Our neighborhood

Windsor Terrace is a quiet enclave alongside Prospect Park’s woodlands and lakefront. We’ve got more blue skies than skyscrapers. More wildlife than nightlife. More hiking, biking, and birdwatching than barhopping and clubbing.

But we’re still very much a New York City neighborhood. You don’t have to walk far to get great bagels, baba ganoush, or bulgogi. Not to mention pizza, burgers, risotto, dumplings, ice cream, and a ridiculous variety of baked goods.

Add to that an indie bookstore, movie theater, summer concerts at the Bandshell, tennis courts, yoga and Pilates studios, and several convivial neighborhood pubs.

If that’s not enough, it’s a quick trip from Windsor Terrace to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Barclays Center, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Museum, New York Aquarium, Brooklyn Cyclones, or Brighton Beach and Coney Island.

And then you get to return to a real neighborhood that you’ll love to call home.

Our history

1913 was quite a year for architectural debuts in New York City. Landmark openings that year included Grand Central Terminal, Ebbets Field, and the Woolworth Building, which at the time was the world’s tallest skyscraper.

We feel a special connection to 1913 because that’s the year construction was completed on our trio of buildings at 147-149 Prospect Park Southwest and 250 Seeley Street. While many people covet the ambiance of prewar buildings, our home stands out as pre-WWI. As real estate professionals would say, we've got great bones.

Some architectural flourishes of that age survive today, like our coffered ceilings, marble staircases, and the original wrought-iron fence that wraps around the property and that we restored in 2011.

Other details made way for modern times. Our first capital improvement project was to shut down the gaslight-era lighting lines in our ceilings. Since then, we’ve installed contemporary upgrades like video intercoms and LED lighting in all public areas of the property.

Ongoing improvements have a focus on green projects. See the Our Sustainability Roadmap page for details.

Our co-op

Since 1989, Prospect-Seeley Housing Corporation has maintained a history of financial health, a strong reserve fund, and a record of responsible financial management.

These four-story buildings are home to a total of 49 units, a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments located across the street from Prospect Park’s lake and woodlands.

Each apartment is a corner unit with two exposures. Front-facing apartments overlook the park. Those in the rear have views of the leafy backyards of single-family homes adjoining our property.

Amenities include space in the basement to stow your bicycles, two laundry rooms with unlimited use for a flat monthly fee, and storage units available for rent.

A live-in super maintains the buildings and grounds and assists with home repair, and a part-time porter provides support on garbage and recycling/compost collection days.

In addition, we have strong, long-established relationships with trusted local contractors for larger building repair and renovation work.

We’re a multi-generational co-op whose profile mirrors the city’s: a mix of native New Yorkers and people born across the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. We love the diversity and the things we have in common: a sense of community and a commitment to being good neighbors.

And yes! We are pet-friendly.

This is a nice place to call home.