Cobble Hill

Bordered by Atlantic Avenue on the north and Degraw Street to the south, Cobble Hill sits adjacent to Boerum Hill and Brooklyn Heights - only a ten minute subway ride to Manhattan. Family-run shops are Cobble Hill's biggest attraction, Italian meat markets and old time barber shops mixing with trendy new restaurants. Back out on Atlantic Avenue you'll discover a Middle East bazaar of specialty stores and restaurants! Cobble Hill is renowned for its private brownstone residences and brick row houses. Great schools (both public and private) make Cobble Hill the ideal choice for young families.

Columbia Street Waterfront District
And not to forget the distinct neighborhood of Columbia Street Water Front District which extends from Atlantic Avenue to Hamilton Avenue, a block or so west of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. Once a bustling district of waterfront establishments, Columbia Street is rapidly undergoing a revival, a pocket of restaurants, bakeries and bistros doing quite nicely just off Degraw Street. Not to mention lots of (not so) wild talk of pier renovation which will include a cruise ship terminal. Be sure to continue down to Union Street where you'll find a vibrant Brooklyn - where it's been, and where it's heading - newer shops side by side with century old businesses, many run by second and third generation family members.

About Our Maps & Streets
Our maps and scrollable streets are not drawn to scale. Our maps are meant to convey a sense of what you'll find when you walk the neighborhoods. Since our web space is limited, we have adopted the following conventions.

"Apartments" indicates a multifamily building or buildings, generally without a stoop. "Residences" are buildings with stoops and may be multifamily. "Residence" (singular) is a single building. "Residences" (plural) may indicate two our three attached buildings.

Storefront note:

Wherever storefronts (yellow) are indicated, they are most likely to be three or four story brick buildings with apartments above. A vacant storefront in no way indicates that the entire building is vacant.

About Our Updates...
We walk our commercial streets every three or four months in order update our shop information. While the date reflects our last official update, we make a point to include new information as we hear of it. Feel free to let us know of any changes in your neighborhood.
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