House of the Day: 49 Rutland Road
This place sure is purdy.
This place sure is purdy. According to the listing, the four-story brick and limestone house at 49 Rutland Road in Prospect Lefferts Gardens is one of five houses in a row designed by the architect John J. Petit in 1897. The interior of the 3,500-square-foot house is full of original details—pier mirrors, wood mantels, and ribbon pattern parquet floors—but has obviously had some modern updating in the right places. All good. And what about the asking price of $1,450,000? Think it’ll fly? There’s a pair of open houses this weekend for the curious.
49 Rutland Road [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
12:09, I lived in Lefferts Manor for 2 years and moved out about a year ago. Lefferts Manor is a very friendly community. It is basically an isolated enclave, which makes people feel more connected and more likely to reach-out to neighbors. It is very much like a small town (minus the stores!), and so you get some of that small-town neighborliness. (Although I will say that there was definitely a social segregation between those who lived in the Manor and those who lived in greater PLG. Perhaps that has changed?) On the con side, I did feel very isolated. Other than the one coffee house and the park there is nowhere to go, and I personally wasn’t that comfortable walking in the surrounding areas. So I had to drag the kids into the subway or bus all the time. We bought a car and I ended up driving to the Slope constantly to hang out. The lack of good stores was an issue too, but the main reason we left was our sense of isolation and our discomfort with Flatbush Avenue and the people hanging out on some of the street corners at night (and definite drug activity in many of the apartment buildings on Flatbush). Again, this was a year ago, so take that into account. And it is of course totally personal–we are in touch with old neighbors, many of whom are very happy there. It is just a question of what you personally are comfortable with.
“I shop at Fairway, as does everybody I know in Park Slope.”
I don’t know a soul in Park Slope that shop at Fairway.
First of all, 18,000 people in Park Slope belong to the Food Co-op, so clearly not everyone shops at Fairway.
I have a four digit # from the PSFC, if you get my drift newcomer, and I have never lived in PS like many others including the person who introduced me to the FC.
What…precisely…is the problem with keeping a modicum of civility to one’s online discourse? I am as snarky as the next guy (or gal) (but usually guy, it seems), but I don’t get the need for all this rancor and stupidity. It’s like road rage, I guess–you’re “safe” behind a screen venting your sophomoric bile. Why a discussion about a cute if overpriced house in a lovely if imperfect neighborhood should deteriorate into “Peewee’s Playhouse” as written by David Mamet is utterly beyond me.
Posted by: Brenda from Flatbush at November 8, 2007 3:05 PM
Well said!
Great Cuban artist, but his name slips me, can anyone help me out with the name?
K-Dog has great food. But it’s not a dinner place, just lunch. The soup, sandwiches and quiche are excellent. It’s a popular place for local moms and kids because it’s set up for kids with places to play. Yet a section up front people with laptops can hang, too.
Enduro is fine. It’s not going to win awards, but I really like their fish tacos and chicken tacos and their Nachos Enduro. The cocktails are good, and it’s a place where people hang at the bar, not just eat at tables so it’s always bustling and you notice some people who go in to get a drink by themselves always manage to find someone to talk to. Which is nice. It reminds of cool bar/restaurants in the college town I used to live in. Just hip and funky enough in the decor, without feeling like they tried too hard. Makes the vibe more relaxed. Anybody know what I mean? Some places in NYC get too self-conscious “conceptual” with the decor. Everyone needs to stand out somehow, I guess.
How is the food at K-dog and Enduro?
Hopefully when the new condo building is completed on Lincoln next to the Q entrance, the storefronts on Lincoln and on Flatbush near Lincoln will fill up with more cool restaurants and bars. There’s already K-Dog and Enduro right there. Workers were doing something this week finally after a lull; they had a jackhammer going and the doors were open to the old building that will perhaps be the base for the condominium.
The lack of amenities in PLG really is unfortunate.
However we felt way more isolated in Park Slope, socially. Our neighbors in our building were very nice people but we never ever ever did things like go out to dinner or hang out. It was weird. Our block in Lefferts Manor PLG is incredibly social, we know nearly everyone on the block within a couple months of moving here and we love that about it.
It was weird not having as much amenities nearby, but we’re used to it now, and it so not the torture some make it out to be. The pure enjoyment of a whole house and having a yard, has more than made up for it. I love my garden! Digging in the dirt is the best. But it’s all about your individual needs. For many people with busy schedules, it’s more important to have good amenities right outside their door, than it is to have lots of space. Which of course explains all the people living in Manhattan.
Lastly, two words: Fresh Direct.
“I shop at Fairway, as does everybody I know in Park Slope.”
I don’t know a soul in Park Slope that shop at Fairway.
First of all, 18,000 people in Park Slope belong to the Food Co-op, so clearly not everyone shops at Fairway.