There's something special about Fort Greene. A walking neighborhood, offering everything you can ever imagine, in one community. This brownstone, one bedroom apartment, steps from Fort Greene Park, with it's jogging paths and tennis court, offers a deep garden for your private use. Ready for spring planting and summer gatherings.
The open concept space for living and dining includes the kitchen, fireplace, and nooks to display your favorite things. A sizable bedroom, and bathroom with tub and shower. Original wood floors throughout.
Close to a plethora of restaurants, cafes, specialty shops, and nightlife. BAM movie theater and concert hall. Atlantic Terminal, Barclay Center, all trains, four bus lines, and LIRR. 20 minutes to Manhattan.
No pets
Smoke-free
Surrounded by The Brooklyn Navy Yard, Downtown Brooklyn, Prospect Heights, and Clinton Hill, Fort Greene is a hip neighborhood that is great for young professionals and families alike. Rife with historic brownstones, this neighborhood feels like home.
Fort Greene is named for Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, who constructed a fort in the area in 1776. After the war, the area was used to house workers of the new Brooklyn Navy Yard, though several small farms were also still present from the original colony.
Slavery was outlawed in New York in 1827, which allowed the black population of Fort Greene to grow as many people moved to the area seeking work in the Navy Yard. The farmers of the area sold their land to this population and they developed the area as a haven for the abolitionist movement, hosting speakers like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass.
During the 1900's, Fort Greene experienced a cultural boom, opening BAM in 1908…
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