Today I thought I’d focus on the tree-lined, well-kept streets off Irving Avenue on the south side of Myrtle. Most of the homes are quaint bay- or bow-front brick two-families, interspersed with a few larger buildings on the corners and some other interior streets. The area has some of Bushwick’s more intact blocks, likely due to the high owner-occupancy rate. It’s a bit far from the action, but the price makes up for having to ride the train another 3 minutes.

$1500 — 2br: Most Bushwick newcomers have no idea this exists. Down around Covert Street near Irving are a couple of blocks of Tudoresque buildings with cottage-sized apartments full of beautiful old details like herringbone and (old) parquet floors, stained glass windows, and patinaed tilework. The rooms are ample and bright — and the price is right. I can’t vouch for this particular building but I have been in another one and they are just awesome.
Covert and Irving | street view | Halsey L

$1600 — 2br: OMG WHAT? That kitchen is surely a joke photo. If not, these people are really serious about attracting a certain kind of person. Not that it’s bad, it’s just shockingly huge and kind of over the top. Up by Montrose, that cabinet space is a rentable bedroom. Anyway, very nice looking apartment in a (probably owner-occupied) two-family.
Covert and Irving | street view | Halsey L

$1350 — 2br rr: Cute place with some old details, decent 90s kitchen, wood floors, broad spaces. Being on this side of Myrtle saves you upwards of $300 on a railroad.
Hancock and Irving | street view | Halsey L/Wyckoff M

$2200 — 3br: Good apartment for those looking for a complete renovation to share. Maybe they went a bit nuts with the exposed brick, and that bathroom sink is….whoa, but everything looks well-done and the kitchen is pretty cool. This guy has several other units for rent in the building.
PETS OK | Putnam and Irving | street view | Myrtle-Wyckoff LM