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Studio at 1359 Nostrand Avenue
1359 Nostrand Avenue (East Flatbush, BK)
- Studio
- 1 Bath
- Elevator
- Low-rise
Population | 2621793 (2014) |
Area | 71.5 sq m |
Rental listings | 149 no-fee, 47 fee ads |
Median rent | $4,032 |
The borough of Brooklyn used to be a separate city until the creation of the City of New York in 1898 transformed it into one of the newborn city's boroughs. More than a century on, it sometimes feels like it's still somewhat apart: Brooklyn has its own "Downtown", for example (Downtown Brooklyn) and a few other features (e.g. Prospect Park) that seem more befitting of a city rather than a mere district.
To be sure, if Brooklyn decided to go its own way today (not that it's likely or particularly desirable), the ex-borough would immediately become one of the top five US cities by population, while its GDP would leave many a country in the dust, to say nothing of its global image and cultural sway. But let's not get carried away: for many people Brooklyn is New York just as much as – or even more so than – Manhattan.
Layout | Ads | Median | Average |
Studio | 52 | $3,695 | $3,698 |
1 Bedroom | 64 | $4,196 | $4,246 |
2 Bedroom | 43 | $5,450 | $5,302 |
3+ Bedrooms | 37 | $4,150 | $5,361 |
Total | 196 | $4,032 | $4,543 |
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Total: 149 no-fee, 47 fee ads
Brooklyn is a large borough and apartments in most price segments can be found here. It will probably not come as a surprise that the most expensive areas in Brooklyn tend to be those closest to Manhattan (Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg) and those near Prospect Park, especially Park Slope (see NORTH-WESTERN BROOKLYN below). For cheaper areas, simply look further afield.
Brooklyn buildings, likewise, come in all shapes and sizes. As the handy diagram above shows, at least half of the borough's residential building stock consists of low-rise buildings (up to 5 stories). Another perhaps third or so is made up of mid-rises (5 to 10 stories). It is the final 10-15% of residential buildings where things get really… interesting. Unlike the low- and mid-rise buildings, many of which are decades old, most of the Brooklyn high-rises were built in the 21st century, with a sizeable portion having been completed in the past 10 years. So, they're both sky-high and brand new. Their apartments themselves are often not much to write home about, but leveraging their scale, many of the buildings have included every imaginable amenity – from gyms and pools to rooftop terraces to shared entertainment facilities and much more. And of course, for those lucky ones whose windows face the north-west, the Manhattan views are simply insane.
To sum up, depending on its year of construction, your Brooklyn building may offer more in terms of layout, ceiling height, and old-world charm (older buildings) or in the way of views and shared amenities (newer ones).
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1359 Nostrand Avenue
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Classic Brooklyn. The Brooklyn neighborhoods one hears about are, more often than not, located in the north-western section of the borough, which corresponds to community districts 1, 2, and 6. Rents in some of these areas (and especially in Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg, Park Slope, and DUMBO) approach and even exceed Manhattan levels.
Here we have edgy Brooklyn. Bushwick is the new frontier of hip in the city, offering relatively cheap rents and abundant (if no longer cheap) industrial loft space, while more traditional (and quickly gentrifying) Bedford-Stuyvesant ("Bed-Stuy") and Crown Heights boast many attractive brownstone row houses with spacious, high-ceilinged apartments.
Working-class-family Brooklyn. These areas are largely residential and offer rents that are considerably lower than in the more fashionable neighborhoods (see above).
Likewise, family-friendly and residential. Moving further down south, we find Brooklyn neighborhoods that feel more sparse, less densely built-up and sometimes less "urban" in character. This may be painting the picture with too broad of a brush, though: some sections of southern Brooklyn (CDs 9, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, and 17) are still very much high-rise. The presence of first- and (especially) second-generation immigrants – notably from Italy and countries of the former Soviet Union – is felt in many of these areas. Brighton Beach, for example, is largely Russian-speaking.
These somewhat less fashionable and, in places, more economically challenged parts of Brooklyn may also hold some of the borough's best rental deals. Don't discount these neighborhoods out of hand.