Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Guide to Fire Island, A Renovated Park Slope Manse

A Visitor’s Guide to Summer on Car-Free Fire Island

With the return of beach season, so too flock the crowds to Fire Island, the barrier island simultaneously known as a popular tourist destination and a hidden gem full of natural wonders. But Fire Island is much more than that dichotomy allows.

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Renovated Park Slope Manse with 6 Mantels, Elevator, Outdoor Kitchen Asks $13.25 Million

Everything about this 1890s brick and limestone Park Slope mansion, at 45 Montgomery Place, is big. It’s over 30 feet wide, for starters, and 65 feet deep. It’s got two dining rooms, two living rooms and six bedrooms, and not a one is small. It’s got two three-foot La Cornue ranges, two Miele dishwashers. It’s got six fireplaces, and loads of other detail.

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Prewar Bushwick Co-op With One-Bedroom, In-Unit Washer Asks $345K

Here’s a one-bedroom unit in one of Bushwick’s few prewar co-op buildings. It’s on the top floor at 246 Cornelia Street, a four-story, 38-unit building at the corner of Wilson Avenue. It’s got hardwood floors, some prewar detailing and high ceilings. It’s not huge, but there’s a decent amount of space: 590 square feet, to be exact.

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Clinton Hill Limestone With Luxe Reno, Exposed Brick, Mirrored Mantels Asks $3.15 Million

Here’s a four-story Clinton Hill townhouse that’s been given a luxe makeover that was the subject of an Insider writeup last year. An 1891 Romanesque/neo-Renaissance number with a distinctive limestone and brick facade, it’s at 116 Willoughby Avenue in the Clinton Hill Historic District.

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Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Two Sold, One In Contract

This week, we’re looking back to the fall and checking in on how four of our listings have fared six months on.

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