Recently renovated 2 bedroom apartment on the 2nd floor of a 6 floor apartment building at 707 Beverley Road. It has an open floor plan kitchen and common room. Master bedroom is very spacious and bright, 2nd bedroom is average size with an ample closet. Bathroom and kitchen were renovated 2 years ago and includes stainless steel appliances. Laundry is in basement and there is an elevator. Its a 8 min walk to the Church Ave stop on the F/G or the Beverley Road stop on the Q. The neighborhood has numerous fine restaurants (Wheated, La Loba Catina, Thai Farm Kitchen, The Farm on Adderly, Werkstatt, etc.) and a few bars (Hinterlands, Bar Chord, Sycamore, etc.), but remains quiet and mostly families. There are several grocery stores nearby, including a 24 hour grocery specializing in fresh produce.
Surrounded by Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Flatbush, Kensington is a diverse, peaceful neighborhood. There's a large Orthodox Jewish population, which has made its mark on the neighborhood with kosher eateries and religious buildings. That said, the majority of new people moving here are young professionals seeking a large, affordable apartment.
While Kensington was originally settled as part of The Town of Flatbush, the land wasn't used for much. It wasn't until 1737 that the area was properly settled by the British as farmland. Kensington would be used for agricultural purposes throughout the 1700's and 1800's.
It wasn't until 1885 that Kensington was turned into a residential neighborhood. The Ocean Parkway, finished in 1880, helped make the area popular. Businesses started popping up next to it, as did apartment complexes. By the 1920's, Kensington was full of people.
Kensington ran into some issues around the 1950's and 60's…
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