Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Brooklyn Votes, Heights Townhouse Could Break Records

Renovated Brooklyn Heights Brownstone Will Break Record If It Gets $18 Million Ask

Once the renovation is complete — probably in September — the 7,750-square-foot Willow Street brownstone will not only be a certified passive house. It will also have a rebuilt stoop, elevator, and high-end finishes, plus a roof garden with Manhattan views.

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Mostly Blue Brooklyn Reacts With Shock and Grief to Unexpected Trump Triumph

Long lines at polls and high spirits in the morning in mostly Democratic Brooklyn turned to shock later in the day as state after state on digital maps turned red. Clinton supporters expressed worry and grief on social media and IRL. Trump supporters were jubilant.

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Crown Heights Condo With Private Balcony, Two Bedrooms Asks $529,500

This Crown Heights two-bedroom isn’t huge, but it’s clean and stylish, and has a small balcony off the master bedroom. It’s on the third floor of 943 Saint Marks Avenue, a circa 1907 building that was converted to condos in 2010, and has 19 units. The brick and stone four-story building is located within the Crown Heights North Historic District III.

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Heights Mansion-in-the-Making on Willow Street Chops Price to $16 Million From $18 Million

It would have set a record if it sold for $18 million. Now one of the most ambitious developments in all of Brooklyn — a lavishly appointed, over-the-top mansion at 146 Willow Street — has scaled back its asking price to $16 million.

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The Insider: New Detail and Furnishings Transform a “Bare Vanilla” Apartment in Brooklyn Heights

When a distinguished, century-old bank building in Brooklyn Heights was converted recently from offices to condominium apartments, “the developer did a typical developer job,” said architect Elizabeth Roberts of Elizabeth Roberts Architecture and Design, calling the resulting interiors “bare vanilla space.”

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