I walked by them a few months ago to investigate. What's wrong with them is distance from a subway stop (probably a good 10+ min walk to the G train, maybe at Classon?), and the fact that Kent Ave. is fairly sketchy. There's a building across the street converting to condos (I believe an old underwear factory), but other than that, the immediate area is fairly dirty and desolate.

Possibly a good investment though, as the movie studio will be opening nearby in the Navy Yard. There's also a fairly cool bar on Taffee called Sputnik, though I suspect it's overrun with Pratt students.

Sputnik has started booking burlesque shows, so the neighborhood is surely on the rise.

Oooh, an underwear factory? Hmmm. I wish we had checked them out during our long walk next weekend. Maybe next time.

Burlesque shows, huh? We'll know the neighborhood is on a slope when the strollers start arriving.

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I would jump on it. Think of the gate as quaint or something...like Washington Mews...

i guess there's nothing wrong with the CHV itself, but it seems like it doesn't belong in this neighborhood. maybe further out into midwood or something it would seem more correct. here it comes off as a place for people who want to seem hip and live in the hood but with an enormous wall sealing out the Real World.

the only other gated place i know of near here is the Old Folks Home next to my house, and that gate is probably mostly there to keep the old folks from wandering off.

you have an old folks home? is that the home for old ladies?

i don't know enough about the buses listed, but it does sound like it's kind of out of the way. i wonder what other condo buildings will be developed there in the future, though, or what the potential for property value growth is over time.

shit, yo. i sound old.

Clinton Hill Village, another phase for gentrification. I reside in the vicinity, and the " village" is in the middle of the hood, and in proximity of the Lafayette Garden project. The area/neighborhood is going through racial/economic transition. Brownstone townhouses and co-ops are going for an average of $750,000.; therefore this prospect is a steal. Rents ( average 2br apt) are going for median price of $1500.00 Inaddition, the new studio, located near the Navy yard and Clinton Hill Village has been implemented and will be ready to operation in 2007. However, to gate a community in an established community is a racist and seperatist statement, which will not be conducive for the community. Gentrification is at it's all time high in the community. Once called Bedford Stuyvesant brooklyn, 15 years ago, now is called Clinton Hill Village. Shame, Shame, Shame

I'm looking to purchase one of these. While the area looks a bit run down, I'm sure it will turn around once those luxury condos fill up. Apparently they are already 90% sold. I too find the gate a bit offensive. Really sends a shitty message to the long term residents of the area.

My friend spoke with the "owner" recently and was told that she only needed $12K down to purchase, but that she would have to sign a "sellback" agreement. It states that in '08 she agrees to sell the unit back to mgt for her original purchase price + $100K....never heard of such a thing. You? Is this for real???

If so, is mgt trying to "hedge" the units, just to "re-flip" them once the studios are up and running????