Bedford-Stuyvesant’s beloved Slave Theater may be sold to a retailer or
developer in a matter of weeks unless a preservationist emerges to buy
the space. The estate of former owner Judge John Phillips has listed the historic
building, located at 1215-17 Fulton Street, with Massey Knakal for
$2.95 million. In the month since the two-story theater has been on the market, Massey
Knakal listing broker Michael Amirkhanian said he has received several
offers “north of $2 million” from local property owners, retailers and
church organizations, but the estate would prefer to sell it to someone
who would keep it as a theater. “We’d love to be able to sell it to a theater preserver or operator,” Amirkhanian said. [more]

They may be pricey but the Upper East Side and Upper
West Side are still the most popular places for home buyers to check
out, according to a Post analysis of data from the Real Estate Board of New
York’s Web site. Since Jan. 1, user searches on ResidentialNYC.com show that
the next three most popular areas are the West
Village, Harlem
and Lincoln Square.
Brooklyn’s most popular were Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sheepshead Bay
and Prospect Heights. In Queens, the top five were Forest
Hills, Jackson Heights,
Rego Park,
Astoria and
Douglaston/Little Neck. The most popular in the Bronx
were Spuyten Duyvil, Throgs Neck, Riverdale, Parkchester and Jerome Park. Staten
Island’s most popular neighborhoods were Tottenville, Great Kills, Rossville, Arden Heights
and Mariners Park.