Is this too good to be true? Why is this condo so inexpensive? (Pelham: short sale, condos)

[Shoshanarose]

108-36 Flatlands 9th St. #23D in Canarsie, Brooklyn | StreetEasy

It has a balcony, a water view, and the complex has a pool.

SO why is it only 219K?
What is the neighborhood like?

[louie0406]

Undesirable area.

[Shoshanarose]

Originally Posted by louie0406

Undesirable area.

As I suspected.

So what is wrong with the area and what is it like?

[city living]

Public transportation sucks and all you would need is a decent wind to bring the stench from the previous dump to that private balcony. And it's a short sale.

[louie0406]

Originally Posted by Shoshanarose

As I suspected.

So what is wrong with the area and what is it like?

Flatlands is a very desolate area. It was notorious for illegal car drag racing back in the 80's - 90's.

[eddiep83]

not a nice area and no trains nearby. there are many cheap condos in the outskirts of BK, BX & Queens once you get far from trains.

Kew Garden Hills has some really cheap co-ops but there is no train nearby.

there is a huge complex of condos in East NY meadow wood with huge cheap condos with terraces, but again no trains.

[WhyRUMad]

Originally Posted by Shoshanarose

108-36 Flatlands 9th St. #23D in Canarsie, Brooklyn | StreetEasy

It has a balcony, a water view, and the complex has a pool.

SO why is it only 219K?
What is the neighborhood like?

It in da hood with no trains. May as well not live in the city at all and avoid the taxes.

[sirtiger]

don't forget its near JFK airport...airplane path...Also tons of birds there..maybe they can smell the old garbage dump

[l1995]

To my knowledge it's not unsafe, just a little outskirty

[Javawood]

Just move to the Bronx. Cheap by the Pelham Parkway stop on the 2/5. Or actually, don't. I want it to be cheap if I finally pull the trigger and move there haha.