Brooklyn or Manhattan?
I often find myself daydreaming of owning a beautiful brownstone with a garden on a tree-lined street. Since most of this type of home in Manhattan is north of $4M, Brooklyn seems a viable option except for one VERY important factor: my wife was born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and has little (who am I kidding) NO desire to move to Brooklyn. That said, I occasionally drop her an email with a listing like this to see if she has had a change of heart:
106 Lincoln Place in Park Slope Offered by Corcoran (via HOTD from Brownstoner)
My wife's response: "it looks v. nice"
She couldn't even type "very" for goodness sake. What is it about Manhattanites that seems to make them diametrically opposed to the possibility of calling Brooklyn "home?" To be perfectly honest, everytime we have looked in Brooklyn the reality of leaving Manhattan bums me out so it's not just my wife.
To see more of this beautiful home, click on the picture above to go directly to the agent's web page.
. . .Beautiful home, but moving from Manhattan to Brooklyn is like going from a Mercedes to a Cadillac.
. . .Beautiful home, but moving from Manhattan to Brooklyn is like going from a Mercedes to a Cadillac. Just kidding, but from one guy to another, whatever makes the wife happy, that's what you have to do, or else. . .
My wife certainly agrees but she may not go so far as to say "Cadillac." Maybe a high end Toyota?
damn this place looks amazing. In my view, if its a neighborhood that offers bars, restaurants, nearby parks, and retail stores and close to subways that are 1-2 stops outside Manhattan, its perfectly FINE!
I jsut dont want to be 5+ stops out and lose the walking distance luxury that city life affords.
By the way, thanks for passing me on to that speaking engagement yesterday! Could have used a warning about the socialist crowd though
I had no idea who the crowd would be but I'm sure you were still able to shine. I was bummed that I couldn't do it but knew you would be great. Would love to hear more about it.
