A Hasty Exit
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No one living in Park Slope/Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, could have missed the condominiums being built on Park Place/Flatbush Avenue recently. But anyone thinking of moving in will have to dig deep.
We dropped by their sales offices on Sunday out of sheer nosiness—and in the mistaken hope that we may be able to afford their most moderately priced receptacle.
Now, you’ll probably think us naive for even entertaining the notion that we could have afforded the tiniest corner of this building. But I think that we did. That was until we saw that prices start at $715,500 for a 1,000 sq ft, one bed apartment.
We left very soon afterwards.
You can take a better look here.
Links for today:
$16,000 a month to live in Park Slope (UPDATE: Brownstoner ain’t buying it.)
3 Comments
January 11th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
How very extremely annoying these prices are! I just got back from Pittsburgh where my inlaws (native Park Slopers) have young new neighbors who also used to live in Park Slope. They said they were delighted to be in Pittsburgh because they would have never been able to afford said one bedroom in P.S. and now they have a lovely Victorian. Who are these rich people taking over Brooklyn? Rumor has it they are from the Midwest.
January 13th, 2006 at 1:22 pm
I am just moving to Park Slope from Clinton Hill and having 2nd thoughts, as I know I will miss Rice, Thomas Beisl and other good and reasonable restos. But hate the G train and no views from my 1st floor at 277 Washington Avenue. Now going to buy a smaller, ( all I can afford) at 55 Montgomery Place, with a view of the extremely beautiful houses on the street from the 3rd floor. Who can tell me where there is a good restaurant and coffee bar near there. I tried Ozzies, nice, but not really comfy, and loved the Bagel Place on 7th Ave. also no place to sit and relax, but superb bagels and spreads.
January 13th, 2006 at 3:18 pm
Hmmm. My favorite coffee to go/sit outside is Gorilla Coffee on Park Place and 5th Av (It can be a bit noisy inside if you want to read). There’s a larger, comfier Ozzie’s on 5th Av. too.
As for restaurants, Yamato on 7th Av. has the best sushi (although Geido on Flatbush isn’t bad). I’ve never eaten in Beast Bar on Vanderbilt in Prospect Heights but I always want to because it looks so cosy. If you don’t mind spending a bit then Rosewater , on Union and 6th Av. has to be one of the best restaurants in NY.