Garages, Solar Panels, a Pool and More in Open Houses This Weekend, Starting at $800K
This weekend’s open houses are all early 20th century brick houses -- some with original interior features and three of them with garages.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Building Collapse in Williamsburg, Horizontal Fences
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
Fort Greene Brownstone With Bold Design, Nanz Hardware, Outdoor Kitchen Asks $4.6 Million
This singular home has been given an impressive overhaul by a designer and masterfully blends bold, modern design with the home's grand original details.
LPC Approves Revised Design for Fort Greene Tower With Expanded Brooklyn Music School
The 23-story residential skyscraper will replace a parking lot and rub shoulders with the iconic Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower.
Daily Links: City Budget Cuts Mean No Expanded Bike Lanes on Brooklyn’s Crowded Bridges
In the News
- New York Attorney General Sues N.R.A. and Seeks Its Closure [NYT]
- The Biggest Bedroom Is No Longer a ‘Master’ [NYT]
- James Powers, Brooklyn Gallerist Who Nurtured Black Artists, Dies at 80 [NYT]
- Black and Pregnant During COVID: ‘They Never Had Time to See Me’ [NYT]
- Danish Author Selling Brooklyn ‘Treehouse’ Studio for $396K [NYP]
- High Winds Drive Heights Trees to Ground, Blocking Promenade [Eagle]
- Jay-Z Launching School With Brooklyn’s Long Island University[HP]
- Bike Traffic Up on Bridges, But City Can’t Expand Crowded Lanes [The City]
- Gowanus Venue Hosts Outdoor Concerts and Movie Screenings [BP]
- Macha Studio Gets a Brick and Mortar on Franklin Street [Greenpointers]
- A Restaurant Built in Quarantine: Prospect Heights’ Newest Eatery [Patch]
- Bushwick Garden Feeds Its Neighborhood Through Pandemic [BK Reader]
- NYPD Paid Informant to Help Brooklyn Protester Sabotage Police Van [Gothamist]
- Vegan Riffs on Classic Deli Sandwiches Arrive in Dumbo with Vodega [Eater]
- NYC Will Have a Coronavirus Tracing Team Just for Schools [Chalkbeat]
Brooklyn Heights Studio With Built-ins, Murphy Bed, Renovated Kitchen Asks $2,500 a Month
It is indeed compact, but this prewar studio rental has a practical layout, some late Art Deco-era details and some stylish modern updates.
Following Years-Long Prep, Downtown Brooklyn Supertall Rises Over Dime Savings Bank Dome
After years of prep and foundation work, the skyscraper has risen to about eight stories, about double its height in late May.
Brownstoner Podcast: Compass’ Sarah + Marc Team Reveal Tips for First-Time Buyers
In the latest episode of The Brownstoner Podcast, Compass real estate agents Sarah Zelermyer-Diaz and Marc Karavasian talk about real estate in the time of COVID-19 and strategies for first-time buyers.
Reversing Course, Windsor Terrace Community Board Committee Green-Lights Bike Lane
A Windsor Terrace Community Board 7 committee voted in favor of the city’s plan to install a controversial parking-protected bike lane along Fort Hamilton Parkway on Monday.
Daily Links: NYC Turns to Checkpoints, Fines to Enforce Quarantine for Travelers
In the News
- Pete Hamill, Quintessential New York Journalist, Dies at 85 [NYT]
- Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn: Open Space and Room to Breathe [NYT]
- Can NYC Reopen Schools? The Whole Country Is Watching [NYT]
- 25 Percent of Ballots in Brooklyn June Primaries Invalid [NYP]
- Asian-Americans Lead March After 89-Year-Old Woman Set on Fire [BP]
- Thousands of Brooklyn Households Still Without Power in Wake of Isaias [BP]
- NYC Will Set Up Checkpoints to Enforce Quarantine for Travelers [Politico]
- NYC ‘Locks In’ Over 30,000 Affordable Housing Units Amid Pandemic [amNY]
- Outdoor-Only Williamsburg Restaurant Opens Friday [Greenpointers]
- 150-Person Sheepshead Bay Party Busted in Pandemic Crackdown [Patch]
- Will Your New House Flood? In New York, the Answer Is Easily Hidden [The City]
- ‘Front Porch’ at Brooklyn Lab Designed to Help Students Return to School [6sqft]
- The Hottest Brooklyn Cocktail Bar Is Actually Prospect Park [Eater]
- NYC Students Who Refuse to Wear Masks in School Will Be Sent Home [Chalkbeat]
Sprawling Prospect Park South Standalone With Porch, Period Details, Garden Asks $2.75 Million
With its intriguing mix of exterior styles, this imposing Prospect Park South house stands out from its largely Colonial Revival neighbors.
