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Scholars Stumble on Puzzle in Brooklyn Fireplace [NY Times]
Prospect Park Zoo Celebrates 15 Years [NY Daily News]
â€˜Rock and Roll Circus’ Coming to Bklyn Waterfront [Brooklyn Eagle]
Bklyn Foreclosure Specialist Sentenced for Fraud [Brooklyn Eagle]
GSLM Closes First Deal: Cobble Hill [The Real Deal]

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Fish Fish Mo Fish for Vanderbilt Avenue

Fish Fish Mo Fish for Vanderbilt Avenue

A tipster sent us this photo of “Fish Fish Mo Fish,” a new seafood sports lounge opening at 612 Vanderbilt Avenue, betw... More

By Emily
02/13/2012 2:00 PM

House of the Day: 536 East 18th Street

House of the Day: 536 East 18th Street

This Dutch Colonial house at 536 East 18th Street in Ditmas Park just hit the market with an asking price of $1,395,000. It’s c... More

By Brownstoner
02/13/2012 1:24 PM

Rental of the Day: 226 20th Street

Rental of the Day: 226 20th Street

Granted, the photos reveal a cluttered space, but the listing for this three bedroom in Greenwood Heights at 226 20th Street promis... More

By Emily
02/13/2012 12:30 PM

Some Protest Closing of Columbia Street Post Office

Some Protest Closing of Columbia Street Post ...

Some residents who live near the small post office (technically a “Contract Postal Unit,” or CPU) on Columbia Street... More

By Gabby
02/13/2012 12:00 PM

Foreclosure Auctions Set for 2 Big North Brooklyn Lots

Foreclosure Auctions Set for 2 Big North...

Two large lots that at various points were set to be developed in Williamsburg and Bushwick will go up for auction on March 1st, accor... More

By Emily
02/13/2012 11:30 AM

Critics Fight Whole Foods as BSA Decision Looms

Sales Prices in Dumbo Top Most Other Neighborhoods

Another Tower, ‘The Hub,’ Slated for Downtown Brooklyn

Worries Aired About Stack Parking Next to Arena

Slave Theater Vacated, but Questions of Ownership Linger

Monday Links

Closing Bell: Sweetheart’s Flea

Building of the Day: 129-135 Cambridge Place

Empty Lot Snapped Up on St. Marks Place

Jamaican Cafe Coming to 4th Avenue and 10th Street

The Insider

The Insider: Apartment into Loft in Brooklyn Heights

The Insider: Green Agenda in Carroll Gardens

The Insider: Working with Woodwork in Park Slope

The Insider: Built-Ins for Brownstones

The Insider: 12-Footer in Lower Slope

The Insider: Over-the-Top Mansion in Clinton Hill

The Insider: Kitchen Extension in Brooklyn Heights

The Insider: New Row Houses in Red Hook

The Insider: Converted Schoolhouse in Cobble Hill

The Insider: Parlor Floor Upgrade in Boerum Hill

The Insider: ‘No Compromises’ Reno in Brooklyn Heights

The Insider: Shipshape Kitchen in Brooklyn Heights

The Insider: Total Gut Reno in Brooklyn Heights

The Insider: All the Details in Bed-Stuy

The Insider: Clinton Hill Classic in Modern Dress

Interview

The Insider: Apartment into Loft in Brooklyn Heights

The Hot Seat: Amy Sananman

The Hot Seat: Regina Myer

The Hot Seat: Jennifer Lantzas

The Hot Seat: Shai Lauros

The Hot Seat: Mary Catherine McGarvey & Anna Robinson

The Hot Seat: David Von Spreckelsen

The Hot Seat: Amy Hughes

The Hot Seat: Paul Basile

The Hot Seat: Daniel Friedman

The Hot Seat: Kathleen Laziza

The Hot Seat: Anthony Dellecave

The Hot Seat: Page Travelstead

The Hot Seat: Elizabeth Crowell

The Hot Seat: Donald Brennan

Closing Bell

Closing Bell: Sweetheart’s Flea

Closing Bell: Sh!t Park Slope Parents Say

Closing Bell: Is Park Slope Dead?

Closing Bell: Pretty in PLG

Closing Bell: Super SmorgasBrewery

Closing Bell: Reading the Brooklyn Nabe Reports

Closing Bell: desigNYC Pairs Projects with Professionals

Closing Bell: Another Flea Weekend

Closing Bell: Scouting NY Goes to Floyd Bennet Field

Closing Bell: Exhibit Opens for Church Ave Mural Contest

Closing Bell: The Winter Flea

Closing Bell: Nominate Your Brooklyn Buildings

Closing Bell: Waterfront Park Planned for Columbia Street

Closing Bell: Sound Off on 7th Avenue

Closing Bell: Cozy Up At the Brooklyn Flea

Building of the Day

Building of the Day: 129-135 Cambridge Place

Building of the Day: 342-352A Vernon Avenue

Building of the Day: 143 Bond Street

Building of the Day: 26 Court Street

Building of the Day: 52 Livingston Street

Building of the Day: 376 Vernon Avenue

Building of the Day: 426 Henry Street

Building of the Day: 54-64 Prospect Place

Building of the Day: 188 Montague Street

Building of the Day: 93 Court Street

Building of the Day: 91-93 Midwood Street

Building of the Day: 777 Classson Avenue

Building of the Day: 140 Kane Street

Building of the Day: 97 MacDonough Street

Building of the Day: 65 Sixth Avenue

Development Watch

Critics Fight Whole Foods as BSA Decision Looms

Another Tower, ‘The Hub,’ Slated for Downtown Brooklyn

Putnam Court, Rendered

Almost Fully Rented, 111 Kent Up For Sale

Details on North 6th Street Church Purchase, Conversion

Checking in at Voorhees Hall’s Glassy Reno

New Nightspot Coming to Wythe Avenue

Inside the Barclays Center Build-Out

A Shot From Inside BAM Fisher Building

Strong Place Townhouses Construction Blog: Intro

Big Dig at Putnam Avenue Lot

Plans Filed for Red Hook Community Garden Replacement

Five Townhouses Taking Shape on Prospect Place

A Peek at the Progress on BAM’s Fisher Building

Burg Building at 260 North 9th Street Showing its Face

Condos

20 Henry Street Condos Officially Hit the Market

Bed Stuy Condo The Shelton Hits the Open Market

Fino 122 Getting Ready for Takeoff

Settlement in Lawsuit Over Defects at 50 Bridge Street

Negotiations Underway for Failed Carroll Gardens Condo

Bed-Stuy Condo 111 Monroe All Spoken For

First Few New-Old Listings Trickle in for 20 Bayard

Here’s How the Tweaked Design for 30 Henry Turned Out

Williamsburg’s Jardin, Heights’ 75 Clinton Going Rental

Condo of the Day: 70 Washington Street, #4LC

Marketing Begins for 107 Prospect Park West

Condo of the Day: 70 Washington Street, #2M

New Brokers, Some Price Cuts for OPP’s Remaining Units

LPC: 30 Henry Design Could be Better

Dumbo’s Clocktower Penthouse Now Asking a Mere $19M

Rentals

Rental of the Day: 226 20th Street

Rental of the Day: 842 Macon Street

Almost Fully Rented, 111 Kent Up For Sale

Rental of the Day: 1311 Pacific Street

Owner Gives Up on Selling Spike’s Firehouse on Dekalb

Rental of the Day: 117 Saint James Place

Rental of the Day: 79 Bridge Street

Apartments in Dumbo’s 220 Water Street Now Up For Rent

Rental of the Day: 44 Devoe Street, #2

Rental of the Day: 28 Prospect Park Southwest

Negotiations Underway for Failed Carroll Gardens Condo

Rental of the Day: 453 85th Street

Rental of the Day: 258 Adelphi Street

Williamsburg’s Jardin, Heights’ 75 Clinton Going Rental

Rental of the Day: 80 Grand Avenue

Landmark

HDC Pushes Against Coignet Stone Lot Reduction

LPC Approves Reduction of Coignet Stone Lot

Preservationists: Heights Cinema Shouldn’t be Demolished

LPC Designates Bank, OKs 30 Henry Street Design

Lots of Support for More Crown Heights Landmarking

LPC Considering Crown Heights North Phase III Today

LPC: 30 Henry Design Could be Better

30 Henry Application Returns to Landmarks Tomorrow

No Decision From LPC on 30 Henry Build

Preservationists: Don’t Shrink Gowanus Landmark’s Lot

Spotlight On: St. Marks Between New York and Kingston

LPC Hearing on Reduction of Gowanus Building’s Lot

Closing Bell: Petition to Landmark More of Fort Greene

Roof Support for Carlton Mews Church

Will a Visitors’ Center Lure Tourists to Green-Wood?

Streetlevel

Fish Fish Mo Fish for Vanderbilt Avenue

Jamaican Cafe Coming to 4th Avenue and 10th Street

Inside the New One Girl Cookies in Dumbo

Displaced by Shake Shack, Antonio’s Rises from the Ashes

Will the Windsor Place Cafe Ever Open?

Open and Shut

New Nightspot Coming to Wythe Avenue

Coffee Shop Now Open on Myrtle Avenue

Mixed Feelings About New Massage Parlor on Remsen

New Carroll Gardens Burger Joint Opens

Locavore Restaurant Opening on Classon and Fulton

Open and Shut

Toy Store Opens in Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Stone Park Cafe Expanding With Catering Hall

Al Di La Expansion, Bar Corvo, Opens Tonight

Quality of Life

In-the-Works McDonald’s Upsets Slopers

Mixed Feelings About New Massage Parlor on Remsen

Should Fowler Square Swallow Up South Elliott Place?

Affordable Nabes The Times Forgot?

Boerum Hillers Not Psyched About House of D Reopening

Brownstone Belt’s Increasing Affluence, by the Numbers

Have the Yuppie-Hasid Wars Come to Crown Heights?

Williamsburg Bar Fight Rages On

Closing Bell: Sound Off on 7th Avenue

Robberies Rose in the Slope and Carroll Gardens Last Year

Inmates Coming Back to the House of D Next Month

Crackdown Coming to Two Local Methadone Clinics

Residents Talk About Possible Fourth Avenue Upgrades

Car Stripped of Wheels in Brooklyn Heights

Hookers Seeing Red Over Strip Club

Food and Drink

Open and Shut

New Carroll Gardens Burger Joint Opens

Locavore Restaurant Opening on Classon and Fulton

End of a (Short) Era: Morton’s Closes in Downtown BK

Bringing a New Eatery to Life in Old Abistro Space

Open and Shut

Stone Park Cafe Expanding With Catering Hall

Candy Store Opening on Myrtle Avenue

Al Di La Expansion, Bar Corvo, Opens Tonight

Speedy Romeo Opens Tonight

Franny’s Moving to Bigger Digs on Flatbush

Williamsburg Bar Fight Rages On

Celestino Opens in Bed Stuy to Good Reviews

Bombay Masala Adding a Bar on Franklin

Brooklyn Tap House Has Opened on Myrtle Avenue

Commercial

Thor Equities Buys Boerum Hill Props Over Ask

Open and Shut

Closing Bell: Is Park Slope Dead?

Open and Shut

H&M Marks its Territory on the Fulton Mall

Big Clinton Hill Development Site on the Market

Open and Shut

Downtown Development Site Sells

At-Risk Old Fulton Buildings ISO a New Owner

Commercial Klutch: January Edition

Open and Shut

Open and Shut

Open and Shut

Open and Shut: The 2011 Edition

Brooklyn’s Top Commercial Real Estate Sales in 2011

Market

MNS: New Development Prices Up in 2011

Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows

Is the Housing Bottom Here?

‘Fragile Stability’ Seen in Fourth Quarter Market

Buying a Better Deal Than Renting in Most Cities

New Townhouse Listings Slow to a Crawl

New York Still Faring Better Than Most Cities

Elliman: Prices Up, Sales Down in 4th Quarter

Corcoran’s 4Q Data Sending Mixed Messages

Halstead: Second Half Prices Show Big Uptick

Drowning In Data: Market Report Season

TerraCRG: Commercial Real Estate Stabilizing

Lots of Brooklyn in The Sunday Times

Corco: More Listings, More Absorption

Brooklyn Foreclosures Fell in November

Walkabout

Walkabout: Green-Wood’s Tragic Guardian

Walkabout: Madame Jones comes to Brooklyn

Walkabout: Death Rides the Rails, part 3

Walkabout: Death Rides the Rails, part 2

Walkabout: Death Rides the Rails, part 1

Walkabout: Architecture-Good Queen Anne, part 2

Walkabout: Architecture – Good Queen Anne

Walkabout: Rev. Talmage’s Tabernacle-Pride Goeth…

Walkabout: Rev. Talmage’s Tabernacle-Cleansing Fire

Walkabout: Rev. Talmage’s Tabernacle – The Trial

Walkabout: Rev. Talmage’s Tabernacle–”Organgate”

Walkabout: Reverend Talmage’s Tabernacle, part 1

Walkabout: Selling Christmas 1883

Walkabout: Saving St. John the Baptist Church

Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Abraham & Straus, part 2

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