Today’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn NY is hip, historic, diverse, lively and convenient.
Neighborhood borders are Ocean Avenue to the West, Empire Boulevard to the North, New York Avenue to the East and Clarkson Avenue to the South. The neighborhood has seen a boom in the construction of luxury residential apartment buildings among low-rise brick buildings and historic row houses.
The major commercial corridors in Prospect Lefferts Gardens are Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue.
PLG boasts beautifully preserved 19th and 20th century architecture that includes Romanesque Revival, Neo Georgian and Neo Tudor styles.
The Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District consists of Sterling Street from Bedford to Nostrand Avenue, Lefferts Avenue from Bedford to Nostrand Avenue, Lincoln Road from Flatbush Avenue to Rogers Avenue, Maple Street from Flatbush Avenue to Rogers Avenue, Midwood Street from Flatbush Avenue to Rogers Avenue, Rutland Road from Flatbush Avenue to Rogers Avenue and Fenimore Street from Flatbush Avenue to Rogers Avenue.
Property values in today’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens are at an all time high and demand for real estate is strong. Some examples of the range in asking prices for properties are:
For single family townhouse in need of a gut renovation, 1,640 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms and 1 bath the asking price is $1M, for a 9 room, 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bath home with many period details in good condition the asking price is $1.950M, for a 3,752 square foot, 15 room, 6 bedroom, 3 bath home with beautifully preserved period details throughout the asking price is $2.7M, for a 4,000 square foot 13 room, 6 bedroom, 3.5 bath, fully detached home on a 50x105 lot with a private driveway and garage the asking price is $2.850M and for a 5,954 square foot truly grand home with 19 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths the asking price is $3.980M.
For two family houses, a 2,000 square foot, 10 room, 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with period details the asking price is $1.8M, for a beautifully renovated, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 bath home the asking price is $2.1M.
For a 4 family house with 4,000 square feet, 23 rooms, 11 bedrooms and 8 baths the asking price is $2.750M.
For a mixed use building with 2 apartments above a ground level storefront with 3,000 square feet, 6 bedrooms and 2 baths the asking price is $1.699M.
For Co op apartments the range in asking prices is;
For a 2 room Studio with 1 bath the asking price is $239,000.
For 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartments the asking prices range from $399,000 to $425,000 for 750 square feet, to $479,000 for 800 square feet. For a 2 bedroom, 2 bath 1,100 square foot apartment the asking price is $729,000 and a smaller 783 square foot unit with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath is asking $805,000.
For Condominium apartments the range in asking prices is:
$399,000 for a 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment with 410 square feet, $695,000 for a 1 bedroom, 1 bath with 679 square feet, to $725,000 for a 1 bedroom, 1 bath unit with 836 square feet and $750,000 for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath unit with 953 square feet.
Subway service into Manhattan consists of the B, Q and S trains located at Flatbush Ave Corner of Ocean avenue and the Q train located at Parkside Avenue at Ocean Avenue.
There are some good schools in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
P.S. K141 located at 655 Parkside Avenue serving grades OK, PK, SE, 1-11.
P.S. 161 The Crown School located at 339 Crown Street serving grades OK< PK, SE, 1-5.
Lefferts Gardens Charter School located at 601 Parkside Avenue serving grades K – 5.
P.S. 92 Adrian Hegeman School, also located at 601 Parkside Avenue serving grades PK, OK, SE, 1-5.
Middle School 61 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell located at 400 Empire Boulevard serving grades 6-8.
There are many different cuisines being served and good restaurant choices in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. You may want to try:
Honey Badger located at 67 Fenimore Street serving American and Contemporary American food.
Caribbean Social located at 847 Flatbush Avenue serving Caribbean cuisine.
Blessings Café located at 663 Flatbush Avenue serving traditional Italian food.
La Estrella Del Castillo located at 948 Nostrand Avenue serving Latin American food.
Hai Sun Chinese Restaurant located at 651 Flatbush Avenue.
Tanqueria El Patron Mexican Grill located at 51 Lincoln Road serving Mexican food.
Sushi Tatsu located at 644 Flatbush Avenue serving Japanese food.
King of Tandoor located at 600 Flatbush Avenue serving Indian food.
Culpeppers located at 1082 Nostrand Avenue serving Caribbean food.
There are some watering holes in Prospect Lefferts Gardens that you may want to visit for a libation or two.
Midwood Flats located at 577 Flatbush Avenue, a rustic chic spot serving craft beers, whisky flights and good food.
Erv’s located at 2122 Beekman Place, serving craft cocktails and Barista coffee drinks.
The Westbury Inn located at 673 Flatbush Avenue, a neighborhood favorite.
Parkside located at 705 Flatbush Avenue, an industrial chic bar serving craft beers, cocktails and brick oven pizza.
Bluebird located at 504 Flatbush Avenue, serving craft cocktails and creative bar eats.
For live music, The Owl Music Parlor located at 497 Rogers Avenue has received outstanding reviews as a great small venue for live music! Check it out.
If you are interested in selling your property or you know someone who is planning to sell their Brooklyn NY property, whether a single family residential property, an apartment building, a commercial property, mixed use, multi family, co op or condo, vacant land or a development opportunity, call us. You will be very happy that you did.
We always bring our clients the top market price for their property and provide exceptional personalized service from initial consultation to closing.
Thank you,
Accord Real Estate Group
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