6 Historic Houses to Visit That Are All Dressed Up for the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us but there is still time to feast your eyes on some inspirational holiday splendor at one of New York's historic sites.
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Three Off the Market, One Still Available
This week, we look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Gowanus, Ditmas Park, Boerum Hill and Park Slope.
Daily Links: 80 Flatbush Developers Planning Passive House Schools, Entirely Electric Towers
In the News
- Brooklyn Tech High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat [NYP]
- OddFellows Ice Cream Coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park [Eagle]
- Boutique CBD Store Opens in Park Slope [BP]
- Environmental Watchdogs Demand Better Water Quality for Gowanus Canal [BP]
- Duck Waddles Onto Brooklyn Subway Tracks Amid Train Delays [BP]
- Passive House Schools, All-Electric Skyscraper Coming to 80 Flatbush [Curbed]
- Do Rezonings Always Have to Lead to Gentrification? [Gothamist]
- Ops Pizza Magicians Unleash Bigger Williamsburg Restaurant Friday [Eater]
- Six-Story Residential Building Planned for Flatbush’s Snyder Avenue [NYY]
Snag Some Great Reads at the Annual Old Stone House Holiday Book Fair
Treat the literature-inclined on your gift-giving list with a vintage find from the eighth annual book fair at Old Stone House this weekend.
Art Deco Apartment With Renovated Kitchen, Six Closets, Vintage Flair in Midwood Asks $1,795
A prewar elevator apartment of good size and decent price with Art Deco features like scalloped doorways and niches also has a recently updated kitchen to its advantage.
The Insider: Modern Minimalist Design Blends Seamlessly Into Victorian Townhouse in Bed Stuy
Custom millwork in a minimalist vein melds beautifully with carved late 19th century woodwork in a Bed Stuy row house.
One of Bushwick’s Oldest Congregations Proposes Deal With Developer to Save Its Distinctive Church
The Reformed Church of South Bushwick's white clapboard Greek Revival church with steeple is a distinctive sight on Bushwick Avenue, harkening back to a time when the area was dotted with farms.
Daily Links: Tenants Not Yet Flocking to the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s New WeWork
In the News
- Architect Designs a Building of the Past to Fill a Vacant Lot in Bed Stuy [Eagle]
- To Get Raw Sewage Out of Newtown Creek, EPA Takes the Cheap Route [Eagle]
- Speedster Plows Through DoBro Scaffolding, Kills Woman [BP]
- Park Slope Pasta Shop Expands to Sprawling New Space [BP]
- WeWork Leasing Has Stalled at Navy Yard [Crain’s]
- Sea Gate Adrift After Local Politician’s Corruption Scandal [The City]
- Inside Dumbo’s New Oddly Satisfying ‘ASMR Spa’ [Gothamist]
- Council Could Force City to Study Racial Impact of Rezonings [City Limits]
- Comedy Club Replaces Beloved Videology Bar in Williamsburg [Patch]
Renderings Reveal Look of Long-Awaited Cultural Spaces in Fort Greene’s 300 Ashland Tower
The 50,000 square-foot expanse, now called L10 Arts and Cultural Center, will feature movie theaters, performance spaces, galleries and a public library branch.
Brooklyn Heights Townhouse With Period Charm, Carriage House, Screening Rooms Asks $18 Million
This through-the-block compound with all the mod cons will eclipse the current Brooklyn price record if it sells for ask.
Townhomes on New Jersey Waterfront Offer Amenities, Tax Abatement and Easy Access to City
Nine on the Hudson is steps from the light rail and a swift eight-minute ferry ride from Midtown Manhattan.
