Will Bed-Stuy become the next Fort Greene? (New York, Clinton: condos, home)

[Luvthn]

I was thinking about putting down roots in Fort Greene, but I would like to live in an integrated area and I am being advised that in another 15 years Fort Greene will look more like Park Slope. I was also told that if I want to live in a neighborhood that will in the same 15-year time span have a more diverse racial and socio-economic mix, then Bed-Stuy would be the place to settle. Is this accurate?

[LLOJ]

I recommend you really consider what's said in this thread before you move to Bed-Stuy.

[UrbanQuest]

Doubt it. Remember, Bed-Stuy is much larger in size and population than Fort Greene.

[tpk-nyc]

I think it's inevitable, especially the parts closest to Downtown. The new condos have already started going in. The recession has checked development for a little bit, but not for ever. Bed-Stuy, like Harlem a few years ago, has one extraordinary and rare commodity: undervalued Brownstones.

[drkman]

I doubt it also. I believe Bed-Stuy is the largest Black community in New York and maybe be one of the largest in America. It is also covers a very large area in Brooklyn. For the OP's question, Clinton Hill or certain parts of Crown Heights may be more diverse in the time period specified then Bed-Stuy.

[cjgintrepid04]

I would avoid bed-stuy like the plague if I were you. That area has no chance of getting any better over the next 15 years

[e.ortega]

Originally Posted by Luvthn

I was thinking about putting down roots in Fort Greene, but I would like to live in an integrated area and I am being advised that in another 15 years Fort Greene will look more like Park Slope. I was also told that if I want to live in a neighborhood that will in the same 15-year time span have a more diverse racial and socio-economic mix, then Bed-Stuy would be the place to settle. Is this accurate?

Bed-Stuy?????????????? You are kidding right?

[OyCrumbler]

How about a middle ground with Clinton Hill or Prospect Heights?

Also, it's possible for a neighborhood to make huge changes for the better or worse within 15 years. I don't think any of us can actually predict this with any certainty. My hunch is that Bed-Stuy will become more diverse, but will still be a predominantly black neighborhood.

[Fred314X]

Bed-Stuy is a fairly extensive district. The area adjacent to Fort Greene isn't the same thing as the area east of Throop, just as an example. Before you accept or condemn the entire neighborhood, you should check out the specific block or blocks you may be considering.

[vitalove]

I wouldn't risk making a bet like that. Fort Greene is diverse and will probably remain diverse in 15 years as there is a lot of ownership there and people of all races continue to buy and sell in the area.

In this market, I would only buy in an area that has the highest rate of growth and development. I wouldn't risk it on an up-and-coming neighborhood, unless it was my home neighborhood and I was just in love with that nabe.