412A Clinton Street Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Brown Harris Stevens |
Hello from Zohran’s New York! Because last week was Manhattan, and the week before that was Queens, this week is … Brooklyn. It’s a big place, so I decided to split it up into parts. (Yes, this is officially a series now.) For now, let’s focus on the west-ish edge of the borough and head south — Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hills, Windsor Terrace, and Sunset Park. Not a lot of inventory and not the friendliest price points, but I don’t make the rules! |
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$2,750, 1-bedroom: There is nothing I would change about this apartment. Run as fast as you possibly can to the nearest N, R, or D to make it yours. |
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| 4002 Seventh Avenue Photo: Corcoran |
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$2,475, 2-bedroom: What it suffers from in overvarnished floors, it makes up for in a fair price point. $3,750, 3-bedroom: Clearly this used to be a free-standing house before a condo building was constructed in the lot next door. There’s something Seussian about the contrast. The front yard is feeling a little … prison-y … but hey, it’s outdoor space! |
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$3,800, 2-bedroom: This place has all the familiar, stately details. Ornate latticework, giant, mirrored built-in, mahogany, parquet — the works! Plus a fun tile in the kitchen.
$3,900, 2-bedroom: Parlor floor apartment that’s spitting distance from the park. The photographer/tenant could really benefit from some warmer lighting.
$4,495, 3-bedroom: Third floor of a large free-standing house with a pretty bay-ish window and nice natural light. No recent updates in sight, though. |
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31 Seeley Street Photo: Compass |
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$2,650, 1-bedroom: Feels like they chopped a true one-bedroom in half, but at least you’re overlooking a patch of lovely trees.
$5,950, 1-bedroom: You might hope it’s a duplex, but it’s not a duplex. Just a top floor floor-through with a wood-burning fireplace. |
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| 102 Bergen Street Photo: Courtesy the owner |
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$2,895, studio: While the price-tag hurts, the Provençal windows hurt less.
$3,550, 1-bedroom: Slightly dreary, but there’s a wood-burning fireplace and a clock with hands made out of tire spokes. Two unrelated features and facts … but didn’t want to leave unmentioned!
$3,900, 1-bedroom: A little cute and a little pathetic (pathetic to me means having two windows or less when you’re paying $3,000 or more). |
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$3,300, 1-bedroom: Bad photography and set decoration but very good floorboards and proximity to the water. Ugh, but then we’re back to no good on proximity to trains. |
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83 State Street Photo: Douglas Elliman |
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$3,850, studio: I swear this is the last unaffordable studio I’ll list this week, but the lacquer-red window panes and the terra-cotta cement floor are sexy as hell. |
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$3,500, 1-bedroom: The bright is right!
$7,500, 2-bedroom: While you can get a duplex in Bed-Stuy for less than this, they are in possession of a pretty wonderfully deep tub.
$14,500, 4-bedroom: So outside the realm of realistic that it’s fun, sorta, right?? The garden here is so genuinely beautiful that I have nothing sarcastic to say about it. |
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412A Clinton Street Photo: Brown Harris Stevens |
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