Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Heating and Cooling a Brownstone, Small Space Living
Popular stories this week include an affordable housing lottery in Brownsville and a Workstead-designed cottage on the market.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Petite Cottage, a Modernized Brownstone
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a row house in Bay Ridge, a brownstone in Park Slope and a single family in Crown Heights.
From the Forum: The Pros and Cons of Radiant Floor Heating
A homeowner is considering replacing the flooring in a bathroom and wondering whether they should install radiant floor heating at the same time.
Boerum Hill Italianate With Gilded Parlor and Three More to See, Starting at $679K
Our picks for open houses to see this weekend are brick, brownstone, limestone and clapboard-sided numbers in Boerum Hill, Bed Stuy, Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Mill Basin
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Two Sold, Two Off the Market
We're back to look at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Park Slope, Bay Ridge and Sunset Park.
The Quirky, Federal-Style ‘Old Turtle House’ of Greenport Can Be Yours for $450K
A house has to be fairly amazing to stand out amidst the many distinctive architectural gems near Hudson, N.Y.
Daily Links: Residents Say 115-Year-Old Union Street Overpass Is Unsafe for Children to Cross
In the News
- Two Napoleons at the Brooklyn Museum, One in Timberlands [NYT]
- Comptroller Scott Stringer Floats Tenant Bill of Rights Proposal [NYDN]
- Residents Say This Gowanus Canal Bridge Isn’t Safe [Eagle]
- NYCHA Scores Deal to Privatize Apartments in Brooklyn, Manhattan [Crain’s]
- Back to the Classics in East Williamsburg [NYMag]
- A Hard Seltzer Festival Is Coming to Greenpoint [Eater]
- Brownsville Families Enter Shelters More Than Twice Citywide Rate [BK Reader]
- Bed Stuy Rents Hike After Broker Fee Ban, Study Shows [Patch]
- Developers Pursue Zoning Amendments for Brownsville Affordable Block [NYY]
- Four-Story Residential Building Planned for Lott Street in Flatbush [NYY]
Get Some Stitched Inspiration at the Brooklyn Quilt Show
Drool over hundreds of deftly detailed quilts by the stitchers of the Brooklyn Quilters Guild at a special show this spring.
Spacious Carroll Gardens Top-Floor Walkup With Wall of Closets, Tin Ceiling Asks $3,400K
It probably gets good light and the square footage is around 1,100, according to the listing.
The Insider: Open-Plan Dumbo Loft Gets Organized With Breezy Charm and Urban Glam
The clients, a family of four, wanted a space that felt serene at the end of the day but could also serve their desire to entertain.
Residents, LPC Tell Team Behind Greenpoint Proposal to ‘Go Back to the Drawing Board’
A design for a six-story apartment building in the Greenpoint Historic District faced a fair amount of pushback from commissioners and residents alike.
