Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Brooklyn Home Prices Surged and Pier 5 Uplands Opened

Park Slope Cinderella Project House Transformed Into Sleek Digs Asks $7.495 Million

We’ve got some eye candy for you today — and an unusual property. At 77 Prospect Place in Park Slope, it’s a striking, light-filled modern townhouse, designed in 2004 by Baumann Architects, that encompasses and extends an 1890s carriage house.

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The Insider: Family Restores, Reinvigorates Bed Stuy Brownstone — Starting With the Woodwork

Talk about dark woodwork. The longtime owners of this three-story row house had painted all the moldings and trim black. Most walls were dark red, except for the kitchen, which was lime green.

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Prospect Heights Brownstone With Original Details, Potential Asks $2.3 Million

This two-family Prospect Heights brownstone needs work, and maybe a fair amount of it, but it could polish up into something nice. It’s at 552 Carlton Avenue in the Prospect Heights Historic District, between Dean and Bergen streets.

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Brooklyn Home Prices Now More Expensive Than Ever

Brooklyn home prices surged to new highs in the second quarter. Bidding wars have returned, and resale inventory is low, so buyers are increasingly looking to new developments, market reports reveal.

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Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5 Uplands Green Space Opens to the Public (Photos)

Peaceful lounging space in Brooklyn Bridge Park just increased with the unveiling on Thursday of the Pier 5 Uplands, bringing 3.4 more acres of public space to the park.

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