A diverse, rising neighborhood in western Brooklyn, ZIP 11220 - a hilltop park with the best harbor and skyline views in the borough, Industry City below, a bustling Brooklyn Chinatown on Eighth Avenue, and blocks of classic row houses. Here is what it is actually like to live here.
Sunset Park is named for its park, and the park is the reason. Set on a hill, it offers a sweeping view across the harbor to the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline - the kind of open horizon that stops you in your tracks. Below it runs a neighborhood that is diverse, hardworking, and full of energy, with a housing stock built around solid, classic row houses on tight, walkable streets.
Life here is anchored by two engines: the Brooklyn Chinatown along Eighth Avenue, one of the largest Asian commercial corridors in the city, packed with markets and restaurants; and Industry City on the waterfront, a sprawling complex of shops, food halls, studios, and jobs. Between the views, the food, and the energy, Sunset Park is one of the most exciting neighborhoods in western Brooklyn.
Sunset Park itself - a sweeping view across the harbor to the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline.
A waterfront complex of shops, food halls, studios, and jobs that has become a destination in its own right.
Eighth Avenue is one of the city's largest Asian commercial corridors - markets, bakeries, and restaurants everywhere.
Blocks of solid, classic row houses on tight, walkable streets - the backbone of the neighborhood's housing.
Three subway lines carry you north into Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan for a quick, direct commute.
The Gowanus Expressway sits right along the waterfront edge for fast drives out to the rest of the city.
Sunset Park is a rising, driven by demand market. Most homes trade between about $800,000 and $1.8 million and up, with the number set by whether it is a single, two, or multifamily row house, the condition, and how close you are to the park and the trains. Larger multifamily and fully renovated row houses sell above that. Because both families and investors compete here, well priced, well presented homes 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 Sunset Park home is worth today is a real read on the exact house and the most recent sales on its block.
Sunset Park is a diverse neighborhood in western Brooklyn, ZIP 11220, known for its hilltop park with sweeping harbor and Manhattan skyline views, the shops and studios of Industry City, the Brooklyn Chinatown along Eighth Avenue, and blocks of classic row houses.
Most homes trade in a broad range from about $800,000 to $1.8 million and up, depending on whether it is a single, two, or multifamily row house, the condition, and the location. For a current price on a specific home, request a free valuation.
It is one of the most vibrant and rising neighborhoods in western Brooklyn. Residents value the hilltop park and its views, the food and energy of Eighth Avenue's Brooklyn Chinatown, the shops and jobs at Industry City, and the classic row houses.
Sunset Park is served by the D, N, and R subway lines running north into Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan. Local buses and easy access to the Gowanus Expressway round out the commute.
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