- 376 President St #2C, Brooklyn, NY 11231$6,000/mo1 bed · 2 baths376 President St #2CBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 199 Luquer St, Brooklyn, NY 11231$16,500/mo4 beds · 3 baths · 2,800 sq ft199 Luquer StBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 433 Sackett St #4H, Brooklyn, NY 11217$5,250/mo2 beds · 2 baths433 Sackett St #4HBrooklyn, NY 11217View units
- 303 President St #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231$4,850/mo1 bed · 1 bath · 900 sq ft303 President St #2Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 65 4th Pl #GARDEN, Brooklyn, NY 11231$17,500/mo3 beds · 3.5 baths · 2,600 sq ft65 4th Pl #GARDENBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 560 Court St #3, Brooklyn, NY 11231$6,738/mo2 beds · 2 baths560 Court St #3Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 559 Clinton St #4A, Brooklyn, NY 11231$4,250/mo1 bed · 1 bath559 Clinton St #4ABrooklyn, NY 11231View units
- 505 Court St #8A, Brooklyn, NY 11231$4,200/mo1 bed · 1 bath505 Court St #8ABrooklyn, NY 11231
- 345 Carroll St #3A, Brooklyn, NY 11231$14,500/mo3 beds · 2.5 baths · 1,620 sq ft345 Carroll St #3ABrooklyn, NY 11231
- 387 Clinton St #1L, Brooklyn, NY 11231$8,500/mo4 beds · 2 baths · 1,500 sq ft387 Clinton St #1LBrooklyn, NY 11231View units
- 53 3rd St #3R, Brooklyn, NY 11231$5,599/mo2 beds · 2 baths53 3rd St #3RBrooklyn, NY 11231View unitsSpecial Offer
- 14 4th Pl #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231$3,900/mo1 bed · 1 bath · 800 sq ft14 4th Pl #2Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 104 Luquer St #2F, Brooklyn, NY 11231$4,895/mo1 bed · 1 bath · 725 sq ft104 Luquer St #2FBrooklyn, NY 11231View units
- 65 3rd Pl #3R, Brooklyn, NY 11231$5,350/mo2 beds · 1 bath65 3rd Pl #3RBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 149 W 9th St #3A, Brooklyn, NY 11231$3,650/mo1 bed · 1 bath149 W 9th St #3ABrooklyn, NY 11231
- 546 Henry St #3C, Brooklyn, NY 11231$5,400/mo2 beds · 1 bath546 Henry St #3CBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 158 President St #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231$5,200/mo2 beds · 1 bath · 850 sq ft158 President St #2Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 639 Henry St #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231$3,800/mo1 bed · 1 bath · 700 sq ft639 Henry St #2Brooklyn, NY 11231View units
- 188 W 9th St #3F, Brooklyn, NY 11231$3,000/moStudio · 1 bath188 W 9th St #3FBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 146 Nelson St #3, Brooklyn, NY 11231$7,150/mo3 beds · 2 baths146 Nelson St #3Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 312 President St #3, Brooklyn, NY 11231$3,600/mo1 bed · 1 bath · 800 sq ft312 President St #3Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 558 Henry St #1, Brooklyn, NY 11231$5,995/mo2 beds · 2 baths558 Henry St #1Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 240 President St #3R, Brooklyn, NY 11231$4,500/mo2 beds · 1 bath240 President St #3RBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 124 1st Pl #3, Brooklyn, NY 11231$8,300/mo3 beds · 2 baths · 1,250 sq ft124 1st Pl #3Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 178 De Graw St #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231$6,200/mo2 beds · 2 baths · 1,050 sq ft178 De Graw St #2Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 270 Smith St #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231$5,000/mo2 beds · 1 bath · 800 sq ft270 Smith St #2Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 316 Union St #GARDEN, Brooklyn, NY 11231$6,000/mo1 bed · 1 bath · 1,000 sq ft316 Union St #GARDENBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 265 Union St #3D, Brooklyn, NY 11231$3,300/mo1 bed · 1 bath · 650 sq ft265 Union St #3DBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 16 1st Pl #1, Brooklyn, NY 11231$6,500/mo2 beds · 2 baths · 1,116 sq ft16 1st Pl #1Brooklyn, NY 11231
- 494 Henry St #THREE, Brooklyn, NY 11231$5,750/mo2 beds · 2 baths494 Henry St #THREEBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 45 Garnet St #1B, Brooklyn, NY 11231$4,900/mo1 bed · 1.5 baths · 1,288 sq ft45 Garnet St #1BBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 390 Court St #3R, Brooklyn, NY 11231$8,062/mo3 beds · 2 baths390 Court St #3RBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 329 Union St #2B, Brooklyn, NY 11231$4,400/mo2 beds · 1 bath329 Union St #2BBrooklyn, NY 11231View units
- 44 3rd St #2L, Brooklyn, NY 11231$5,500/mo2 beds · 1 bath44 3rd St #2LBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 326 Bond St #4F, Brooklyn, NY 11231$6,600/mo2 beds · 1 bath326 Bond St #4FBrooklyn, NY 11231
- 285 Carroll St #1, Brooklyn, NY 11231$10,000/mo2 beds · 1.5 baths · 1,600 sq ft285 Carroll St #1Brooklyn, NY 11231
Carroll Gardens Snapshot
Demographic highlights
- Total population
- 18,906 people
Market highlights
- Median rent
- $5,000
- Median rent, monthly change
- -9.01%
About Carroll Gardens
Introduction
Carroll Gardens is a historically Italian area just south of Cobble Hill. Though largely gentrified, it still has colorful vestiges of the former neighborhood: old men playing bocce in Carroll Park, longtime butchers hawking sopressata, and over-the-top Christmas lights. Development has picked up in recent years--even some of the churches have been turned into condominiums--but Carroll Gardens retains a sense of community, partly because limited subway options distance it from the fray. Most blocks have three- to four-story brownstones or brick row houses, some with front gardens. The small-town vibe is laced with the borough’s signature mix of artisanal food shops, craft cocktails, and vintage decor, plus restaurants that are destinations in themselves.
Transportation
Carroll Gardens is bounded by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Gowanus Expressway to the west, 9th Street to the south, Degraw Street to the north, and Hoyt Street to the east. The area is served by the F and G trains, running along Smith Street, the B57 bus on Court and Smith Streets, and the B61 on Columbia Street. At just three miles to lower Manhattan, it's also easy to commute by bike, and in the morning there's a steady stream of cyclists heading north on Clinton and Smith Streets.
Livability
The neighborhood attracts both families drawn to quiet, friendly blocks and young professionals looking to live somewhere cool and interesting. It feels more creative and down-to-earth than the more patrician Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights nearby. That's partly because it was a blue-collar and immigrant area until about 25 years ago, but the commute also puts off harried corporate workers. For better subway connections, consider Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, and north Park Slope. Carroll Gardens is great for freelancers, though, and cafes and bars are busy with people typing on MacBooks.
Carroll Park is the local gathering place, always busy with a mix of people that reflect the neighborhood. There are nannies watching kids in the playground, old-timers chatting on benches, and yuppies eating gourmet deli sandwiches. It has pretty flower beds tended by volunteers and a greenmarket on Sundays. It's not big enough for sports, for which you have to travel two miles to Prospect Park. The sorry dog run at the edge of the neighborhood is currently under renovation, and the nearest ones are in Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights.
Demographics
Carroll Gardens is a mix of single and family households. with 44% of people married and 41% not. A quarter of residents are in their 30s.
Commutes
Most people have at least a half-hour commute. It's 30 to 45 minutes for 28% of residents and 45 to 60 minutes for 30% of them.
Neighborhood Life
The parallel Smith and Court Streets are lined with independent shops and restaurants. There's a pleasant weekend buzz as people wait for brunch tables and wander into boutiques, with sidewalks packed with groups of stylish friends and families. In the summer, restaurant windows are open and outdoor tables full. Hip and characterful, these are the kind of places regularly written up in magazines (see Prime Meats, Dover, Buttermilk Channel), so there's often a wait for tables—this being Brooklyn, few take reservations. Food stores in the neighborhood are also excellent. Italian stalwarts include 90-year-old Esposito's, famous for its sandwiches and cured meats; D'Amico coffee, which has sold house-roasted beans for 60 years; and Caputo's bakery, founded in 1904, with its popular lard bread. Relative newcomer Stinky Bklyn is the go-to for obscure cheeses and a variety of cocktail bitters. It's fun shopping for a dinner party here.
Carroll Gardens History
A short walk from the harbor and the Gowanus canal, Carroll Gardens was long home to dock workers and immigrants. The first wave of settlers were Irish, in the early-19th century, followed by Italians from the late-19th century until the 1950s. There are still some Italian fraternal and benevolent societies here, established to help immigrants and give them a support network. But Italians today make up less than a quarter of the population. Middle-class professionals started buying up townhouses here in the 1960s and 1970s, and the median household income has doubled since 1980. [these stats from: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/realestate/new-roots-in-carroll-gardens.html]
The area was considered part of Red Hook until the 1960s, when the two areas were divided by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. A civic group rechristened it in honor of Charles Carroll, an Irish signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the large front gardens in front of the houses on 1st to 4th Places. Part of the area was designated a historic district in 1973 (President and Carroll Streets between Smith and Hoyt Streets), but most of it is not, which allows for more new development here than in some of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Notable Addresses
- 467 Court Street — St. Mary Star of the Sea, built in 1851, is where Al Capone got married.
- 151 Union Street — Ferdinando's Focacceria, an 100 year-old Sicilian restaurant where Martin Scorsese filmed a scene for The Departed
- 396 Clinton Street — The Carroll Gardens library, a Carnegie building, dates to 1905.
- 335 Smith Street — Brooklyn Social, the one Italian men's club that you can get into, now that it's a bar.
- 537 Clinton Street — where playwright Tony Kushner wrote Angels in America