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Brooklyn Heights

Located picturesquely on the water and hosting spectacular Manhattan skyline views, Brooklyn Heights is a coveted “suburb” to the city. Many of streets are graced with trees and sparkling renovations that have earned the area its title as the first historic neighborhood in Brooklyn. Rich brownstones in Italianate, Federal and Renaissance styles along with romantic carriage houses grace the neighborhood and offered walking tours have made it a destination for world-wise tourists.

Brooklyn Heights’ blind alleys and short cobblestoned paths make for a lovely neighborhood feel. According to a 2005 Village Voice article, 60% of the homes average over $1 million apiece. It has housed famous authors such as Truman Capote who wrote Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood in his Brooklyn Heights basement apartment, Norman Mailer and Arthur Miller.

A very easy commute to Wall Street makes it a many a money manager’s home and it is considered beyond gentrified — more of a yuppy neighborhood that the Statue of Liberty graces with a view of her sculpted beauty. Views from Brooklyn Heights’ Promenade, also known as the Esplanade is, as Kara Oehler writes, “probably the most popular postcard shot of New York City.”