Why Luxury Buyers in Brooklyn Are Shelling Out Millions to Live Next to a Famous Cemetery

One of the country's most high-profile cemeteries is proving to be a powerful lure for well-heeled buyers who prefer a little spooky with their luxury accommodations. The Bellrose, a new 40-unit boutique condominium overlooking Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, is helping usher in a new phase of the leafy Greenwood Heights neighborhood. Offering more value than its tony cousin, Park Slope, the neighborhood adjacent to the 478-acre historic cemetery is coming into its own as a luxury home destination. "Everywhere you look now, there's construction," Jessica Peters of Douglas Elliman tells Realtor.com. "That was not the case a few years ago."Peters is handling sales in The Bellrose, a newly-built luxury condo three blocks from the cemetery, with a roof deck and top two floors offering views of the storied graveyard and its grand Gothic arches. Loading...The Bellrose, a new luxury condominium in Greenwood Heights, offers luxury living in and up-and-coming Brooklyn neighborhood.Greenehouse NYCLoading...The upper floors of the condo offer views of Green-Wood cemetery and its grand Gothic arches. A nest of monk parakeets famously live in the bell tower. Greenehouse NYCPrices range from $7...