Bensonhurst derives its name from Arthur W. Benson, the former president of Brooklyn Gas, who in 1835 began buying farmland that formerly belonged to the Polhemuses family. Bensonhurst has always been associated with an Italian tradition although Bensonhurst Brooklyn New York has been home to families of many different ethnicities. 18th Avenue also known as Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard - is regarded by many as New York's true Little Italy. Dining and listening to opera at Tomasso's on 86th Street and the famous L&B Spumoni Gardens, where the lines for the thin-crust square pizza pies are always worth the wait. Bensonhurst Brooklyn New York residential Real Estate consists of many two and three family homes as well as two, to six story properties. However for the most part Bensonhurst Brooklyn New York houses are one and two family semi-attached brick and stucco homes. The price range for Bensonhurst Brooklyn New York residential properties is $400,000's to $1.8M.
From 14th Avenue on the west to Bay Parkway and Avenue P on the east, from 65th Street on the north to 86th Street on the south.
Bensonhurst is surrounded by Midwood to the East, Dyker Heights to the West, Gravesend to the South East, and Boro Park to the North.
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Learn about how Jeff Grandis can help you to sell your residential, commercial or investment property in Bensonhurst Brooklyn NY. Would you like to know the current, top market value of your property? Get a free property evaluation. Please email Jeff Grandis - Brooklyn realty - at jeff@accreg.com or call at 917-804-3198. It is now a fact that families from all five New York City boroughs especially from Manhattan, are seeking to buy a home in Brooklyn, NY because Brooklyn is no longer an alternative, it is the 1st and best choice in where to buy. For information about schools in Bensonhurst Brooklyn, NY please click on the following link: Schools for Bensonhurst Brooklyn, NY 11214 and 11228. Click here for Listed Properties in Bensonhurst Brooklyn, NY 11214 and 11228.
