From the Forum: When Your Rental Isn’t Up to Code
Their rental in a two-family home has constant problems and some readers are wondering how they might be able to get out of the lease.
Modern Brooklyn Heights Co-op Studio With Built-in Shelves, Walk-in Closet, Foyer Asks $499K
It is attractive and well-planned, with handsome sight lines and built-ins, a proper foyer and good storage space.
Daily Links: Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn Heights Once Again Misses Its Opening Date
In the News
- Why Black Homeowners in Brooklyn Are Being Targeted for Fraud [NYT]
- Storied Hotel Bossert Misses Reopening Date, Again [Eagle]
- Council Bans Street Vendors Plaguing ‘Dyker Lights’ Homes [BP]
- New Williamsburg Dispensary Wants to Make Weed Respectable [BP]
- Muslim Family Attacked at Bay Ridge TJ Maxx [Patch]
- Subway Signal System at Bergen Street Slated for Replacement [The City]
- Brooklyn Public Library Will Open a New, Temporary Branch in Dumbo [Curbed]
- Prologis Drops $13.3 Million for East Williamsburg Warehouse [CO]
- Avery Hall, Tavros, Charney Buy Gowanus Sites for $55 Million [TRD]
- Five-Story Residential Building Planned for North 8th Street in ‘Burg [NYY]
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 17 Units in Williamsburg, Starting at $2,176 a Month
Of the affordable apartments, there are four studios, another four one-bedroom units and nine two-bedroom units.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: An East Flatbush Wood Frame, a Catskills Retreat
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Neo-Grec in Windsor Terrace, a Neo-Georgian in Flatbush and a modern townhouse in Greenwood Heights.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Mixed-Use Tower Rises in Downtown Brooklyn
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
From the Forum: Keeping Cellar Smells from Invading the Heating Ducts
Every heating duct in the house is emitting a musty, sweet smell and the homeowner thinks they have tracked the source to the cellar.
Historic Townhouses With Original Details and Improved Kitchens to See, Starting at $1.7 Million
This fall weekend brings a gander at four townhouses abounding in historic decorative detail, mostly updated a few years ago but ostensibly in good condition.
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Two Sold, Two Currently in Contract
This week, we look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Bed Stuy, Park Slope and Midwood Park.
City Council Greenlights Closing Rikers Island, Expanding Borough-Based Jail System (Updated)
In a meeting filled with numerous interruptions, there was a smattering of both cheers and jeers from both activists in the audience as well as politicians.
5 Pick-Your-Own New York Orchards to Satisfy Your Fall Apple Craving
It isn't too late to grab a basket and head out into the fall weather to stock up on the best apple varieties the season has to offer.
Daily Links: NYPD Arrests Man They Say Is Behind Mass Shooting at Brownsville Block Party
In the News
- 20-Year-Old Charged in Shooting at Brownsville Reunion [NYT]
- Muslim Families Kept Off NYC Ferry Over Unspecified ‘Security Issue’ [NYDN]
- Gowanus NYCHA Residents Want School Rezoning Plan Halted [BP]
- Three Coney Islanders Cuffed in Affordable Housing Scheme [BP]
- MTA Is Turning Jay Street-Metro Tech Into an Accessibility ‘Lab’ [Curbed]
- Fried Spam Tacos in Bed Stuy Are a Snappy Filipino-Tex-Mex Mash-Up [Eater]
- Inside NBA Star JJ Redick’s One-of-a-Kind Dumbo Duplex [AD]
- Z Architecture Reveals Updated Design for Bushwick Avenue Building [NYY]
