658 Park Place is a 9-unit barrel-front limestone pre war condo completely renovated and converted in 2009. In addition to private storage cages, condo provides bike storage and a custodian to handle garbage removal, snow shoveling and custodial work in the common areas. The building is pet friendly with low monthly common charges of $483.87 (as of May 2024). The J-51 tax exemption and abatement has current (as of May 2024) taxes of $122.25 per month. Tentative taxes next period with J-51 are projected at $192.54/month (please confirm numbers with department of finance). J-51 exemption fully expires in 2025 and remainder on the abatement soon after - but with no exemption or abatement at all current taxes would only be $379.76/month (please confirm numbers with department of finance).
On Park Place directly off Franklin Avenue, this is the most vibrant section of prime Crown Heights, with close access to the 2,3,4,5 & S trains, and neighborhood hot spots such as Chavela's,Mayfield,Franklin Park,Little Zelda Coffee & Wine,Crown Inn, Bien Cuit, Covenhoven, Cafe Rue Deux and Cent'Anni right around the corner. Excellent gourmet grocers and wine stores are also moments away. This location is not to be beat.
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Originally known as Crown Hill by the Lenape Indians that lived there, Crown Heights has evolved into a diverse neighborhood, occupied primarily by Hasidic Jews and one of the largest Caribbean populations to be found anywhere outside of the West Indies.
Head over to Nostrand Avenue, one of the main West Indian commercial areas in the neighborhood, which is lined with stores that have been in those exact same places for generations, providing their goods and services to area residents. Kingston Avenue has similar commercial activities that support the Jewish community, and Franklin Avenue shows the most signs of change and gentrification, with an ever-expanding mix of yoga studios, coffee shops, and organic grocery stores that serve the influx of young professionals. No matter which of these areas you visit, you will find an interesting mix of businesses that you wouldn’t normally picture as existing side-by-side. It is all part of the cultural diversity of Crown Heights.
The neighborhood is bisected, from east to west, by Eastern Parkway, which is a beautiful, 3-mile-long boulevard lined with mature trees. This leafy oasis was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, famed designer of Central Park, the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, and the U. S. Capitol in Washington, D. C.
You will find a mix of low-rise apartment buildings, large middle-class elevator buildings, brownstones, and some luxury buildings. Century-old architecture stands next to modern residential developments in a visually interesting mix of styles, much as the diversity of the residents exists. People who would not normally meet and mix are forging new pathways to cultural understanding by working, living, and playing together in the same neighborhood.