9902 3rd Ave

Ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, apartments don’t come on the market often, least of all two-bedrooms. Studios feature an open floor plan with ample deep closets; the latest sale recorded $226,000 in May 2024. Most one-bedrooms are organized around a split floor plan with a centrally located salon-like foyer; a recently renovated property closed at $295,000 in July 2024. Two bedrooms are spacious, but many have just one bathroom and a select few are outfitted with an additional powder room; the most recent sale netted $450,000 in January 2020.

Basic amenities include an on-site parking garage

Ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, apartments don’t come on the market often, least of all two-bedrooms. Studios feature an open floor plan with ample deep closets; the latest sale recorded $226,000 in May 2024. Most one-bedrooms are organized around a split floor plan with a centrally located salon-like foyer; a recently renovated property closed at $295,000 in July 2024. Two bedrooms are spacious, but many have just one bathroom and a select few are outfitted with an additional powder room; the most recent sale netted $450,000 in January 2020.

Moderate maintenance fees

Monthlies are very fair and are on par with similar Fort Hamilton co-ops. For example, a one-bedroom listed at $328,000 in September 2024 itemized $753 in maintenance fees. At 1 Oliver Street, a co-op just a quarter mile up Shore Road, a one-bedroom on the market for $369,000 cited $799 in monthlies as of October 2024.

A cozy residential neighborhood tucked away along South Brooklyn’s harbor

This mellow Fort Hamilton location affords an active, outdoor lifestyle with many waterfront green spaces. Shore Park is famous for its scenic vistas of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, interspersed between bike lanes, a dirt running path and rows of benches. By the tennis courts, The Frank Decolvenaere Dog Run is just as spacious as a baseball field. On either side of the bridge, brick and stone structures from the former military outpost built in 1825, Fort Hamilton, serve as a combined base for several divisions of the United States Military. The main street, 4th Avenue, is dotted with local conveniences, including Staples, Soft Touch Car Wash, Harbor Fitness and Sadinday Nail Spa. Family-owned restaurants are plentiful and hard not to name off in a list-like fashion. Italian bakery and cafe Paneantico is known for its stacked displays of cakes, pastries, breads and sandwiches. Positano, named after the Italian cliffside village, serves a vibrant selection of seafood and pasta from the Amalfi region on its famously colorful plates and bowls. Meanwhile, The Common is known for its warm industrial ambiance and Sunday brunch menu filled with American classics like Eggs Benedict and an avocado breakfast burrito. For groceries, residents can pop by the local markets within half a mile, including Foodtown, Associated Fresh and Met Fresh.

Just over a quarter a mile from the Bay Ridge-95 Street station

According to Google Maps, 9902 Third Avenue is a two-minute walk from the nearest subway station, Bay Ridge-95 Street, offering exclusive R train access. Those with cars have proximity to the neighborhood’s famous Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which leads to Staten Island. Additionally, two major thoroughfares flank the neighborhood: Belt Parkway and the Gowanus Expressway, providing access to greater Brooklyn, Queens, and, eventually, Manhattan. This cozy, tucked-away neighborhood is a bit of a schlep: it takes about an hour on the train or 40 minutes via car to get to midtown Manhattan.