About Park Slope
Quick Facts
Current Prices: $425,000 to $12,250,000
Closed Prices: $300,000 to $7,125,000
Median Sale Price: $1,375,000
Average $ per sq ft: $1317
Association Fee Ranges:
Around Park Slope
The neighborhood is split into North and South Slope, but locals break it down by avenue. 5th Avenue is home to bustling bars (as bustling as Park Slope gets, at least) and little shops. Larger housing complexes give way to single-family homes and rowhouses as the avenues increase. 6th Avenue is mostly residential, plus a few churches. 7th Avenue is considered Main Street, 8th Avenue is home to Historic Park Slope, and then you have what’s considered prime real estate, right on Prospect Park West.
Park Slope is home to a number of lovely cafes perfect for meeting a friend for a coffee or loading up on fresh pastries. Outdoor seating is abundant at both low-key bars and upscale favorites. Food fanatics travel to Park Slope just for al di la Trattoria, the neighborhood’s crown gem for Northern Italian cuisine. Recently, cocktail bars have been cropping up on 5th and 7th Avenue, making the neighborhood a true amalgamation of what makes dining in Brooklyn exceptional every time.
Quiet blocks of manicured front gardens and looming trees fill the streets of Park Slope with a certain reverence. Expect to see hoards of visitors existing the subway on 7th Avenue to make their way to Prospect Park for picnics and live music on summer weekends. Playgrounds seem to be tucked around every bend, as well as well-maintained parks and unexpected greenspace.
While a trip to Park Slope on a Friday night is usually for a quiet dinner party, the neighborhood still has plenty of options to offer for an evening out. Try starting in neighboring industrial-center-turned-destination Gowanus for drinks at Lavender Lake or a show at The Bell House. From there, see a film at Nighthawk, right on Prospect Park, or take a walk to 5th Avenue for iconic dive bars and modern dinner spots, alike.
The morning starts with a visit to the neighborhood classic, Colson Patisserie for a pastry, or the new favorite, Winner. From there, pick up a book from Community Bookstore and head to the magical community garden on 15th Street. Take a long stroll to dinner along 7th Avenue, stopping at Cheese Plate for the best selection of artisanal groceries and Annie’s Blue Ribbon General Store for everything else. A dressed-up dinner at Bricolage or Katsuei’s chic outdoor setup makes for the perfect cap to the weekend.
The walkability of the neighborhood gives it a livable charm. It’s not uncommon to have a favorite dry cleaner, grocer, coffee shop, and drug store all within a few blocks. Parking can be hard to find, but neighbors come together for alternate side parking twice a week, piling cars two deep on side streets. The F/G lines are critical for transportation farther into Brooklyn and to Manhattan. The B67 and B61 buses run consistently, ideal for local travel to neighboring Red Hook or Downtown Brooklyn. On the northern side of the neighborhood, access to the 2/3 trains make commuting a breeze. Bicyclists favor the neighborhood for its established paths and easy integration into traffic.
Locals Love
- Access to Prospect Park
- Quiet neighborhood
- Walkability
Locals Don't Love
- Lack of Nightlife
- Sidewalk Traffic
- Distance from Manhattan
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