A Pair of Greek Revivals, Clinton Hill’s Oldest Landmarked Houses Emerge From Scaffolding
The scaffolding has come down and work on the two oldest houses in the Clinton Hill Historic District was wrapping up when we stopped by last week.
Historic Greenpoint Wood-Frame Flats Building Gets Landmarks OK for New Hardie Facade
A long-neglected and formerly ornate wood-frame apartment house on Greenpoint’s Calyer Street will get a facade update that aims to bring back some of the structure’s former historical details, but has left some preservationists wanting more.
Charm-Filled Bed Stuy Italianate With Moldings, Mantels, Parking Asks $1.495 Million
When it was constructed, this wood frame Italianate would have been one of many dotting its block, built in the late 1860s and 1870s before the boom of masonry row house construction in Bed Stuy.
Renovated Greenpoint Wood Frame With Wide Plank Floors, Marble Mantel Asks $2.995 Million
Wide planked floorboards and a fine black marble mantel provide some clues to the vintage of this Greenpoint wood frame, which combines some 19th century character with the modern amenities of a more recent renovation.
Historic Queen Anne Home on Bushwick Avenue Will Face Wrecking Ball
Demolition permits were spotted outside the Charles Lindemann House, a Queen Anne house on Bushwick Avenue.
Bed Stuy Italianate Shines With New Landmarks-Approved Wood Windows, Door
A construction fence that has been up for years has finally come down, revealing the improvements.
Another Freestanding Home on Lenox Road in East Flatbush Will Face Wrecking Ball
In the same family since at least 1985, the home was one of the few remaining holdouts on a stretch of Lenox Road that is undergoing massive transformation.
The Lore of 13 Pineapple Street, One of Brooklyn Heights’ Historic Wood Frame Houses
Even in a neighborhood filled with architectural delights, the generously wide, gray-shingled facade seems to hint at an interesting past.
New Low in Townhouse Design?
The new owners of a Second Empire wood-frame townhouse in Bed Stuy added brick veneer, mismatched doors and air-conditioning compressors to the front facade.
Along Three Blocks of Lenox Road in Flatbush, Development Is Happening Everywhere
Large freestanding Victorians and Edwardians on oversize lots are being sold and demolished all over Flatbush and East Flatbush.