A Cozy Lock Tender’s Cottage Along the Delaware and Hudson Canal, Yours for Under $200K
It's a diminutive getaway in a bucolic and historic setting.
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Two Sold, Two Off the Market
This week, we look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Flatbush, Prospect Heights, Park Slope and Fort Greene.
Daily Links: Subway Entrance Flooded by MTA on Purpose Bemuses G Train Riders in ‘Burg
In the News
- Three Students, $3,000 and a Dream: An Affordable Brooklyn Apartment [NYT]
- The Bed Stuy Record Store That Shaped Brooklyn’s Music Scene [Eagle]
- New Book Uncovers Brooklyn’s Garbage-Filled Island [BP]
- Coney Islanders Report Increase in Rats Amid Ongoing Construction [BP]
- Scaffolding Comes Down on South Congregational Church on Court Street [PMFA]
- First Look at Sunset Park’s New Made in NY Campus [Curbed]
- Brownsville Landlord Does About Face on Facial Recognition Plan [Gothamist]
- MTA Floods Williamsburg Subway Entrance for a Reason [Gothamist]
- Truck Gets Stuck in Gowanus Sinkhole [CBS NY]
- Fairway-Anchored Bergen Beach Shopping Center Sells for $85 Million [TRD]
- Eight-Story Mixed-Use Building Coming to Meeker Avenue in ‘Burg [NYY]
Check Out the Bed Stuy Nook of the Eastern District With a Walking Tour This Weekend
The Bed Stuy part of a 19th century neighborhood once known as the Eastern District is full of interesting history and architecture.
Sweet South Slope One-Bedroom With Mantel, Built-ins, Outdoor Space, Murphy Bed Asks $2,500
The three-room floor-through also has bead board wainscoting, tin ceilings, hardwood floors and laundry.
Salvation Army Shuts to Make Way for Apartments Replacing Francis Kimball’s Clinton Hill Gem
The building's beautiful brickwork and Venetian-inspired windows and stripes will likely not survive a plan to transform it into apartments.
The Insider: Partial Reno Gives Classic Brooklyn Heights Row House Lofty Space, Luxe Details
Among the results of this just-short-of-gut renovation: an airy, lofty parlor floor, a luxe master dressing room, all-new baths and a gorgeous mudroom.
Daily Links: Kensington Residents Push for Safer Streets After Ped Deaths
In the News
- All-Women Hasidic EMT Group Denied Bid for Ambulance in Borough Park [NYP]
- Commercial Rent ‘Stabilization’ Bill Terrifies Real Estate Industry [NYP]
- Kensington Demands Street Safety Changes Amid Bloody Year for Peds [BK Paper]
- Local Pols Pledge $11.1 Million to Revitalize Marine Park [BK Paper]
- National Grid Gas Nightmare: Bed Stuy Family Without Heat [CBS]
- Brooklyn Raccoons Rack Up Subway Delays [The City]
- DOB Backs Off Order for Q Train Neighbors to Inspect Subway Walls [The City]
- Avery Hall Pays $30 Million for Gowanus Gas Station Site [TRD]
- OMA’s Tetris-Like Towers Break Ground at Greenpoint Landing [Curbed]
From the Forum: Getting Rid of the Critter in the Ceiling
A noisy creature has taken up residence in a ceiling of their house and homeowners are looking for advice.
Crown Heights Renaissance Revival Townhouse Owned by Design-Savvy Couple Asks $1.975 Million
The house appears pristine inside and out, with attractive original floors and woodwork, a pier mirror, fireplace, and modern kitchen and bathrooms.
Brownstone Boys: Let’s Get Lit — Blending Modern Lighting With 130-Year-Old Details
Fast forward 130 years and our modern light fixtures are hanging from the same medallions where original fixtures hung.
