Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Demo Permit Issued for Our Lady of Loreto Church
Our Lady of Loreto’s days look to be numbered, and the future site of affordable housing in Bed Stuy has been cleared for building.
Demolition Permit Issued for Our Lady of Loreto Church in Ocean Hill
The city has issued a demolition permit for Our Lady of Loreto Church at 126 Sackman Street, meaning the beloved Ocean Hill church could be demolished any day. The demolition permit was issued on March 24 to demolition firm Titan Industrial Services Corporation.
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Greenpoint Co-op With Two Bedrooms, View of New Kosciuszko Bridge Asks $875K
This two-bedroom co-op isn’t any great work of architectural splendor, but it’s got a large master bedroom, a good-sized living space, a user-friendly layout and low maintenance charges. It’s on the top floor of a six-story, 60-unit building at 1125 Lorimer Street.
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Massive Carroll Gardens Four-Family With Marble Mantels and Crown Moldings Asks $3.8 Million
This mid-19th century Carroll Gardens four-family, brick townhouse at 298 Union Street is exceptionally large and has retained some interesting details. There appear to be several marble fireplaces throughout the building and what looks like well-preserved crown moldings in the parlor — and 14-foot ceilings.
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The Insider: Narrow Carroll Gardens Brownstone Gets All-White Parlor Floor Makeover, New Baths
Initially, the owner of this slender Carroll Gardens brownstone, a single mom with two young kids who occupy the top three floors of the four-story house, came to architect Kim Hoyt wanting just a kitchen makeover. The existing kitchen, Hoyt found, was in the center of a dark, claustrophobic parlor floor, which was divided up into three rooms, with a long hallway alongside.
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Ground Broken on Affordable Apartments With Grocery on Fulton in Bed Stuy
It might not look like much right now, but the stage is set for a Karl Fischer-designed building with affordable units and and a grocery store to rise at 1134 Fulton Street in Bed Stuy.
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