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Wednesday Blogwrap

Gabby — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:30:15 +0000

Temporary ‘Photoville’ Village Coming To BBP Pier 3 This Summer [BHB]
More Building Brooklyn Award Winners [Eagle]
From Philly, With Love: The Divine Lorraine [AVFTTF]
Jay And Lloyd’s: Baby Potato Pancakes [SB]
Future Brooklyn: The Dadvorcé Mancave [The Awl]
Photo by 12th Street David

Building of the Day: 2307 Beverley Road

Montrose Morris — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:30:37 +0000

(All photos by Christopher D. Brazee, for Landmarks Preservation Commission, 2012)

Brooklyn, one building at a time.

Name: Sears, Roebuck & Company Department Store
Address: 2307 Beverley Road
Cross Streets: Corner Bedford Avenue
Neighborhood: Flatbush
Year Built: 1932
Architectural Style: Late Art Deco
Architect: Nimmons, Carr & Wright,... More

New Mural Going Up at Sands Street Gate

Emily — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:40:10 +0000

There’s an large mural going up now on the Sands Street Gate, courtesy of the Groundswell Community Mural Project. (Here’s our interview with the founder of Groundswell, Amy Sananman.) The organization brings together kids, artists, and volunteers to paint artwork around NYC. This particular mural is the work of 4th and 5th Graders from PS 3... More

Film Retrospective Showcases Old Vox Pop Owner

Emily — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:45 +0000

Brooklyn filmmakers Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley will screen their film Horns and Halos tomorrow at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema. The documentary film follows the controversial Lower East Side publishing company Soft Skull, the owner of which later ran the Cortelyou Road Vox Pop (a saga in itself). This is part of the RUMUR Retrospective, a Brooklyn-b... More

Jazz Club Coming to 960 Atlantic Avenue

Emily — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:24 +0000

Last week Community Board Eight approved a full liquor licence for a nightclub coming to 960 Atlantic Avenue, between Washington and Grand avenues. It will be two floors with a capacity of 175 people. On the first floor, the owner plans to host blue note jazz acts. The second floor will only be used for private events. “This will bring life to an otherwis... More

House of the Day: 488 13th Street

Brownstoner — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:25:40 +0000

This two-family house at 488 13th Street just hit the market with an asking price of $2,695,000. The interiors are in great shape with lots of original detail and custom built-ins that will appeal to a traditionalist; there’s also a nice rear deck and modern bathroom. And the location on a park block ain’t too shabby either. The only question is w... More

Co-op of the Day: 140 8th Avenue, #6E

Brownstoner — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:57:09 +0000

This new co-op listing at 140 8th Avenue in Park Slope has great prewar bones and lots of natural light. Combined with its central Park Slope location and family size (three bedrooms), it’s bound to attract a lot of interest from buyers. We’re a little less jazzed by the recent renovation that created kind of an awkward foyer/dining/kitchen con... More

Emily — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:55:15 +0000

Rental of the Day: 179 Monroe Street

Emily — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:30:58 +0000

This is a three bed/two bath rental in a new Bed Stuy build, 179 Monroe Street. (The apartment is listed in Clinton Hill, but if it’s east of Bedford, c’mon!) The unit has all the perks of a newer build: shiny amenities, washer/dryer unit, big windows. It’s listed at 1,400-square-feet but the pictures don’t give a good sense of its si... More

Commercial Klutch: May Edition

Gabby — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:50 +0000

What follows is our latest dispatch from a person who works in Brooklyn commercial real estate:
Tech tenants are the torrid topic today. Our BK Tech Triangle includes two areas almost fully leased, the Navy Yard and Dumbo, leaving downtown Brooklyn to take the heat. Recent DTB successes include NYU’s buyout of 370 Jay Street and the Makerbot lease at O... More