Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Affordable Lottery Opens, BQX Route Unveiled

102 Ultra-Affordable Units Up for Grabs in Greenpoint, Starting at $368 a Month

A third affordable housing lottery has opened at Park Tower Group’s neighborhood-transforming mega-project Greenpoint Landing in Greenpoint. This one is for 102 ultra-affordable units at 5 Blue Slip; the entire building will consist of affordable housing.

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Kushner’s Huge, Neighborhood-Changing Office Complex Brings Restaurant Row to Dumbo

A new restaurant row is taking shape in Dumbo, promising to transform what was formerly industrial space belonging to the Jehovah’s Witnesses into a lively area of shops and offices.

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Here’s How the Proposed $2.5 Billion Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Will Speed Your Commute

Curious if the controversial $2.5 billion proposed streetcar line touted by Mayor de Blasio could actually improve your commute? On Tuesday the city unveiled potential routes for the 16-mile Brooklyn Queens Connector and revealed the system will have dedicated lanes wherever possible — key to ensuring the system is faster than the bus.

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Landmarked Queen Anne in Bed Stuy With 4 Fireplaces Needs Work, Asks $1.3 Million

This four-story 1889 Queen Anne row house with an angled front needs some work, maybe quite a bit, but it’s got some original details including moldings and a quartet of fireplace mantels, and could be turned into something nice. It sits at 17 Agate Court, a cul-de-sac off Atlantic Avenue lined with Queen Anne homes built at the same time; its houses and those on adjacent Alice Court are landmarked.

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Two-Bedroom Prewar Co-op With Sunset Park Views Asks $550K

This Sunset Park two-bedroom has inlaid parquet floors, a renovated kitchen and bathroom, low maintenance charges, and a location directly across from the nearly 25-acre Sunset Park. It’s on the third floor of a five-story, 68-unit prewar building at 661 41st Street.

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