A diverse and lively pocket of central Brooklyn in ZIPs 11225 and 11213 - right next to the Brooklyn Museum and Botanic Garden, with tree lined brownstone blocks and the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains at your door. Here is what it is actually like to live here.
Crown Heights is one of central Brooklyn's most dynamic neighborhoods - tree lined blocks of classic brownstones and pre war apartment buildings, a deeply diverse community, and a location that puts some of the borough's best institutions right at the edge. The housing stock runs from grand row houses to spacious pre war co-ops, appealing to a wide range of buyers.
The northern edge sits along Eastern Parkway, next to the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, with Prospect Park just beyond. Franklin Avenue and Nostrand Avenue carry the everyday life of the neighborhood - restaurants, cafes, and shops that keep Crown Heights lively day and night.
One of the largest art museums in the country sits right at the neighborhood's edge along Eastern Parkway.
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's 52 acres of gardens and blooms are a few blocks away from the residential streets.
Tree lined streets of historic row houses and pre war apartment buildings - classic central Brooklyn character.
Express and local service along Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue connect you fast to Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.
The neighborhood's main corridor - restaurants, cafes, bars, and shops that keep Crown Heights lively.
Brooklyn's great green space is a short walk from Crown Heights, with trails, meadows, and the lake.
Crown Heights is a strong, in demand market. Homes trade in a broad range from about $700,000 for condos and smaller properties to $2.5 million and more for restored multifamily brownstones, with the number set by size, condition, block, and how close you are to the park and the trains. Renovated townhouses on the best blocks sell at the top of that range. Because buyers compete for the good ones, well priced, well presented homes here tend to move quickly and often draw more than one offer.
Those are ranges, not your number. The only way to know what a specific Crown Heights home is worth today is a real read on the exact property and the most recent sales on its block.
Crown Heights, in ZIPs 11225 and 11213, is known for sitting next to the Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanic Garden, its tree lined brownstone blocks, and a diverse and lively community. It is served by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains toward Manhattan and the rest of Brooklyn.
Homes trade in a broad range from about $700,000 for condos and smaller properties to $2.5 million and more for restored multifamily brownstones, depending on size, condition, and block. For a current price on a specific home, request a free valuation.
It is one of central Brooklyn's most sought after neighborhoods. Residents value the tree lined brownstone blocks, the proximity to the Brooklyn Museum and Botanic Garden, the diverse and lively community, and the direct 2, 3, 4, and 5 train rides into Manhattan.
Crown Heights is served by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains along Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue, putting Downtown Brooklyn, Lower Manhattan, and Midtown within a direct ride. The express service makes for one of the faster commutes in central Brooklyn.
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