‘Remarkably Cohesive’ Prospect Lefferts Gardens Rows With Kinko Houses Calendared by Landmarks
Last week, two rows of 38 homes along Prospect Lefferts Gardens’ Parkside Avenue, including 20 Kinko-style two-families, were calendared by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission for possible historic district designation.
24-Story Rental Building Near Prospect Park Offers Commanding Views of Brooklyn and Beyond
The interiors, designed by Hudson Companies, feature a washer/dryer in every apartment
Classic Boerum Hill Restored Italianate and Three More to See This Weekend, Starting at $859K
They range from painstakingly staged to as-is, and all have appealing historic detail.
Listing of the Day: Meticulously Restored Lefferts Gardens Brownstone Asks $2.245 Million
The woodwork in this Prospect Lefferts Gardens brownstone at 207 Lincoln Road is some of the nicest we've ever clapped eyes on, and there is no shortage of other ornate detail.
Young Photographer Captures the Soul of Her Changing Neighborhood Through Portraits
Can the heart of a neighborhood be captured through photography? A young photographer has tried to do just that by photographing residents of Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
Fort Greene’s Greenlight Bookstore Opening in Prospect Lefferts Gardens Tower
Here’s one for the books. Fort Greene’s beloved Greenlight Bookstore is opening a second location, at the base of Prospect Lefferts Gardens’ tallest building.
‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Creator Sells PLG Pad for $1.6 Million
Comedy writer and actor Michael Showalter — best known for co-creating and starring in the absurd summer-camp satire Wet Hot American Summer and its recent Netflix prequel — just sold his renovated limestone at 25 Clarkson Avenue for $1,600,000, the New York Post reported.
Prospect Park Closes After Ammonia Leak Sends 10 to Hospital
Residents complained of burning eyes and an inability to breathe Wednesday night following an ammonia leak at Lakeside rink’s LeFrak Center in Prospect Park.
Tile, Wood, Mantels Abound in This Spectacular Lefferts Manor Townhouse
If splendid and unusual tile, mantels and original detail are your thing, you will want to check out this landmarked single-family home 71 Midwood Street in the Lefferts Manor District of Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
Appalling Conditions in PLG Emergency Homeless Housing
Prospect Lefferts Gardens’ 60 Clarkson has ornate plaster moldings, a courtyard and appalling conditions for those who call it home. Though a private apartment building, 60 Clarkson Avenue is used as emergency housing for homeless families as part of the Giuliani-era cluster-site program. The New York Times reported that the building has racked up hundreds of housing violations — including for mold, cockroach infestations and rats.
Deplored by the de Blasio administration as well as the Department of Investigation, cluster-site housing pays private landlords — in the case of 60 Clarkson, Barry Hers — almost $2,500 a month per family for housing and services. If not used for cluster housing, many of the units in these buildings would be rent-controlled, meaning landlords would receive lower rents from permanent tenants than they currently do from the city for homeless residents.