Midwood, in south-central Brooklyn, is a quiet and peaceful residential area with a diverse community and easy access to the rest of the city. "It feels like a real neighborhood, with lots of greenery and gorgeous properties, most of which are single-family homes,” says Dawn David, a Corcoran agent and vice president at the developer Adellco. Midwood is home to everything from kosher butchers to hip Thai eateries, and it has several parks and playgrounds. “I like that it’s also a very diverse neighborhood, and it’s a great place to raise children,” says David, who was born and raised in nearby Flatbush.
Midwood, in south-central Brooklyn, is a quiet and peaceful residential area.
Midwood feels like a real neighborhood, with lots of greenery and gorgeous properties.
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Victorians and Tudor Revivals in South Brooklyn
Midwood has streets of single-family homes in an array of styles, from Victorian to Tudor Revival. Many are detached houses with lawns and driveways, including those in the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District along Glenwood Road, the northern edge of Midwood. There are also brick rowhouses. Prices range from about $1 million to around $3.6 million. “There are also a lot of co-ops that are generously sized and much more affordable than other parts of the city or the borough,” David says. A two-bedroom unit in a prewar building is available for about $650,000, and some studios and one-bedrooms are on offer for less than $300,000. New condos are popping up in Midwood, such as the H7O Condominium on Avenue H, a mid-rise development with 38 units. Homes start at around $535,000 for a one-bedroom unit and rise to $1.1 million for a three-bedroom.
Midwood has streets of single-family homes in an array of styles.
Many homes are detached houses with lawns and driveways in Midwood.
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Kosher delis and hip eateries on Cortelyou Road
Midwood has several kosher grocers, butchers and restaurants, including Pomegranate Supermarket and Munch Street Food, offering everything from burgers to pastrami egg rolls. Di Fara Pizza, on Avenue J, is known throughout the city and often has lines out the door. Other restaurants are clustered along Cortelyou Road. “I feel like I’m in Williamsburg or Soho when I’m there,” David says. She recommends the Thai restaurant Corthaiyou. There’s also Purple Yam, serving American cuisine, and tapas spot Manchego-Koko. The Sycamore Bar + Flower Shop sells blooms by day and beers by night.
Midwood has several kosher grocers, butchers and restaurants.
Restaurants are clustered along Cortelyou Road in Midwood.
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Highly rated high school with a strong theater program
Students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade can attend The Kings Highway Academy, which gets an A-minus ranking from Niche. Middle school students can attend the A-rated J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham and later go to Edward R. Murrow High School, which gets a B plus from Niche and has strong music and theater programs. Brooklyn College, the city’s first public coeducational liberal arts college, is just north of the neighborhood.
Middle school students can attend the A-rated J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham in Midwood.
Brooklyn College is on the northern border of Midwood.
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Pickup games at Friends Field
Locals organize pickup games of soccer, baseball and tennis at Friends Field, and families love Kolbert Playground, offering lime green swings, slides and jungle gyms. The 530-acre Marine Park, which has hiking trails, a canoe launch site and a golf course, is about a 15-minute drive or a 45-minute walk.
Locals organize pickup games at Friends Field in Midwood.
The 530-acre Marine Park has hiking trails, a canoe launch site and a golf course.
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An express bus to Manhattan
The F train has several stops on the neighborhood’s western side, on McDonald Avenue. The Q train also services the area, running through the center of Midwood, and an express bus gets locals from Midwood to Midtown Manhattan in about 45 minutes.
The F train has several stops on the neighborhood’s western side of Midwood.
The Q train also services the area, running through the center of Midwood.
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Midwood is a great area to live in. There are many stores that you can go shopping in and there are parks were you can take a stroll. The public schools are great and provide amazing schooling.
3.0Niche User
6/5/2016Niche Review
The neighborhood is relatively safe, though there is not a heavy police presence
5.0Current Resident
11/14/2023Niche Review
Quiet neighborhood, easy to commute into the city. Lots of different markets and restaurants around, very convenient place to live.
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Crime and Safety
1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime
Midwood
US
Homicide
5
4
Sexual Assault
4
4
Assault with Weapon
4
4
Robbery
4
4
Burglary
3
4
Motor Vehicle Theft
3
4
Larceny
3
4
Crime Score
2
4
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
Midwood Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Midwood, Brooklyn sell after 144 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Midwood, Brooklyn over the last 12 months is $480,000, down 9% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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