Sheepshead Bay: A neighborhood in transition

Sheepshead Bay is located as far south into Brooklyn as one could get, but its distance from the city's epicenter has not stopped the borough’s development boom from grabbing hold of the neighborhood. But some developers and brokers in the area are concerned the residential building boom could be precipitating an office shortage.
The Real Deal recently went down to Sheepshead Bay to see some of the new residential projects and talk to local players about what the lack of commercial development could mean for the neighborhood's growth.
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Producer/Editor/Cinematographer: Jhila Farzaneh
Production Assistant: Ben Heitmann
Archival footage: @tmdist
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[@Jurkblot]

I hate what’s happening to this neighborhood

[@Mercuryluvzcats]

What happened? This place is great

[@Jurkblot]

@@Mercuryluvzcats getting modernized, which is normal and part of the way the world works but its upsetting. El Greco, which was a wonderful diner has been replaced by a massive condo with restaurants and bars. The massive condo was built, etc.

[@quibron]

2:56 The zoning law is the only thing stopping them from ripping the entire neighborhood down.

[@jimmyolsen5897]

I walked over that bridge 100s of times going to Manhattan Beach back in the 60s it was so beautiful

[@jimmurphy9904]

Beautiful

[@numandut4831]

Neighborhood going to crap from all these luxury development for people who all commit medical and insurance fraud schemes to make their money. Disgusting.

[@CoolRockstar360]

These "medical and insurance fraud schemes" that you believe in have been here for decades. Maybe you should get your facts straight.

[@joegevorkyan7308]

Facts straight? That’s besides the point… decades centuries … Numans correct.

[@joegevorkyan7308]

That’s how loser who can’t really earn money get rich, do a bid while kids drive Bentleys

[@scgamerd]

@@CoolRockstar360you’re 😊 a coward defending scammers

[@industrialalliance9905]

" People want to move to Sheepshead Bay" As someone whose lived in sheepshead since 09. I can tell you I know Brooklyn natives who've never even heard of this neighborhood.

[@RazPerignon]

You joking?

[@islanderscoliseum3059]

@@RazPerignon nah, it’s not itself anymore, sheepshead bay is SLOWLY declining

[@RazPerignon]

@@islanderscoliseum3059 what? I moved out of there 12 years ago. He said Brooklyn natives never heard of sheepshead.

[@TheBearchik]

I moved to the area at a time when Waldbaums and El Greco was still there. I actually miss Waldbaums with all those discounts.

[@SuperQdaddy]

More higher buildings condos and apartments means more people and cars...means less parking more traffic..its too much for an area that was private homes...people today own 2 or more cars...front lawns have become driveways...its ugly !!

[@amgoodridge]

that's is why sheepshead bay is getting gentrify with shuttered mom&pop stores & 1,2 & 3 family homes are disappearing in Brighton Beach. cause by higher rents/taxes/water & sewer rates

[@richardpcrowe]

I loved Sheepshead Bay. The last time I was there was 1960...

[@jimmyolsen5897]

Maybe I saw you there

[@elizabethmarkov379]

Do you have any photos of sheepshead bay in the 60s? That would be amazing yo have

[@johnkir6539]

Old school sheepshead bay was the best area, not today.

[@t00tednz00ted]

It really was. My grandparents lived on 17th and Z. The little house next to the gas station. She worked at the Laundromat on 19th and Y and he lived on the boats.

[@jjk19701]

Once upon a time there was a quaint fishing village and beach community that was home to mostly mom and pop shops and families could afford to live in. It was a FUN place to live and play. The streets were clean. English was the predominant language. And it was not overcrowded, even with many apartment buildings. The character of this neighborhood has been stripped, sadly.

[@csallday]

Blyat

[@lmcoopie]

When I grew up there the pizza was a quarter. The 60s.

[@RS-jh2kl]

Did not age well.....

[@MarcusE0211]

We are gonna be moving there soon.

[@Grace-ql7pv]

Lmfao 750$/sqft my ass

[@lenfeder8521]

I lived there for years.

[@SuperQdaddy]

More hi rise apts means more cars..its already packed...not to mention the english language is rarely heard here !!....nowadays

[@richardpcrowe]

No sorry - no photos of that area at all...

[@islanderscoliseum3059]

ye, this place has changed, i used to live here, definitely not the previous version of itself

[@vert_bk6145]

Brooklyn 💯

[@jenniferscott3527]

0:46 wow I used to live in the building on the left across from the church. Memories of home ❤

[@kevinduval369]

Finallyyyyyy more outer borough development-this will be necessary for the future.

[@claremchugh5005]

FreedomKing4568 Really ?

[@kevinduval369]

yes, really

[@terencemcnicholas963]

Absolutely, for NYC to sustain itself long term we need to see walk-able transit oriented city centers developed in the outer boroughs

[@animeB0y01]

People are leaving NYC. I am part of the exodus that occurred in the 90’s so happy to be gone too.

[@johnathanabrams8434]

Shout out to all my Bukharian developers about to up zone this neighborhood and make bank. Go work brothers