Starrett City, Brooklyn
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Starrett City is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Starrett City opened in 1974, and in 2002, changed its name to the Spring Creek Towers.[1] The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 5.
It has eight "sections" which each include several buildings, its own field, recreational area (jungle gym, park, handball court, basketball court) and its own garage for the residents in that section. These sections are Ardsley, Bethel, Croton, Delmar, Elmira, Freeport, Geneva, and Hornell; each named after municipalities in upstate New York. Each building has between 11 and 20 floors, with 8 apartments on most floors.
Starrett City has one elementary school and one middle school. The nearest high schools, Canarsie High School and South Shore, are located in Canarsie.
Starrett City is a very diverse neighborhood. With its many grassy fields, Fresh Creek, and Spring Creek Towers Shopping Center, it is different in landscape, community, and neighborhood life than other regions of Brooklyn.
[edit] Possible sale
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On November 30, 2006, Starrett City Associates, the owner of the complex, began to offer the sale of the entire property, raising fears that a new owner will raise rents and squeeze out current tenants.[2] CB Richard Ellis, which brokered the Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town deal earlier in 2006, will serve as the listing agent.[3] Real estate analysts predict that the complex could be auctioned for over $1 billion.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Close-Up on Starrett City, Brooklyn, The Village Voice, April 6, 2005
- ^ Starrett City owners eye Stuy-high offers, New York Daily News, December 1, 2006
- ^ Agent says auction for residential complex. Shanghai Daily, December 4, 2006
- ^ Brooklyn Apartment Complex Could Fetch $1B-Plus, Commercial Property News, December 1, 2006
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