Brighton Beach Real Estate

Located on Coney Island, the oceanfront neighborhood of Brighton Beach is part of the memories of many a longtime New York resident, and one of the City's more lively areas. The award-winning Neil Simon play and subsequent film adaptation, Brighton Beach Memoirs, immortalized the beachfront neighborhood as one of the City's cherished cultural icons.

This large community has a distinct feel, evident in the restaurants, food shops, cafes, boutiques and banks along Brighton Beach Avenue. Along Riegelmann Boardwalk, luxury condos offer high-end amenities and covetable ocean views, and more modest detached homes and apartment buildings line the streets off the boardwalk.

Brighton Beach Avenue runs parallel to the Coney Island beach area and the Boardwalk, so this neighborhood is a popular destination for thousands of city residents on summer weekends. The unique attractions of nearby Coney Island—roller coaster rides, clam shacks and, of course, Nathan's Famous hot dogs—liven things up for those looking for the unique seaside experience that generations of New Yorkers have enjoyed. The new KeySpan/BCU Park entertainment complex hosts concerts, ball games and other cultural events all year round.

The F, B and Q subways pass through the Atlantic-Pacific Brooklyn hub and Prospect Park on their way to Manhattan, making commuting easy from here.