Source: Habitually Chic

178 Garfield Pl has now been listed on Zillow for at least 50 days at $3.75 million despite a Zestimate of about $2.9 million (estimated mortgage: $13,992/mo). This 7-story, 3.5 bath Park Slope townhouse was built in the late 19th century. It is 4,400 square feet, and was [...]

If you’re looking for an easy way to dispose of that $5.75 million lotto winning, perhaps you’d be interested in 501 2nd Street? You know the building: across the street from PS321 and the Second Street Cafe, it’s a handyman’s special with a prime Seventh Ave ground floor retail space that’s been vacant for [...]

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agg writes on the Park Slope Message Board: “I’m thinking about buying a studio in Windsor Terrace. It’s a nice place, just next to the park, but it’s also small, about 500 sq. feet. I put a [...]

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Dress in a suit.

Keep calm.

Speak when spoken to.

Don’t volunteer too much.

Be yourself (unless you are a dog-breeding rock star).

Small co-ops: be enthusiastic about helping with the chores (garbage, cleaning, etc.) [...]

Positively snowy 4th St.

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cat writes in the Park Slope Message Boards: “I’ve been looking at apartments in Bay Ridge… I’ve heard that a lot of people from Park Slope have been moving there.”

“I know it’s [...]

Many thanks to reporter extraordinaire Hugh Son for highlighting the saga of the tenants at 598 6th Street (see “Mr. Livanos Peeping Through His Tenant’s Collapsed Ceiling”). Hugh writes in his Daily News article:

“Brown liquid poured into Marian Tortorella’s ground-floor apartment yesterday as workers did exterior cleaning… A 7-foot section of Tortorella’s [...]

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From the Dream-on-You-Frustrated-Renter Dept.:

Diane writes in the Park Slope Message Boards: “On my block (6th Ave. btw 10th-11th St.) there is a vacant house that’s been there at least as long as I have (17 yrs.) [...]

travisruse writes to Daily Slope: “South Park Slope has won its downzoning battle.”

“It’s official!! As of 2:40pm, Wednesday the 16th of November 2005, South Park Slope and Greenwood Heights have been downzoned. Another mindless R6 district has bitten the dust…”

“And so what happens to the numerous sites that were racing to [...]

It’s more expensive than ever to buy in Park Slope.

Median house prices in Park Slope (actually Park Slope/BoCoCa/Brooklyn Heights combined) jumped from $900,000 to $1,250,000 from First Half 2004 to First Half 2005, according to a report from Halstead that was reported on Curbed.

Average price is up from $1.09 [...]

From the Daily News: “Peeling paint. No heat. An overwhelming stench of sewage in the halls… Welcome to life at 152 Fourth Ave. – one of five ‘buildings from hell’ in Park Slope where a landlord is trying to drive tenants from their rent-stabilized homes, housing advocates charge…”

“Organizers from the

Dunno. What do we look like … know-it-alls?

Here’s a nickel, kid. Go ask Newsday:

Over on whimperandwhine: “It has been months (10 to be exact) since I moved out of my 1-bedroom on 5th Avenue and Garfield place to make room for the controversial Commerce Bank…”

“Here is what the site looks like today. Looks like the last thing this neigbhorhood needs is another ______. Bank? Baby? Boutique? [...]

“Yeah, yeah, hurry up and give me the fine already…

I’ve got a work crew on illegal overtime!”
Image from South Park Slope Blog: “180 15th Street.
Images taken Friday September, 23. 9:30am show
foundation work being performed without permits.”

Reported [...]

daniel asks: “Anyone know what’s going in on the corner of 5th & Union, right next to Beso? I can’t remember what was there before, but I passed by last week and the store has been gutted. Looks like something new is coming in soon.”

Comment: 5th + Union? [Park Slope Message Boards]
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