Sarah…..it’s the minority of ‘old timers’ who make hurtful comments like those and it’s the minority of ‘poor people’ that destroy their neighborhood.
The majority are just trying to mind their own business, stay alive and survive.
It’s obvious how routine observation can turn into stereotype and eventual full-blown racism.
The sense of entitlement flows both ways. I’ve witnessed a certain arrogance and sense of entitlement on the part of ‘new-comers’ in my neighborhood. There’s this notion of ‘taking back’ or ‘re-claiming’ the neighborhood that I find disturbing. it carries an inherent prejudice against everyone that doesn’t fit the profile of the new hipster and a cavelier disrespect for the ‘locals’.
Thanks Sarah. There’s no easy solution to problem tenants like the ones you describe. Anywhere else in the country, a landlord would just not renew these tenants’ leases, but with rent regulated apartments in NYC you can’t — they have to be renewed by law.
This is probably beside the point, but I rented a place on Greene St. close to this very area two years ago. Trust me, I’m POOR, very poor, and was sharing with several people.
When we were at the realtor’s office when an ‘old timer’ yelled through the window ‘why are you giving a place to those white folks?!’ Much to the embarrassment of my black landlady and black realtor, who were the real winners in the situation for making business for themselves.
Those people who think they have a ‘right’ to live in that neighborhood and those moving in are too rich, elitist or have a racial problem need to take a good hard look at why THEY are the ones making generalizations, often based on race.
ps. good for you Ebomb – my father lives in a rent controlled building. There are definite differences between people with low incomes. The building used to be filled with hard working immigrants. Now people have moved in who piss in the elevator and rip apart the paneling, spit their gum on the floors and constantly break and spray paint the front doors OF THEIR OWN BUILDING! Sad to say it’s the attitude of thinking they deserve everything they’ve got instead of being thankful for it that is to blame.
Congrats to you – I don’t grudge you your success one bit! And neither should anyone.
Hey anon 11:59-
you belong to a bigger club than you know. But I suggest instead of the bus (too iffy in my book) you slip on a sandwich in front of a City government building. Tuna is quite slippery. The lottery of course would be best but you may have to find a fortune teller to up your chances. 🙂
I have a fairly good job and still pay over 1/2 my take home pay in rent, so it’s not just the poor that have this issue.
Unless I win lotto, get hit by a bus ( have a slight injury and great lawsuit), I’m just not in a position to have enough of a down payment for a huge NYC mortgage.
I don’t know why I’m bothering to comment on someone’s complaint that we are too verbose. MY preppy school, rural, public Central High School,where I was in a graduating class of 32, I feel, aptly prepared me for coping with people who have trouble reading more than one paragraph at a time. If someone has something they feel is important to say, what’s the harm? If you don’t like it, scroll down. We don’t need the word counting police. Sheesh.