The Next New Brooklyn
We’ve been told Philadelphia is the new Brooklyn, or Brooklyn is the new Manhattan, and sometimes we’ve been told that Manhattan is the new Brooklyn. New York Magazine reprised the latter argument. Prices are falling in brownstone Brooklyn, they say —″Statistics from Streeteasy.com show 38 percent of townhouses suffering price cuts in recent months, averaging…
We’ve been told Philadelphia is the new Brooklyn, or Brooklyn is the new Manhattan, and sometimes we’ve been told that Manhattan is the new Brooklyn. New York Magazine reprised the latter argument. Prices are falling in brownstone Brooklyn, they say —″Statistics from Streeteasy.com show 38 percent of townhouses suffering price cuts in recent months, averaging an 11 percent drop”—and the market is softening in Manhattan. Given the choice between similar prices in two boroughs, apparently some people are saying, “I’ll take Manhattan”—not that we know any of them. Not to worry. Even if fewer Manhattanites have been scouring the borough for deals, all’s well here. “Brooklyn now has its own momentum,” they report. “There are far more pro-Brooklyn partisans than there used to be.” Anybody out there witnessed this move-to-Manhattan phenomenon?
Manhattan: The New Brooklyn? [New York Mag]
View of Downtown Manhattan. Photo by drunkcat.
bxgrl – seems to me that slappy can (and did) have his/her own dialogue without needing you to jump to his defense. we’re not worried about benson because you’re the one who’s out of line.
I spent the summer of ’87 subletting a loft on Mercer with some friends. Good times back then as the are was cool & edgy. Rents on Atlantic will skyrocket as more and more established “boutique” shops continue to open. The next logical expansion will be between 3rd and 4th as we’re already seeing some displacement of olde school tenants. The Arabs will probably sell out next to the likes of Steven Alan kind of stores. Koz Paley sees the writing on the wall & is doing a beautiful renvoation of her 6 building calling it the Atlantic Gardens. There’s money to be made in these parts. It’s only logical that houses & condos in Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, PS will continue to rise at a clip of 5-7% in coming years and maybe even as much as 10% once the BAM Cultural District comes to fruition. Right now, Atlantic Avenue is about as close as it comes to the NY we all knew & loved in the 80’s. It’s now moving into it’s early 90’s Manhattan stage. It’s all happening, folks
I’m alsoliking the way Brooklyn is starting to shape up. Reminds me of late 80’s, early 90’s Manhattan. It’s going to be a fun ride over the next decade. It’s only logical that rents and housing prices near transportation will skyrocket in coming years. Boerum Hill, Forte Greene and Downtown will all be huge beneficiaries
Yes- benson and I are actually an old married couple. Congratulate us, 50 years now. 15 children, 130 grandchildren and 480 feral cats. We actually live in NJ, Maplewood.
z- and you think he didn’t go after slappy who simply posted his opinion? as they say, turnabout is fair play and I have been attacked by him totally without provocation. Why don’t you hold him to a higher level of response before you worry about me.
Thanks bxgrl, but I have to say, I agree with z at 11.41am. Not trying to ruffle your feathers, but, and I mean this in a humorous way, you sound like an old couple ready to jump down each others throats ;-).
Brooklyn Cat….what I failed to mention also was how relaxing it is to emerge from the subway in Fulton park and walk up tree-lined Stuyvesant Ave on the way home.
When you come out of the subway in brooklyn in the summer its always cooler over here than in manhattan too
“When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way!”
1842- 🙂 You’re dead on.
I will never go after someone who hasn’t attacked me and unless someone is making outrageous, hater type statements a la propjoe, I won’t comment. But try to have an open conversation with an exchange of ideas and opinions, well…that’s another matter. People can’t seem to disagree without going for the throat. I guess they think they need to make up for the long-lost and obviously lamented faded type guests.
bxgrl, i have no idea what history you and benson have on this site, but in this thread, you’re the one who started the personal attacks. please stop.