Motherhood Mondays: Brooklyn Househunting

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Brooklyn is the best – I promise that after a week here, you’ll wonder how you ever lived in Manhattan (I was there for 7 years before making the move – what?!).

I prefer slightly more out-of-the-way neighborhoods like Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Heights, and Sunset Park – you should check them out if you’re not wedded to your chosen locations (which are lovely too, of course) – you can get a lot of space for not much money, are super close to a big park (Prospect or Sunset), and they’re wonderfully diverse – lots immigrants, Brooklyn old-timers, and transplants.

Good luck!

Stick with one special well-loved child. Problem solved!

My fiancé and I moved from a Venice Beach bungalow, i.e. shack, that we shared with two others all the way to Atlanta, where we enjoy (all to ourselves!) a three bedroom cottage with a GIANT backyard. And guess what? We pay less, in fact, a lot less.

Although there are things we miss out Cali, we will never miss having to live on top of strangers and scrambling to find rent money…

P.S. I love nothing more than stalking red fin and trulia late, late at night even though I’m happily situated. Thanks for sharing your future prospects with us voyeur types!

Don’t know if anyone else has mentioned it, but Jordan Ferney, of Oh, Happy Day converted a closet into a bedroom for her two boys. Closet-sized bedroom: totally doable.
Besides, with all that open space around the house, surely you could carve out some actual room for kids to play!

I grew up in Manhattan and loved it! I think it’s a great place to raise kids and I will do the same. I currently live in East Village on St Marks with my husband. When it’s time for kids (in a couple years) we will most likely live in Astoria or LIC or Cobble Hill or Park Slope because a 5story walk up is not family friendly! Good luck on house hunting!

Joanna!

My husband and I are in the midst of looking for an apartment in Brooklyn too. We need more space for our two children and us. Plus I am tired of the incessant noise and traffic when I walk my children to and from school. I cannot even hear what they say when they try and talk to me. (we live south of Tribeca).
I want trees and birds in trees and a cool neighborhood feeling, a sense of community even. Several friends did the move from Manhattan to Brooklyn and do not regret it.

We are looking to rent a 3 bedroom but our children will still share a room – they love being (fighting with each tother) together.

Good luck on your house hunting! Where in Brooklyn are you looking first?
In the meantime, do you have any website or agent you could recommend for rentals?

Thank you!

I have lived up in Central New York, in between Albany and Syracuse, my whole entire life. I have moved to various places within my current location and am currently engaged. My fiance and I can’t wait to move down to Brooklyn actually. We are both city people and think that not by this summer but next summer, we should be down in NYC :)

Hi Jo! First time commenter – I love your blog, you’re like the big sister I never had. I am a DCer and moved to Arlington, VA right across the Potomac River when my (now) husband and I moved in together 3 years ago. I am nostalgic for city living but there is something nice about front porches, counter space, outdoor showers (my dream!) and backyards. If you can find this within easy drive/public transport to a city – I say go for it! I know we’ll raise our kids in Arlington and I am excited for that day.

OMG. That apartment is beautiful.

It’s so funny that you say people are moving to Portland. I love it! I remember when I moved there in 2003, I had friends commenting how I had chosen to live in the “country.” These friends are from Los Angeles…
Portland is a gem of a small city.

Look in Prospect Heights…it’s the best mix of whats great about Brooklyn, and so close to prospect park!

I LOVE Brooklyn. I lived in Manhattan for 10 yrs before crossing over 8 yrs ago and haven’t looked back. BK really saved me from the suburbs. It’s like living in a great small city within the big city. We live in Park Slope and it’s been a wonderful place to live and raise my daughter. And Prospect Park is fantastic and a godsend when you need a place to let your child just run. We have access to 4 great playgrounds in walking distance (3 of them in the park). The schools are great here too which should be your top priority. Find the schools you like and find an apartment in that zone. No matter how wonderful the space, if you are unhappy with your child’s school, you won’t be happy. Good Luck!

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We live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In the past year their has been a baby boom of 25-35yr old first time parents. You can’t walk down the street without passing a stroller. Mommy happy hrs at bars on Mondays. A huge pool is opening in a week in MacCarren Park. Waterfront, Good food. It’s getting really expensive so many are retreating as all the Manhattan folk invade :). I love to hate it. We have a 14month old son and it’s great, but at times it’s almost too much. We are thinking of moving to Jersey actually. I think one is doable but not two in Brooklyn unless you have a lot of money. Best of Luck on expanding your family! I adore your little family.

Last year I moved from the West Coast to NY with my two boys (both in elementary school). I think I ended up mostly stressed about the school they would be going to and the safety of the neighborhood. I know people love Brooklyn, but I love Forest Hills. My dream is to one day afford a place of our own in The Gardens – honestly, it’s like they took some old English town and transported it to NY – tudor houses, shrub lined yards and all.

I grew up on the West Coast and lived in an airy, windowed house in the hills of Eugene, OR. Now I have three daughters (4,6,7) and live at the base of a mountain between Saratoga Springs and Lake George. We’ve constructed a tree fort for the girls and have a garden w/broccoli, cukes, tomatoes, beans and herbs that the girls pick for me. They alternate between living “orphan style” (their term, not mine. They love Annie) with three beds and having their own rooms.

All that said, they are rhapsodic about NYC. I think the gift in any home is that it gives you a place to love as well as places far away to appreciate.

Good luck on the home and womb front ;)

Oh my, I’d move into that bedroom in a heartbeat! My family moved all the time, and I often shared a room with my little sister. There were times I loved it and times I didn’t, as siblings will be. :)

We moved to Pelham, NY. Great town- right over the border of the Bronx in Westchester County, 25 minute train ride to Grand Central, Lots of interesting people, warm community. And I said I’d NEVER leave the city. . .

My parents moved to LA from England in the 80’s and when my sister and I were in their future vision, they moved to Portland, OR. It was the best place to grow up. Back then, it was still dumpy and we had some land. Now it’s more bustling and I still love it.

I would love to live in Brooklyn!! Next year, my boyfriend’s job may take us to New Jersey but he said he would consider moving to Brooklyn and accept a bit more of a commute!

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Nth-ing downtown Jersey City! I live down by the Hudson waterfront, a few blocks from the Grove Street and Exchange Place PATH stations, and can easily get to say Union Square Greenmarket in about 20-25 minutes from my front door. Not that I usually need to, since there are five different farmers markets a week within a couple blocks of my house. Lots of gorgeous (and roomy, for farrrrr less $ than BK) brownstones with yards, a huge arts community, young progressive families, parks & activities for kids (we just took our six-year-old to a fantastic local children’s theater that also runs a summer writing & acting camp) … etc! etc! anyway! So yeah, I get excited, and really love the neighborhood. Best of luck with the search!

I know you get TONS of comments on here and I’m not sure you ever get to read them all, but my boyfriend and I moved to Astoria for the reason that most people leave Manhattan: space and money. I know Queens is not as “cool” as Brooklyn, but the amount of space you get for the rent prices is unheard of, and half the cost of Brooklyn. We’re just as close to Manhattan (if not closer to midtown), the neighborhoods are just as safe, if not safer, than Brooklyn, and a good friend of mine rents an entire free-standing 2 story HOUSE (complete with a backyard that includes a fig tree and a peach tree and concord grape vines!) for $2500 a month. Central Park is a 10 minute subway ride away and the entire neighborhood is incredibly family friendly. If you’ve never considered it, I highly recommend it! I’d never live in any other neighborhood (and… our building is FULL of kids). Happy hunting!

I grew up in a small college town in Illinois, but have always felt so at home in Brooklyn. My fiancee and I are actually in the process of closing on an apt in Sunnyside, Queens now. Just last night, I was home here in the Gowanus feeling majorly melancholy about leaving our neighborhood. We’ve come to know our neighbors and have a really awesome life here. However, buying in our beloved neighborhood is out of the question.

So, I’m treating myself to a little bit of sad time, but then focusing on all the positives to come: elevator!, washing machines!, views of the city!, 2 real bedrooms!…it is taking some adjusting, but at least I’ll still be in my lovely city (and a train ride away from the “home I grew up in” within New York.) Also watching some Woody Allen and reminding myself everything is as it should be :)

Best of luck in your search! It really is quite fun.

househunting is fun but the actual process of selling/buying/moving = hugely stressful. sounds like you might end up doing the whole thing while preggo. we did that, i was 8.5 month pregnant when we finally moved in and we had a lovely home birth surrounded by boxes of our belongings. why do people always move house, undertake massive building works or buy a big dog when they’re expecting?!?

we live in brighton on the south coast of england in a skinny victorian terrace. it’s a fab town for bringing up kids EXCEPT i have had to accept that our boys may end up with southern accents – gulp.

good luck with the hunt. x

I live in Ditmas area (Flatbush) Brooklyn. We lucked into a wreck of a single family Victorian. My house rocks, but I would love to be back on the Upper West Side or out of the city altogether. The school issues really suck and are of serious concern. Oh, and we have 2.5 year old with 2.0 on the way.

I was born in San Jose, CA, but moved to a ranch in rural San Luis Obispo County when I was five. I have 5 brothers and 1 sister. my sister and i shared a room until she went away to college for one semester (she missed home so much) and then moved back and got married a few months later. i really missed her! she was so comforting when I was scared at night. even though we had twin beds if i was scared she would let me get in bed with her. we’ve lived in small towns ever since. my husband built out current house and we’ve lived here for 27 years and raised our 4 children here. i want to live here the rest of my life. i love the apartment!!!

Hi Joanna,

I moved to Denver about 8 years ago 8 months pregnant with my second child after living 4 years in a one bedroom walk-up on the upper West side. I just couldn’t do it anymore. I wanted my kids to have a big yard and a house they could grow up in. I so miss my favorite NYC, but gave it up for my kids, boo. We love it here though!

I’d love to know the square footage of your current apartment. My husband and I live in a teeny tiny “2 bedroom” cottage in Los Angeles (under 600 sq ft I believe) and are thinking about expanding our family. Curious what you are working with.

Move to BK! You won’t regret it. The culture, the people, the diversity, the FOOD, the fun is all amazing. I’m a Manhattan girl who moved to BK two years ago, and I would never move back to Manhattan after all the glorious sites I’ve seen in Brooklyn. Highly encourage this!

How exciting! On all counts.
I shared with my sister for years (until I was 15, actually) and I am so glad I did. I learned tolerance for having people in my space, which helped when I went off to college so much! I’m pro-room sharing.
Best of luck.

We live in Ditmas Park, which is a super lovely neighborhood full of old victorian houses. It’s the best of Brooklyn and the burbs all rolled into one! You should check it out.

I grew up in Brooklyn during a different time…and not in a neighborhood that is at all trendy, even today. I shared a room with my sister. I really loved my childhood there. We moved to the ‘burbs (long island) when I was 8. I always kind of wondered what life would be like if we hadn’t left…

If we had jobs that would bring us back to NY, we would live in Brooklyn in a heart beat. At this point in our lives, I think we would prefer Brooklyn to Manhattan. There just seems to be a more welcome family vibe out there. Don’t get me wrong, I love visiting and playing in the city, but I also like to retreat back to a ‘homey’ home.

Best of luck in the decisions!

this is so exciting! apartment hunting in nyc is one of the most daunting tasks i’ve ever undertaken, but oh gosh is it fun to look–and find :)

i was just in brooklyn heights yesterday and it really is a beautiful, quaint neighborhood. i’m 24 and single, so these thoughts are a few years away for me, but i’d love to raise a family in/around nyc. it’s a world away from my small town southern upbringing–which is wonderful in its own way!

I grew up in a military family so lived all over the place. My parents were both born an raised in Maine and that is where we moved when it was time for our son to start school. It was the best decision we ever made! Maine – it’s the way life should be!