Park Slope Sales: Under $1 Million

Hey, you! Rich bastard! Looking to buy some Park Slope property for under a mil? Curbed has got you covered. In a little feature they call "The Six Digit Club," the blog posts local listings for under seven digits. The latest features a 635 square foot 1 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom duplex located on 7th ave at 15th street. 

It just went on the market two days ago, so if you're interested GET ON IT. 

Is it News That Rent in Brooklyn is High? Apparently so.

Having moved to Brooklyn from (insert name of any other place outside of the five boroughs here) six years ago, I have never thought of rents here as anything but absurdly high. So imagine my amusement upon hearing that Manhattanites actually considerer Brooklyn a magical land of low rents and spacious apartments. Or at least, lower rents and spacious-er apartments. It's all a matter of perspective, right? Well, apparently not.

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Show Me Yours: Park Slope Real Estate - CELEBRITY EDISH!

Jenna Lyons / British Vogue

J. Crew President and Creative Director Jenna Lyons lives in a Park Slope townhouse, "which is a merry (but careful) assemblage of fur throws, drooping roses, and worn staircases"(New York Magazine). The 6'5" (in heels) domineering designer stirred controversy among conservative media outlets this past spring when J. Crew's online catalogue featured a photo of Jenna painting her young son's toenails pink -- an event that Jon Stewart referred to on The Daily Show as "Toemageddon."

Though we have no idea how much Jenna and her husband, artist Vincent Mazeau paid for their Slope nest, it's so badass that we had to include it in the series:

• Location: Park Slope
• Type: Townhouse
• Rent or Own: Presumably owned
• Cost: Somewhere around a Gajillion dollars
• Square footage: massive
• Who calls this place home?: J. Crew president and Creative Director Jenna Lyons, artist Vincent Mazeau and their adorable son, Beckett. 
• What's really good about this joint?: The ability to convert a spare bedroom into what is presumably Park Slope's largest wardrobe closet (via "A Day in the Life of Jenna Lyons," Oprah.com)
• What's really bad about this joint?: We'll let you know if we can think of anything.

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[My Favorite Park Slope...]: Brownstone

Photo via Matt Carman's flickr

My favorite Park Slope brownstone is the Pepto House.

I'm from Bensonhurst, and though I love being from there (most people from BHurst do), it just doesn't have that much to offer two twenty-somethings that are crazy about each other. My girlfriend moved to Park Slope at the beginning of summer and since then we've been loving everything about the neighborhood. In a short amount of time we've covered a great portion of PS, and one of our favorite discoveries is this large brownstone slathered in this Pepto Bismol pink paint on Garfield.

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Show Me Yours: Park Slope Real Estate

Photo by PARK SLOPE LENS

SHOW ME YOURS is a recurring column in which we do two things: show you Park Slope real estate and tell you how much it is. That's pretty much it!

Here's our latest victim Show Me Yours-er:

* Location: 11th Street between 6th and 7th Ave

* Type: 2 Bedroom (plus office, living room, kitchen)

* Cost: $1600/month

* Rent or Own: Rent

* Sq. Footage: Approx. 700

* How did you find this place?: Realtor. But it's been about 5 years now, so it was a damn good investment. 

* Amenities: Two blocks from the F train, a few more from the R. Hardwood floors, backyard access, and a kick-ass view from the roof. 

* Who calls this place home?: A medical case worker at a non-for-profit, an editor at a publishing company, and the sweetest bitch you'll ever meet (on four legs)

* What's really good about this joint?: Bedrooms on opposite side of the apartment, large kitchen, quiet building, responsive landlord.

* What's really bad about this joint?: Small bedrooms, pink-tile bathroom, 3rd Floor walkup, no AC (old wiring = blown circuits). 

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