Real estate experts say that the market could be heating up. A townhouse in Sunset Park sold for $2.05 million in March — a record for the neighborhood.
Source: The New York Times
Many people who live in Sunset Park have been here awhile. According to a StreetEasy analysis reported by The New York Times, Sunset Park's residential sales turnover rate is just 8% since 2010.
Source: The New York Times
As you walk around Sunset Park, it's hard not to notice all the schools. There are a total of 18 throughout the neighborhood.
Source: Zillow
Sunset Park has two major parks, one of which shares a name with the neighborhood. The other is Bush Terminal Piers Park, which opened in 2014. The city is also investing $136 million in the nearby area for a brand-new Made in NY Campus, which will include 100,000 square feet dedicated to a film and television production facility.
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Costco — whose parking lot was completely full when we passed by on a Wednesday afternoon — is also in the neighborhood.
Another neighborhood staple is the Melody Lanes bowling alley. If you're up for it, you can have a drink and a philosophical talk with their famed bartender Peter Napolitano.
Source: The New York Times
One of the neighborhood's most popular eateries is the Tacos El Bronco truck, which also has a brick-and-mortar location with a more complete menu on 4th Avenue and 44th Street.
Source: The New York Times
The event space Brooklyn Hangar, which hosts various nightlife events and shows with well-known DJs like Tiesto, is on 52nd Street near the waterfront.
Across the street, in a stark contrast, is a row of the neighborhood's longer-standing businesses, including auto body shops and factory warehouses.
Restaurants and coffee shops are also popping up in Industry City, including Avocaderia, which serves avocado on everything from toast to smoothies.
Aside from shopping, there are also outdoor film screenings, sunset yoga classes, and co-working spaces.
Source: Thrillist
Just on the other side of the Gowanus Expressway, however, is the newly developed Industry City complex. Within the six million square feet of renovated warehouse space, you'll find the recently opened ABC Carpet and Home furniture store and many other retailers.
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As you venture towards the more developed waterfront, you first walk through the factory district, where outgoing shipments of various products line the street.
Sunset Park is a diverse neighborhood. According to census data, 39% of Sunset Park is Hispanic, and 33% is Asian.
Source: Census Reporter
You can access the neighborhood via public transportation using the N, R, and D subway lines. It takes about 35 minutes to get to the southern tip of Manhattan by subway, and it's a roughly 20-minute drive via the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel.
Sunset Park is located in South Brooklyn, just below Greenwood and north of Bay Ridge.
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