Comments on: Is It Too Much To Ask $6.95 Million For This Hicks Street Townhouse In Brooklyn Heights?

By: HicksOnHicks

HicksOnHicks — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:13:00 +0000

I’ve lived on Hicks between State and Joralemon as well as 133 Henry (near Clark) and the Archway at 180 Montague. 180 Montague was by far the loudest. Hicks street is only a little louder than Henry. It really only gets loud when BQE is backed up and some impatient, rude people take Hicks as an alternate and lean on their horns.

By: HicksOnHicks

HicksOnHicks — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:11:00 +0000

True. Hopefully when the nabe becomes a slow zone, this will change as well.

By: HicksOnHicks

HicksOnHicks — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:10:00 +0000

I live across from the firehouse. The 224 is in and out of the firehouse all day and all night. However, they are great neighbors who never turn their sirens on until they hit the first intersection (where 273 Hicks is located).

By: Jorale-man

Jorale-man — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 02:22:00 +0000

Since the city repaved Hicks I’ve noticed a lot of cars treating it as their personal speedway, doing probably 40 or 50 mph at times. That would get my nerves living there. It is a nice street otherwise.

By: AEB

AEB — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:05:00 +0000

Jesus, when you see the way people decorate their manses sometimes you want to weep:

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/19/huge_brick_townhouse_in_brooklyn_heights_wants_695m.php

By: Marathoner

Marathoner — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:04:00 +0000

at 23′ frontage (and probably 50+ feet deep?), and at 5 floors, that’s somewhere north of 5,500 sq… which comes out around $1,250/sf – sounds about right… I’d love to have floor to ceiling windows with that kind of floor space

it’s nice work if you can get it!

By: A Neighbor

A Neighbor — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:06:00 +0000

The firehouse isn’t an issue. Most days the truck doesn’t go out at all. When it does (sometimes for food), it doesn’t use its siren in the vicinity of the firehouse.

By: Cranberry Beret

Cranberry Beret — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:54:00 +0000

Hicks as a rule isn’t so bad (much better than Clinton for example) but this house is by the intersection at Joralemon so cars will be stopped at the light, and it’s close to the fire station.

By: Joe Dudas

Joe Dudas — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:48:00 +0000

I’m no real estate assessor, but the property itself is certainly quite darn nice. Can’t speak to the inside, of course, but they did a really nice job with the ‘grounds’ around.

By: Demo

Demo — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Too noisy on hicks!