Mr. Baldev Duggal invested $5 million to transform a dilapidated ship repair facility located in The Brooklyn Navy Yard, into The Duggal Greenhouse, a laboratory in new technology devoted to solving global electricity, water and agricultural problems. The Greenhouse is also New York's newest premier 35,000 square foot event space for live events, private functions, fashion shows etc. This ecofriendly structure uses solar and wind power to help run the facility.  The Greenhouse has a unique private waterfront patio and a Vertical Garden wall, designed and installed by Laurent Corradi and his partner Marie-Christine Steffanetti of PlantWallDesign.

Another example of exciting news in the world of Brooklyn Commercial Real Estate is One Flatbush Avenue, located on one of the most visible corners in Brooklyn at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Fulton Street is being marketed by a Manhattan broker and offers 14,000 square feet of retail space on two levels. Local brokers agree that this location is ideal for a global brand to have their flagship. One Flatbush Avenue is situated at the gateway to the Fulton Mall, which sees 100,000 shoppers per day and is considered to be the sixth largest shopping street in New York City. The amount of development that has gone on in this area is incredible and this already bustling area is expected to grow stronger and stronger in the years to come.

Lastly, The Bossert Hotel, located at 98 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights is creating a lot of buzz and excitement. It is expected that when The Bossert Hotel relaunches in approximately 12 months, it will create a ripple effect that will benefit local merchants because of increased business from Hotel guests. These hotel guests will spend money in this already popular and bustling retail area which has many clothing stores and restaurants.  Local brokers all agree that this can also create more demand for space and store rents could climb. According to Faith Hope Consolo of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, as quoted in the The Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper, "Nationwide the opening of a hotel can spike retail sales 20 to 40 percent.

For more information on the latest news in Commercial Real Estate and Brooklyn Real Estate, please call or email us.

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The price range of homes in Bedford Stuyvesant has soared over the past several years. Homes that were selling in the $400,000 to $500,000 range 5 years ago are now selling in the $700,000 to $800,000 range. Some home prices in Bedford Stuyvesant have reached into the $1,000,000 + price range depending on the location, size and condition of the property. Some of our customers, who owned properties in Williamsburg and benefitted from the price increase of their condominium units, sold their units and invested in housing in Bedford Stuyvesant. 

Many investors and developers have focused on Bedford Stuyvesant for years, knowing that the neighborhood's popularity would grow more and more as time will go by. For example Accord Real Estate Group handled the marketing and sale of a six family home located at 867 Halsey Street, between Saratoga and Howard Avenue. The property had fallen into disrepair and was purchased by an investor and was renovated into a gorgeous rental building.  

                                      Halsey St                                                                                   The Sumner Armory        

There are many new construction projects in the works now in Bedford Stuyvesant such as the 5 story 28 unit apartment building to be developed at 196 Macon Street and a nine unit apartment building located at 817-821 Dekalb Avenue, nearing completion. 

For more information on properties for sale in Bedford Stuyvesant and other wonderful Brooklyn neighborhoods, please call or email us anytime.

Photos by Anna Kader

Fort Greene, Brownstone

The price range of these incredible homes has gone up dramatically and is in the multi-million dollar range. The rental prices in this neighborhood have also skyrocketed. For example, a studio apartment now rents for approximately $2,500.00 per month, one bedroom asking $3,500.00 and two bedrooms asking $4,700.00. Because of Ft Greene's popularity with renters and new home buyers there is high demand for new housing and several major residential projects are underway and set to launch in this neighborhood. For example, the Gotham Organization is developing 600 units of housing on a site bounded by Fulton Street, Rockwell Place and Ashland Place. Other examples of Fort Greene's residential housing boom are two more projects, a new rental building located at 66 Rockwell Place with 326 units being built by the Dermot Company and Two Trees which is developing 300 rental units, 50,000 square foot cultural facility with a public library, movie theatres operated by BAM, 25,000 square feet of retail and a 16,000 square foot public plaza.

A few years ago we were hired as the real estate broker to handle the marketing and sale of Temple Emmanuel In Zion Church building and adjacent 3 story brick rectory building on Cumberland Street between DeKalb Ave and Lafayette Ave. These historic landmarked buildings were developed into gorgeous luxury condominium units keeping façade of the buildings and the character of the neighborhood intact.

Cumberland Street, Church and Rectory buildings

Fort Greene is home to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the oldest performing arts center in America, located on Lafayette Avenue which includes the new BAM Fisher building which opened in 2012. In addition to BAM Fort Greene is also home to The Brooklyn School of Music, The Paul Robeson Theatre, MoCADA -The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn, which will move into the newly renovated Strand Theatre building at 647 Fulton Street this year, UrbanGlass, 651 Arts performing center for African American presenters, The Irondale Center for Theatre, Education and Outreach and the Mark Morris Dance Center. In addition the Theatre For A New Audience in 2011 broke ground on a new 299 seat theatre on the site of the city owned parking lot on Ashland Place. According to Mr. Tucker Reed, president of the nonprofit Downtown Brooklyn Partnership " within the next four years the neighborhood will have about 40 arts and cultural organizations, ranging in size from mega institutions like BAM to smaller arts incubators like the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York.

      FT Greene, BAM sign                                                          Myrtle Avenue                        

Photos by Anna Kader

Fort Greene's main arteries are Fulton Street, Lafayette Avenue, Dekalb Avenue and Myrtle Avenue. Fort Greene can be reached by the New York City Subway at Dekalb Avenue (B, D, N, Q, R trains), Atlantic Avenue - Barclay's Center (2, 3, 4,5, B, N, Q, R trains), Lafayette Avenue (A and C trains) and Fulton Street (G train).

For more information on the latest and future goings on in Brooklyn's incredible neighborhoods please feel free to contact us anytime. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website and to read our blogs.

Ten design firms have submitted proposals to the Community Advisory Council (CAC). These proposals are aimed at generating income for the Brooklyn Bridge Park maintenance, preserving, restoring and reusing the landmarked buildings and transform the buildings into an exciting and dynamic destination that will work well with the park and the surrounding area. The designs include retail, office and cultural space.

According to Regina Myer, President of Brooklyn Bridge Park, "the Empire Stores warehouses have played a vital role in the development of the Brooklyn waterfront, and it is important that these historic structures be preserved. The buildings contain approximately 327,000 square feet of space bordered by Water Street, Main Street and Dock Street.

The Tobacco Warehouse, a similar landmarked warehouse, south of the Empire Stores is also being developed. Rogers Marvel Architects have submitted a set of renderings to a Community Board 2 subcommittee for St Ann's Warehouse. A theatre will be built inside the warehouse.

For the latest and most exciting Brooklyn neighborhood news, please feel free to call or email us. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website and to read our blog.

The two main streets that run parallel to one another through Prospect Heights are Vanderbilt Avenue and Washington Ave. You can stroll for hours amongst the magnificent trees, pastures and gardens at the 52-acre Brooklyn Botanical Garden or take a walk or bike through the gorgeous and sprawling Prospect Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux after they completed Manhattan's Central Park.
If you prefer to spend the day indoors, you can visit the Brooklyn Museum, with New York City's second largest art collection or take a tour through the historic Brooklyn Public Library in Grand Army Plaza.	photos by Anna Kader

After all of that strolling, walking, touring and sightseeing you undoubtedly will have worked up a big appetite. Well, there is an abundance of fabulous restaurants to choose from on both Vanderbilt and Washington Avenues. If Mediterranean, Spanish Tapas and American Nouveau cuisine suit you than Beast on Vanderbilt Ave is a great choice. If you prefer Vegan and Vegetarian food than Natural Blend on Washington Ave is an excellent choice. Dave, the owner of Natural Blend will take great care of you. The food is inventive, fresh, extremely tasty and healthy. After dinner in Prospect Heights you may want to stop in to have dessert at D's Just Desserts on Bergen Street between Washington and Underhill Avenues for homemade pies and cakes or Ample Hills Creamery on Vanderbilt Ave between St Marks and Prospect Place for homemade ice cream and cookies.

If you want to be entertained by some of the best acts in the music business such as Jay Z, Barbara Streisand, The Rolling Stones just to name a few, check out the Barclay Center's concert schedule. If  basketball is more your style then check out the Brooklyn Nets to see if they are in town at the Barclay Center. They have a great team and they are ”bringin it”!

As you can well imagine, Prospect Heights has become one of the hottest neighborhoods to live in. Real Estate values have risen over the last number of years. Pricing for a renovated old home or a two family Brownstone on a tree lined street starts in the $2.5M range and goes up, or a 2 bedroom Condo can start at $475,000.00 and go up dramatically from there. A one bedroom rental apartment can range from $1,800.00 to $2,500.00 per month.

Different parts of Prospect Heights are easily accessible via the subway to by taking the 2,3,4,5, B or Q trains to Atlantic Avenue, 2, 3 trains to Bergen Street, B, Q trains to Seventh Avenue, 2, 3 trains to Grand Army Plaza, 2, 3 trains to Eastern Parkway - Brooklyn Museum, S train to The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, 2,3,4,5 trains to Franklin Avenue and the S train to Park Place.

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Comparing the number of residential sales in first quarter of last year to the first quarter of residential sales this year, Brooklyn showed a 21% increase or $1.6 Billion while residential sales in New York City was up 23.4% or $8.1 Billion.

The Brooklyn neighborhoods that showed the most sales are Park Slope, Bedford Stuyvesant, Gravesend, Mapleton, Kensington / Parkville and Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton.

Another example of the rise in activity in Brooklyn residential sales so far this year is data from The Brooklyn New York Multiple Listing Service that has member realty offices in many Brooklyn neighborhoods. The number of closed listings for the first quarter of last year was 276, for a total sales of $162,116,238.00 compared to the number of closed listings for the first quarter of this year is 293 for a total sales of $180,173,700.00

If you are interested in getting the latest information on Brooklyn real estate, call or email us anytime.

photo by Anna Kader

Last month, state lawmakers voted to close Long Island Community Hospital in Cobble Hill, much to the shock and disappointment of local residents on one hand, and to the delight of developers, local real estate companies, realtors and agents on the other hand. However the courts have spared Long Island College Hospital from closing for the second time this year, a temporary restraining order was issued on Monday 04/04/13 by the State Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn.

The LICH real estate assets consist of five main buildings, a waterfront parking lot and several smaller buildings and townhouses right in the heart of Cobble Hill, near Atlatic Avenue, Henry Street and Hicks Street. Many real estate experts put the value of the Long Island Community Hospital portfolio approaching $ 1 Billion dollars. The unique opportunity for investor/developers to build something of this size in a prime Brooklyn neighborhood just doesn't happen. Hundreds of units of luxury waterfront housing would be built. Some neighborhood residents are worried that the development of this property could ruin the charm of the neighborhood.

For more information on the latest of what's happening in Brooklyn real estate, call or email us. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website and to read our blogs.

Amongst the thousands of residential units coming onto the market in Brooklyn in the next few years, a large percentage of them will be rentals. For example, 88 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn, an 861 rental unit apartment tower, Schermerhorn Street, a 720 unit rental and in Williamsburg a 40 story,  510 unit rental.

Brooklyn N.Y. offers many development opportunities, while land prices are approximately 65% cheaper than in Manhattan, the rents collected in Brooklyn are still high.

For more information and advice on trends in Brooklyn NY real estate, please call or email us. Thank you for visiting our website and reading our blog.

Having marketed and sold hundreds of estate properties over the course of many years, we at Accord Real Estate Group have the experience to insure the sale of the property will be smooth and with least amount of distress for you. We are experts at the appraisal, marketing and sale of estate property.

The brokers and agents at Accord Real Estate Group bring solid guidance and close personal attention to the representatives of the estate in what at times can be a complex and overwhelming process of selling real estate assets and settling the estate. Our goal is to work to insure that the real estate property is sold for the highest value in today's market.

We have worked closely with many Probate Attorneys over the course of our 26 years in business. These attorneys have found our services to be invaluable in assisting them in their job of handling of the administration, probate and settlement process of Estates. Please read the attorney’s and clients testimonial letters posted on our website and call or email us. We want to be the broker who you choose to work with in this most difficult time in your life.

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The National Association of Realtors show through the years that 80-90% of property owners who sell their property worked with Real Estate Brokerage companies.  Experienced realtors will achieve a much higher sale price for their client’s property compared to the sale price by the property owners on their own. What are the reasons for this high percentage of success that sellers have with experienced realtors?

1) The majority of real estate brokers and agents take pride in their profession and have years of valuable experience.

2) Many realtors are technologically savvy and have all of the latest gadgets to access information and communicate with buyers and sellers instantly.

3) Many real estate companies have a hardworking, dedicated staff of brokers and agents who provide personal attention to their buyers and sellers.

4) There are a select few real estate companies who have a custom built real estate website that is not a boiler plate web site and that truly communicates their company’s goals and message to their clients.

The above is true for many real estate companies and their brokers and agents. Now, you need to decide who to choose to be hired as your real estate broker to handle the marketing and sale of your most valued asset - your home and or your investment property.

The answer to this question is, believe it or not, relatively simple.

Take the time to do your homework online and educate yourself about the reputation, style and business practices of different real estate companies who you would consider talking to about your plans to sell your property. Interview several of your top choices and decide who has a good reputation, better understanding of your needs, matches your personal style to represent your interests, who gives you confidence in them and makes you comfortable. 

A real estate brokerage company is only as good as the people who work there.

At Accord Real Estate Group, our brokers and agents specialize in representing property owners in the marketing and sale of their Brooklyn property. Call us if you are planning to sell your property and put our many years of experience, dedication to our clients and track record of bringing great results to work for you. You will be very happy that you did.

An inventory shortage in any neighborhood where there is high demand creates a decided advantage for property owners who are planning to sell their Brooklyn property now. With much fewer properties on the real estate market to compete with, high demand, a low 15 year fixed interest rate at 2.875% and 30 year fixed interest rate residential loan at 3.625% according to today’s 01/25/13 report by Wells Fargo, there is a much better opportunity to get a great price for your property now than in the last number of years.

At Accord Real Estate Group, our brokers and agents specialize in representing property owners in the marketing and sale of their Brooklyn property. Call us if you are planning to sell your property and put our many years of experience, dedication to our clients and track record of bringing great results to work for you. You will be very happy that you did.

Fast forward to real estate brokerage today, you can see how much the business has changed yet has remained the same in some ways. With the development of new technologies and electronic devices to access the internet the number of potential buyers and sellers who are looking at Brooklyn real estate information has significantly increased. Now more than ever it has become extremely important for real estate companies to have an online presence. We, at Accord Real Estate Group, are a consistently successful Brooklyn real estate brokerage company with an innovative business model and proud owners of one of the best real estate websites in our market.

If you are an experienced real estate agent who would like to work with an experienced, forward thinking group of brokers and agents, call Anna or Jeff and let's talk about working together in this tremendously rewarding and exciting business.

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The services that we provide our sellers with are extensive including accurately evaluating and appraising a property towards achieving the highest sale price for that property in today's market. We design a marketing program specifically for your property to maximize exposure to potential customers interested in that property. Additionally, we frequently communicate with our clients to keep them completely comfortable and informed with the marketing and sale process on their property as we move forward with advertising, showings, feedback from customers, written offers, coordinating attorneys toward a contract of sale, engineer and bank appraisal inspections, following the bank mortgage approval progress and attending the closing on the property.

Our primary goals are to continue to provide our clients with outstanding service, complete peace of mind and comfort that every aspect of selling their property will be handled professionally and most importantly, producing the best results of achieving highest sale price possible in today's market. Let us prove to you how much your property is worth in today's market. No matter what conditions the real estate market is in or no matter what time of the year you decide to sell your property you can rely on Accord Real Estate Group brokers and agents to bring you great results.

We at Accord Real Estate Group thank you again for taking the time to visit our website. Please feel free to call us and come to our office or allow us to visit you to discuss your plans to sell your property. You will be very happy that you did.

Many Brooklyn properties in neighborhoods devastated from super storm Sandy are being rebuilt. There is no doubt that these neighborhoods will overcome this extremely difficult setback and rebound in the near future. The unique location and character of many of the wonderful Brooklyn neighborhoods affected by Sandy such as Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Sea Gate, Gerritsen Beach, Red Hook and others will continue to make these neighborhoods high demand places to live, work and to raise a family.

For advice on how to successfully market and sell your Brooklyn property and to receive complimentary property evaluation, please call us. Our knowledgeable real estate brokers and agents will be happy to assist you in making well informed decisions, when planning to sell a home, investment property, commercial property, mixed use property, land, co-op or condominium.

Thank you and G-d Bless.

The effect that Sandy is having on the Brooklyn Real Estate market will vary from neighborhood to neighborhood and property to property. In the long term however, residential and commercial property sales in even the worst hit Brooklyn neighborhoods will rebound and the future of real estate in Brooklyn NY is still very bright.

For more information about Brooklyn Real Estate, call or email us. We will be happy to assist you in every way we can.

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Hurrican Sandy has deeply affected the lives of so many people, it was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record. Most of us did not want to believe that it would be as devastating as it was. Although power has been restored to many areas affected by Sandy there are still thousands of Brooklynites without power or running water or even worse - without a roof above their heads.

As a lifelong Brooklyn resident, I lived with my identical twin brother Jay and our parents in Brighton Beach when we were young children. I have many very happy childhood memories of those years going to Manhattan and Brighton beaches, the boardwalk, Coney Island, Lundy's restaurant (designated as a landmarked building) on Emmons Avenue, in Sheepshead Bay for the best seafood dinners around. As an adult and a licensed real estate broker for the past 25 years, I have been servicing the coastal neighborhoods of Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Sea Gate, Coney Island and Red Hook amongst many other non coastal Brooklyn neighborhoods that were also badly affected by the super storm.

After driving around these neighborhoods, seeing for myself, and talking to many neighborhood residents about  the devastation that Hurricane Sandy left behind, at Accord Real Estate Group our hearts go out to the many, many folks whose lives were changed by Sandy from losing family members, having their home and personal property destroyed and dreams shattered.

We sincerely want to help our neighbors and friends and anybody in needs in any way that we can. Whether it be by giving helpful information, referring good plumbers or electricians or just to listen to you. We understand you maybe more because unfortunately some members of our team are also suffering the devastating effects of the hurricane.

Please click on the links below for some helpful information.

Hurricane Sandy Emergency Information:

www.fema.gov

For online registration go to http://www.disasterassistance.gov/ or
call FEMA Helpline - 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) (TTY -1-800-462-7585 for the hearing impaired) in addition to having a pen and paper, please have the following information ready:
your Social Security Number
A description of your losses that were caused by the disaster
Insurance information
A telephone number where you can be contacted

Food and blanket distribution: http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/foodandwater.html

• Find Overnight Warm Shelter location list
• Find daytime warming center locations
• Find Disaster Assistance Service Center location
• Mobile Mediacal Van Location

We will be honored to help you. Do not hesitate to call us at 917-804-3198 or 718-375-2065.

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We, at Accord Real Estate Group, are currently representing two property owners for large development opportunities in two Brooklyn neighborhoods, Park Slope and Prospect Heights. We have also recently closed on sales of 2 pieces of vacant land on Classon Avenue in Prospect Heights at 516 and 518 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11238.

If you interested to learn more about this trend in Brooklyn New York real estate please read this article from The Real Deal Magazine

If you have any questions please feel free to call or email us. We will be happy to assist you.

Now this trend is affecting the Brooklyn NY neighborhoods of Crown Heights and Prospect Heights. There are several reasons for this trend in Brooklyn New York real estate. Developers are targeting bordering neighborhoods for the development of new residential and commercial properties capitalizing on the prestige of a fancier, more expensive and already popular neighborhood. Property owners are cooperating with and encourage this trend because they benefit monetarily from the higher real estate property values of the bordering neighborhood.  The real estate brokers and agents who are working together with the property owners, investor/developers and prospective buyers, interested in moving into an emerging and trendy neighborhood, are facilitating and causing the neighborhood changes. The neighborhood boundary change is an ongoing process. For example, according to Google, the Prospect Heights neighborhood boundaries have moved one block east to include Classon Avenue, New York magazine has pushed the neighborhood boundary of Prospect Heights even farther east to include Franklin Avenue while local real estate brokers have pushed the neighborhood boundary of Prospect Heights even farther east to include Bedford Avenue!

Some of the examples of the latest developments that are changing the neighborhood boundaries are:

1) A real estate management company purchased a commercial condo on the west side of 225 Eastern Parkway, which runs along Classon Ave to Lincoln Place and transformed a group of dilapidated stores into modern retail stores.

2) The property at 823 Classon Ave was transformed by Ms. Lynne Bresslin, an architect and Columbia University professor and Mr. Charles Frank.  The property was developed from an old two story garage into ultramodern seven story condominium that boasts penthouses overlooking Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Museum. The building was a complete sell out.

3) A property at 951 Dean Street St. at Classon Ave was purchased by local investors and will be transformed from a garage into a retail store.

4) Two separate vacant lots located at 516 and 518 Classon were sold to local investors by Accord Real Estate Group. Multi family houses are planned to be built on these lots.

To learn about new trends in Brooklyn New York real estate, please visit our website, email us, call or stop by. Thank you.

Brooklyn New York real estate has many emerging and evolving neighborhoods that have incredibly strong market forces and the wind at their back so to speak, where it seems that in the years to come these neighborhoods will continue to become more and more in demand. These neighborhoods are: Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Dumbo, Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Clinton Hill, Bedford Stuyvesant, Bushwick, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Red Hook, Gowanus, Park Slope, South Slope, Windsor Terrace and some others. What continues to fuel the incredible popularity of Brooklyn as the place to live, raise a family, work and play are the vast choices of housing lifestyles, many incredible entertainment venues from BAM in Fort Greene to Barclays Center sports and entertainment arena on Atlantic Ave in Boerum Hill that will be open in late September 19, 2012, museums, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, parks as big and famous as Prospect Park and a few newly opened waterfront parks right across from New York City, magnificent beaches on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, many amazing restaurants, food and clothing shops , great public and private schools, great doctors and hospitals and very close proximity to Manhattan via public transportation and the highway. Brooklyn has so much to offer that it would not be possible to list it all in one blog. Brooklyn is now not an alternative to Manhattan but a first choice for a lot of home buyers.

For more information on Brooklyn New York Real Estate or the amazing neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York please call or email us.

As a Brooklyn New York real estate broker for over 25 years, I have noticed that many of the homes for sale in Williamsburg, Brooklyn are now being sold to not just twenty something singles, but to young families. With Whole Foods entering the Williamsburg neighborhood to be located in a 150,000 square foot development planned for 242 Bedford Ave, along with Citibank and a New York Sports Club, for a 2014 opening, the floodgates have been opened and many more family oriented retailers are now looking at Williamsburg. As young families are entering the Williamsburg market in search for properties for sale and houses for sale, they have sought out the best Brooklyn New York real estate broker and agents as well as the best local realtor that they can find to assist them with their plans to purchase. Examples of current range in pricing for today's residential real estate market in Williamsburg are as follows:

Co op apartments                            -$100,000 to $300,000 + range

Condominium apartments           - $300,000 to under $2M range

Two family houses                          - $900,000 to $1.5M range

8 unit condominium building 2008 construction $3.4M range

10 unit townhouse 2008 construction almost 10,000 square foot building $7.2M range

Mixed - Use 8,200 square foot townhouse building with 3 loft apartments + large 2,000 square foot commercial space $4.5M range

Whether it is Williamsburg or any other wonderful Brooklyn neighborhood, if you have properties for sale, please contact your local realtors at Accord Real Estate Group for expert advice on how to get the highest price possible for your property in today's real estate market.  Please email or call us.

Our Brooklyn realtors keep up with and are keenly aware of the ever changing trends and market forces that are so unique to our Brooklyn New York neighborhoods. We, at Accord Real Estate Group pride ourselves on a very high success rate in achieving top sale prices for our clients’ properties and providing professional and personalized service for each individual we represent.

Please read our testimonial letters and we are positive that after working with us, you will feel the same about us as so many past and present clients do. We want you to hire us as your Real Estate Broker when planning to sell your Brooklyn, New York property. Please give us the opportunity. There are few in our profession as dedicated as us to our client's satisfaction.

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At the intersection of Columbia Street and Sigourney Street lies Old Todd Memorial Park, which is now home to Red Hook Community Farm, an agricultural oasis in Brooklyn.                                                                       

This once empty lot filled with debris, functions as a place for youth empowerment programs. Well over 100 teens participate and learn farming skills. The farm grows 12 tons of produce for donation, sale and consumption, creating over $120,000 in local economic activity and generating $70,000 in revenue for youth stipends.

Red Hook is home to an Ikea Store, which is located on the waterfront, next to and part of Erie Basin Park. There is a beautifully designed Ikea waterfront promenade with spectacular views in all directions including the lower Manhattan Skyline. The Ikea dock is the location for The New York Water Taxi which shuttles back and forth from Wall Street. The Water Taxi Ride is $5.00.

Walk just 2 blocks down the road from Ikea, and to the left, and you will find a "diamond in the rough", Brooklyn's only Fairway Supermarket. This one stop destination is located at 480 Van Brunt Street. There is an incredible selection of fresh produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods and many unique specialty imports and items such as the incredibly tasty, somewhat spicy Brianna's Chipotle Cheddar salad dressing. As if the selection of foods to choose from is not enough, in the rear of the Market there are The Fairway Market Café with a wonderful selection of salads and sandwiches and The Fairway Market Patio Grill with a scrumptious grill menu. The Patio Grill is open from Friday to Sunday from noon to 8 pm. You can relax and enjoy your meal on the gorgeous waterfront terrace, overlooking The Statue of Liberty, The Waterfront Barge Museum, cruise ships passing by through the harbor, the Verrazano Bridge and the lower Manhattan skyline. If you are not hungry you can simply enjoy strolling or sitting on the benches on the waterfront promenade. There is a free shuttle bus available to the market from a designated stop in Red Hook (for details check the Fairway Market website).

Right next to The Fairway Market, there is a new comer to Red Hook, newly built Brooklyn Crab restaurant, which offers an excellent array of delicious Sea Food and special beers. You can sit inside or on the terrific outdoor patio with great water views. The restaurant welcomes young people as well as families with kids. Brooklyn Crab has its own wonderful miniature golf course. Chef and co-owner Jason  and his wife Renee are warm, welcoming and very friendly. At this time the restaurant kitchen is open from 5pm. Business is booming for this Red Hook newcomer, so get there as soon as you have a chance.

If you come and visit Red Hook, who knows, you may fall in love with this amazing Brooklyn, New York neighborhood and want to purchase Real Estate there. Red Hook is a great place to live and invest in real estate. There is not an extensive inventory of listed properties for sale available in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York at this time. Depending on your preferences you still may find a few residential, commercial, mixed use, vacant land or development properties for sale. Accord Real Estate Group is currently in contract and has a pending sale on 2 adjoining properties, located in a prime Red Hook location, on Wolcott Street just off Van Brunt Street. We pride ourselves on being experienced and seasoned Brooklyn Realtors, real estate brokers and agents who can assist you in making wise decisions through the process of selling and buying Real Estate in Brooklyn New York.

Please click on the following link Red Hook  to get more information about this Brooklyn NY neighborhood.

Sheepshead Bay is one of many Brooklyn Neighborhoods that we service. The residential real estate market in Sheepshead Bay has had it's ups and downs over the last several years, but has remained vibrant. In terms of our business at Accord Real Estate Group, we are pleased to report that we sold 3 residential properties in Sheepshead Bay both in 2011 and in 2012 from May - August at price within 5% or less that the asking price.

If you are looking to get the best results in the marketing and sale of your your Sheepshead Bay real estate we will be happy to assist you. Please do not hesitate to call Jeff or Anna, you will be very pleased that you did.

The following are Brooklyn Building Award recipients for their innovative and neighborhood enhancing construction projects:

1. Award category Civic/Institutional, award recipient is BLDG 92, located in The Brooklyn Navy Yard and details the history and current use of the yard with an interesting and fun emphasis on ships.
2. Award category Community Development, award recipient is Red Hook Initiative, consists of a 3,000 square foot warehouse/community center serves over 100 youths daily and has offices, meeting rooms, gathering areas and employs 60 Red Hook residents.
3. Award category Academic Building/ Education, award recipient is gorgeous Medgar Evers College complex located in Crown Heights.
4. Award category Open Space, award recipient is Restoration Plaza located in Bedford Stuyvesant, functions as a town square and a major destination for education, commerce and culture in Central Brooklyn.
5. Award category Affordable green living, award recipient is Dumont Green located in East New York. The apartment building consists of 139 affordable rental apartments and has also achieved a National Grid Award for Energy Efficiency.
6. Award category Recreational facility, award recipient is Jane's Carousel Award located in Dumbo in Brooklyn Bridge Park and was a gift from The Walentas Family. The Jane's Carousel building is transparent and contains an illuminated carousel which can be seen at night from all directions, even from the FDR Drive across the river in Manhattan.
7. Award category Retail, award recipient is DeKalb Market located in Downtown Brooklyn,  consists of many little shops selling unique items for gift giving as well as many food shops selling very scrumptious specialty dishes such as Filipino chicken BBQ and garlic rice and Challah short rib sandwiches.
8. Award category Residential Single family, award recipient is Atrium House located in Williamsburg consists of a 2,100 square foot home and highlights an inventive, reclamation materials such as planks salvaged from Coney Islands boardwalk that line the courtyard deck.
9. Award category Residential Affordable Rental Housing for working families, award recipient is Liberty Apartments located in East New York.
10. Award category Residential Supportive Housing, award recipient is 97 Crooke Avenue Flatbush houses both lower income community residents and formerly homeless individuals exiting the shelter system.
11. Award category Residential Low Rise, award recipient is Third + Bond located in between the Carroll Gardens and Gowanus neighborhoods. Third + Bond is a modern version of the traditional townhouse with 44 luxury residential condominium units that have met the toughest energy efficiency and environmental sustainability standards.
12. Award category Residential Multi Family, award recipient is 220 Water Street located in Dumbo and was previously a Shoe factory warehouse. The loft building consists of luxury Loft rentals built with original timber columns and beams as well as high end finishes and offering top quality amenities.

For more information on selling Brooklyn Real Estate or catching up on Brooklyn's newest and most exciting Real Estate News, call or email Jeff.

We are seeing an increase in recent months in the number of people looking for investment and development opportunities in Brooklyn. There are several reasons for this like the weak economy and unpredictable stock market has created the necessity for many people to find alternative careers and ways to invest their money. For example, there are retailers and manufacturers who have seen a tremendous downturn in their businesses. Many had been successful in their businesses and see investing in real estate by acquiring properties with good value as a great opportunity to get into a new and lucrative business. In today’s real estate market conditions if the investors make good decisions when they purchase and sell properties there is tremendous potential for growth and incredible amount of money to be made.

On the development end of the business, Brooklyn is getting very busy once again. With the emergence of several Brooklyn neighborhoods such as Gowanus, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Fort Greene, Red Hook just to name a few, with the right location, lot size, zoning, FAR and amount of buildable square feet permitted and of course the right price, there is a lot of money to be made. Whether you are building to rent and have a cash flow or you are building to sell condominium units, making good decisions is crucial to maximize profit.

At Accord Real Estate Group we specialize in helping Investors and Developers to make good decisions when selling and buying properties.

Please feel free to call us at 718-375-2065 or 917-804-3198 or email at info@accreg.com.

We have just learned and are happy to share the news that Toll Brother's City Living and Starwood Capital Group have been approved for a joint venture to develop an approximately 550,000 square foot luxury hotel complex on the upland of Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The park was designed to be self sustaining and not be a financial burden to the city for its maintenance, operations and upkeep.

The hotel and residential complex will have a 200 room luxury hotel and 159 residential units. The hotel complex will have a large restaurant space as well as a banquet and meeting space. There will also be retail space, a 6,000 square foot spa/ fitness center and 300 parking spaces. The hotel and residential units will have a spectacular view of the park, New York harbor and the downtown Manhattan skyline!

The rental income generated from the project will be in the $3 million range and will achieve the goal of having a self financing and self sustaining park.

For more information on the latest Brooklyn NY real estate news and what's fun and interesting in Brooklyn, please call us at Accord Real Estate Group at 718-375-2065 or 917-804-3198 or email at info@accreg.com.

It is a great time to sell and a great time to buy says Grandis, who has been brokering Brooklyn Real Estate for 25 years. Please call us at Accord Real Estate Group at 718-375-2065 or 917-804-3198.

If you will work up an appetite after all of that shopping there are eateries galore to choose from, such as Memo's Turkish Cuisine, located on the corner of Kings Highway and East 19th Street. Memo’s has been recognized many times through the years, in various publications such as Time Out for best "cheap eats". The food at Memo's is absolutely delicious and healthy. Do not hesitate to order an always freshly made falafel pita lined with humus and filled with onion, lettuce and tomatoes, with a choice of sauces to put on top. Chicken, beef or lamb shish kabab cooked to perfection, soups, breads, Shepherd's Salad (not to be missed!), Babaganoush and so on! If, on the other hand you are really in the mood for an amazing deli treat, you are in luck, since diagonally across from Memo's is Adelman's kosher delicatessen, a neighborhood fixture for 30 plus years. Adelman's has a great salad bar to enjoy before your main meal and the list of great soups, sandwiches and hot plate choices is wonderful. Another excellent choice in dining is Tbilisi restaurant (named after the capital of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, Russia) a Georgian Russian restaurant, located at 811 Kings Highway, one block East of Ocean Parkway. The design, ambiance, occasional entertainment and magnificent menu at Tbilisi bring you directly to the old world Georgian countryside. The food is all homemade, such as the Khachapuri, which is filo dough baked with a blend of scrumptious cheeses with an egg on top (spectacular!),Khinkali, dumplings filled with meat, Kharcho, which is a deliciously spiced soup with pieces of lamb (amazing!), served with freshly baked bread (yum, yum), a very special oven baked chicken in garlic sauce that takes a while to prepare, but well worth the wait, since the chicken and sauce melt in your mouth (my favorite entree!). Try the Tarkhun, a very popular bright green color carbonated soft drink flavored with tarragon, which is very different and refreshing. Tbilisi is closed on Mondays and sometimes closes for private parties (we were invited to join the party on one occasion). This restaurant is a must when you are in this neighborhood.

 If you want to relax after having done all of this great shopping and eating, a stroll along tree lined Ocean Parkway (there is also a designated bicycle path which goes from Prospect Park to Brighton Beach!) any time of the year is lovely, but particularly during the Spring and Summer or Fall when all of the trees still have leaves is wonderful. Ocean Parkway has been undergoing a long needed renovation of benches, concrete and asphalt bicycle path, sidewalks and new trees added for the last several years. Much of the work has been completed at this time. During your stroll around the neighborhood you may notice an incredible mixture of residential lifestyles from modest to palatial houses, apartment buildings and a wonderful selection of Condominiums, such as a newly built and sold out. Sleek and ultra modern Condo building on East 18th Street, just off of Kings Highway, around the corner from Rite Aide. The approximately 1,200 square foot, 2 bedroom units, each with 2 balconies, were priced at $450,000, not including private parking, which was available to purchase separately.

Interestingly enough, just a few subway stops away from Kings Highway is Brighton Beach or one stop further is world famous Coney Island. For more information on this or many other Brooklyn neighborhoods, feel free to email or call us at Accord Real Estate Group, 718-375-2065. We will be happy to help.

For information about Brooklyn NY Real Estate related topics please call us at Accord Real Estate Group at 718-375-2065 or 917-804-3198.

The new Accord Real Estate Group website also serves as an introduction of our new company logo and a big step towards strengthening the company name Accord Real Estate Group. Our new website also provides an opportunity to introduce company co-owner Anna Kader to our internet visitors. Anna has primarily been in the background on our past websites, and this website was the perfect opportunity to highlight Anna's background, areas of expertise and to acknowledge her tremendous contribution to the company's stability and growth.

 It is our hope that our new website informs, educates and provides real estate information to sellers, buyers and real estate enthusiasts. The site has extensive information on the many Brooklyn neighborhoods that we proudly service.

Thank You for visiting our new website. Please feel free to call us at Accord Real Estate Group at 718-375-2065 or 917-804-3198

Let's go from the historic to the still under construction new amazing Brooklyn New York Park. I'm talking about The Brooklyn Bridge Park overlooking Downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge. This one of a kind park begins at Atlantic Avenue on the waterfront and stretches all the way down to Front Street in Dumbo. Even though this park is still under construction, what is there is well worth the trip. Gorgeous, sprawling lawns, abundant benches to sit on with breathtaking views of the city, a bike path and a variety of different style landscapes to explore. Once you reach Front Street in Dumbo, you are greeted with a choice of The Ice Cream Factory, The River Cafe and Grimaldi's Pizza. Not too shabby! The Park is taking longer to be completed than planned, but it was a long time in coming and it will be something to behold when completed.

For more information about Brooklyn NY Real Estate related topics, call us at Accord Real Estate Group at 718-375-2065 or 917-804-3198.

Boerum Hill is easy to get to via the subway, with the F and G trains stopping at Carroll Street and Smith Street. What you can expect  when you arrive is a treat for all of your senses. Smith Street, an incredible main street in this neighborhood, is lined with some of Brooklyn's finest restaurants such as Wild Ginger located at 112 Smith Street. Wild Ginger serves a wonderful Pan Asian cuisine. The ambiance is soothing and lovely. Take a table in the rear for more privacy. You may want to try the seaweed salad, ginger pumpkin soup and for the main course the Malaysian Curry Stew is out of this world! The deserts are equally as delicious. You should try the peanut mouse chocolate cake.

Take a stroll up and down the neighborhood to marvel at gorgeous tree lined blocks with magnificent Brownstone homes, clothing stores, cafe's , bakeries, bars, Italian Markets etc... You may decide that after your long stress filled work week that a spa treatment or two would help you to feel yourself again. Tops on your list should be The Smith Street Spa, located at 119 Smith Street, near Dean Street. The owner's name is Margo and she gives the finest, most luxurious facials that you can find anywhere, at a reasonable price. The atmosphere in the spa is very private, zen like (the sounds of birds chirping and water flowing ) and extremely soothing and relaxing. Full body massages are also very reasonably priced and expertly done by Anna on weekends.

If it's entertainment that you are yearning for then look no further than BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where any given weekend you can experience world class avante garde entertainment that many Manhattanites come into Brooklyn to experience. Whether it be a dance recital, play, poetry reading, a film festival, concert, opera or just hanging out in the Bam Cafe' the excitement and energy of this magnificent venue will surely please you.

For more information on this or any other Brooklyn neighborhood, please feel free to contact Jeff Grandis at Accord Real Estate Group, with 25 years of experience selling Brooklyn Real Estate and a lifetime Brooklyn resident and fan Jeff will be happy to share his Brooklyn expereiences or Real Estate information with you. Jeff can be reached at 718-375-2065.

Jeffgrandis.com also offers Listed Properties Pages for different types of real estate properties for sale and various Useful Brooklyn Links.

There are always plantain chips and spicy dip complimentary to get you started with your mojito. Once you have had one or two mojitos then your taste buds are in for a real treat with any of the great appetizers. The corn on the cob with the chipolte (excuse my spelling if incorrect) sauce is superb. The corn is always sweet, the sauce with cheese on top is always a hit.

Next, for the entrée you may want to either go basic with the arroz con pollo, which is always delicious or go with the shrimps and garlic sauce which is guaranteed to please every time. Of course there are many other sensational entrees to try. You cannot go wrong with any dish you choose.

If you have room for dessert, the flan is pure heaven. Always silky smooth with a light sauce on top, with a cup of tea, you are good to go.

Jeff of JeffGrandis.com says “ come to Cubana Café once and you will come back again and again.

Your lifelong Brooklyn resident and also your Brooklyn Neighborhood Real Estate Broker Jeff Grandis cab be reached at 917-804-3198 or visit Brooklyn Neighborhood individual pages at www.jeffgrandis.com for more insight into Brooklyn New York Real Estate.