Please. We OBecians lovingly call it the warzone. 🙂 The worst part OB historically has been the few blocks around Abbot and Voltaire, or sometimes the seawall under the pier. Even still that’s a pretty far cry from, say 16th and J in the east East Village, which is pretty gnarly.
Actually when I first moved to OB 25 years ago I rented a place in the warzone – Saratoga between Abbot and Bacon. I loved it. I miss being that close to downtown. For this Long Branch property, you are just about as far as you can be from shopping / bars / etc while still being in the warzone. And it’s one of the worst streets for parking. I see no reason to pay any kind of premium for this particular property.
