Take Five

… neighborhoods Victorian Flatbush in fact comprises 11 different neighborhoods They are Prospect Park South Ditmas Park … square blocks says Schweiger They comprise approximately 2000 to 2500 Victorian Queen Anne Tudor Greek Revival … expensive in Victorian Flatbush All standalone homes currently for sale are priced over $2 million Apartments can be …

… south side of the street standing in a neat little row are 12 homes all built at the very end of the 19th century All … rowhouses in New York and are architecturally very different from more common and predictable brownstones In fact … … 5 Whats for sale nearby … While theres nothing currently for sale or rent within the 12 houses you can buy   …

… mansion and the area that surrounds it  predates Miranda by 250 yearswith a history interesting enough to possibly … area … 1 George Washington really did sleep here and apparently the political arguments raged on … The Jumel mansion … of American history But Oppenheimer has a very different story to tellone of a woman who rose above the abject …

… buildings you see when driving past Corona Queens With its 20 highrise buildings 5000 apartments and 40 acres of land its known as  LeFrak City The privatelyowned rental community which stands at the intersection of Corona … by a company owned and run by the LeFrak family and is currently being renovated more on that below LeFrak has also …

… its distinctive shape It then sat vacant for decades until 2006 when it was renovated and expanded with an addition … Today the LEED certified  apartment complex is home to 500 rentals with floortoceiling views of the Manhattan skyline … … in the area but it began its life as something very different the home of a newspaper Though its hard to imagine a …

… Berman of the wonderful surprise of discovering Astor Row28 almost identical houses that stand along the south side … on the top floorsbright with efficient spaceand two rentals a onebedroom on the garden floor and a twobedroom on … living here Its a real neighborhood Living here is different from the typical anonymous experience of other parts of …

… to Berman The area around the new McCreerys from Ninth to 23rd Street had been a manufacturing district and was fast … the McCreery building Apartments are available to buy and rent … Does all this history make you want to move right in … At the moment there are two apartments for sale and one for rent in the building Its not unusual for apartments to …

… are showstopping and steeped in history The Clebourne at 924 West End Avenue is one of the latter The Cleburne is … building  An ad in a slightly later issue of The Sun listed rents as $1500 to $1800 per year  … 5 Its a celebrity … John Valentis Birdland jazz club room from 1986 to 1996 Apparently its triangle shape translated into great acoustics …

… still visible like a beacon from several blocks West on 42 nd Street but nothing about the Tudor Revivalstyle enclave … cabbies and lonely males travelling through Grand Central Rents subsequently fell the jewel of midtown got shabby … Frances Shaugnessy principal at Tudor Realty Services they rent for $1700 $1900 per month while a small onebedroom …