Oak Terrace, the Childhood Summer Home of Eleanor Roosevelt, Can Be Yours for $5.25 Million
The Columbia County home where an orphaned Eleanor Roosevelt spent her summers is on the market and in need of a buyer to finish the restoration project.
A Bed Stuy Brownstone With Working Fireplaces and Three More to See, Starting at $1.5 Million
Our selections for open houses to see on this first weekend in December include a trio of row houses in estate condition and another with the restoration work complete.
EPA Rep Warns About Constructing Affordable Housing at Gowanus Green Without Toxic Cleanup
Developers of a massive affordable housing complex along the Gowanus Canal will have to deal with a century’s worth of harmful pollution before they can safely house people, a federal environmental guru warned.
Daily Links: Mayor Wants National Grid to Shut Down Its North Brooklyn Pipeline Project
In the News
- Ridership Has Returned to About 40 Percent of Normal in Brooklyn [NYT]
- The Boerum Hill Bra-Fitter Who Wants You to Dance in Her Shop [NYT]
- NYC on Cusp of COVID-19 Second Wave, de Blasio Warns [NYP]
- Holiday Displays Light Up Southern Brooklyn Despite Fiscal Shortfalls [BP]
- Developers Hire Influencers to Sell Homes During Pandemic [Bloomberg]
- De Blasio Calls for Withdrawal of Controversial Brooklyn Pipeline [Patch]
- Bushwick’s Hearts Cafe Becomes Natural Wine Store [BK Reader]
- Williamsburg Brasserie From Acclaimed Restaurateur Opens [Eater]
- Smokestack From Lost Pfizer Plant Sits on ‘Burg Waterfront [Untapped Cities]
- A Week in Brooklyn on a $65K Salary [Refinery 29]
- Gowanus Infrastructure Plan Aims to Mute Rezoning Foes [TRD]
- Renderings Reveal Chabad Lubavitch Expansion in Crown Heights [NYY]
No-Fee Condo Rental in Former Greenwood Heights School With in-Unit Laundry Asks $3,600 a Month
Here's an apartment that might help keep the winter blues at bay for those in need of sunlight.
Brownstoner Podcast: Compass’ Erica Keberle Talks Fixer-Uppers, Catskills Vs. Brooklyn
Keberle describes life in the Catskills vs. Brooklyn, offers advice to first-time buyers, and predicts how COVID-19 will affect New York City.
Catch Some Holiday Spirit at These in-Person and Virtual Brooklyn Holiday Markets
While the holiday season is a bit more subdued this year, that doesn't mean there aren't opportunities to snap up some local wares for your annual gift-giving.
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 112 Units in East New York, Starting at $331 a Month
Of the affordable apartments, there are 22 studios, 48 one-bedroom units, 20 two-bedroom units and 22 three-bedroom units.
Daily Links: Gravesend Hits Second-Highest Coronavirus Infection Rate in New York City
In the News
- Bay Ridge: Convenient to Manhattan, But More Affordable [NYT]
- Outdoor Dining Is a Hit. What About Outdoor Shopping? [NYT]
- Council Members Demand Probe Into East New York’s Animal Care Center [NYP]
- Swaths of Brooklyn Coastline to Be Flooded Annually by 2050: Study [BP]
- Comings and Goings on Montague Street [BHB]
- EPA Engineer Says Remediation of Toxic Public Place Is Insufficient [PMFA]
- Schools Are Reopening Again. What’s Different This Time Around? [Gothamist]
- New Sprinkler Law Catastrophic for Brownstones, Brooklynites Say [Patch]
- Gravesend ZIP Code Rises to 2nd Highest Coronavirus Rate in NYC [Patch]
- Doug Emhoff, Second-Gentleman-Elect, Grew Up on Ocean Avenue [Curbed]
- A New Kind of Design Retail Space Thrives in Williamsburg [AD]
- Four-Story Residential Building Coming to Lewis Avenue in Bed Stuy [NYY]
Townhouses Close in Head-Spinning Time, Signed Contracts Up Over Last Year
Brooklyn continues to defy conventional wisdom about the residential real estate market during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bed Stuy Brownstone With Mantels, Plasterwork, Solar Panels Asks $2.1 Million
This late 19th century brownstone sports some traditional style with delicate plasterwork and original woodwork along with a nod to modern technology in the form of solar panels and an electric heating system.
Rezoning Proposed for Southern Brooklyn’s Flood-Prone Coastal Neighborhoods
City Planning is proposing zoning measures in southern Brooklyn’s coastal neighborhoods that could help property owners protect their homes in flood-prone areas.
