PARK SLOPE SOUTHWESTis located in Brooklyn's most popular and vibrant Brownstone neighborhood. In the 1800's Park Slope became a hot spot for Brooklyn's elite and a summer retreat for the wealthy from Manhattan. Named for its closeness to Prospect Park and its' incline from the Gowanus Canal to Prospect Park, the neighborhood is divided into 3 smaller neighborhoods...North,Center & South. Boundaries: Flatbush Ave. on the north to the Prospect Expressway on the south. 4th Ave. on the west to Prospect Park West on the east. Subway access near Park Slope Southwest Condos: N, R, M, F

>Brooklyn Museum - One of the world's finest Egyptian collections. >Brooklyn Conservatory of Music - Since 1897, housed in a Victorian Gothic mansion, the conservatory is one of the nation's largest and oldest music schools. >Prospect Park - designed by Central Park architect and landscaper Frederick Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the park is a 526-acre bucolic playground with a carousel, zoo, 60 acre boating pond, ice skating rink, baseball diamonds, a bandshell for summertime outdoor concert fare, and biking and rollerblading trails throughout. >Brooklyn Botanic Gardens - Famed for its' breathtaking springtime cherry tree esplanade, Japanese floating lily pond garden and Victorian era glass conservatory, a noted site for weddings and grand affairs. >Schools - A choice of fine pre-schools, public schools and private preparatory academies. >Methodist Hospital- Serving Park Slope and Brooklyn, located in the heart of the neighborhood. >Shops & Stores -Bookstores, video rentals, fresh fruit and vegetable stores, take-out sushi shops, major grocery chains, boutiques, pharmacies, gift shops all within walking distance on the two commercial avenues running the length of the neighborhood.