Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Primary Results by Nabe and Brooklyn's Tallest Tower

Landmarks Greenlights Brooklyn’s Future Tallest Tower, Praises Design
It’s rare that a proposal to dramatically change a landmarked building sails right through the Landmarks Preservation Commission, much less gets described as “flawless.” But that’s precisely what happened at Tuesday’s LPC meeting when the Commission unreservedly approved the bold design for 9 Dekalb Avenue.

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Beautifully Renovated Bed Stuy Brownstone With Full-Floor Master Suite Asks $2.75 Million
When we last featured this Second Empire Bed Stuy brownstone as a House of the Day, back in 2006, it was a low-priced rehab candidate with good bones. A lot has changed since then. The house, at 17 Madison Street, near the Clinton Hill border, is now a serious looker, beautifully renovated.

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Central Brooklyn Crowned Clinton, Brighton Beach Loved Trump and More Primary Insights
Donald Trump dominated in South Brooklyn and Hillary Clinton cleaned up in Crown Heights. Here’s a fascinating nabe-by-nabe breakdown of who Brooklynites supported in Tuesday’s presidential primary.

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What $2,500 a Month Gets You in Park Slope vs. Boerum Hill
This week, we’re pitting Boerum Hill against Park Slope to see which ‘hood has the best rentals for $2,500 or less. So feast your eyes on a half dozen Brooklyn homes and decide what’s more important to you — sunlight, outdoor space, proximity to transit? Which listing would you choose?

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These 8 Big Construction Projects Will Bring Almost 1,000 Apartments to Myrtle Avenue
A major commercial and residential thoroughfare in two boroughs, Myrtle Avenue is currently experiencing a surge of development where it runs through Fort Greene and Clinton Hill in Brooklyn. The construction will add almost 1,000 apartments as well as new ground-floor stores to the area. Here’s an update on the major projects currently under way, as reported by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.

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