From the Forum: Finding an Effective Sealant for Exposed Brick Walls
The dust and crumbling mortar continue even with a recommended sealant so some homeowners are looking for advice.
Curvaceous, Well-Preserved Fort Greene Italianate With Seven Marble Mantels Asks $3.695 Million
This brownstone in the Fort Greene Historic District has big proportions and well preserved details such as carved marble mantels.
First-Time Buyer in Brooklyn? Learn From Experts at Brownstoner’s Home Events Series
Get your tickets now to hear from our panel of experts about what neighborhoods offer value, when it's a good idea to stop renting and buy and the options for financing a home in Brooklyn.
Partners Split as Long-Delayed Hotel Bossert Applies for Liquor License
Is the long-delayed reopening of the once glamorous Hotel Bossert on the horizon?
Spacious Two-Bedroom Apartment in Astoria With Balcony, No Fee Asks $3,646 a Month
This thoroughly modern two-bedroom apartment in Astoria is spacious and elegant, with a large central living space and a balcony.
Demonstrators March in Bushwick for Universal Rent Control
They called on state pols to extend rent regulation to all buildings in New York City, including smaller ones, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Daily Links: Bushwick’s Long-Awaited Rezoning Proposal Is Coming This Week
In the News
- Brooklyn’s 4th Avenue Gets in Gear [NYT]
- Airbnb Removes Listings in PLG Buildings After Tenants Sue Landlords [Eagle]
- Broken Traffic Signal in Fort Greene Ignored for Months [The City]
- CB2 Land Use Committee Votes to Approve Jail Plan With Conditions [Bklyner]
- Two More Axe Throwing Venues Coming to Brooklyn [CO]
- Bushwick Awaits City’s Rezoning Proposal [CityLimits]
- Beam Architects Reveals Renderings for 85 Rutledge Street in ‘Burg [NYY]
- Excavation Begins for One Boerum Place, in Downtown Brooklyn [NYY]
ODA-Designed 27-Story Condo Building Is Almost Complete in Downtown Brooklyn
More restrained than many ODA designs, the building has a patterned brick facade and dramatic window surrounds.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Flatbush Standalone, an Italianate in Bed Stuy
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a grand Park Slope brownstone, a modest rowhouse in Bed Stuy and a rental in Boerum Hill.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: New Life For a Crown Heights Fixer-Upper
Popular stories on Brownstoner this week include homes on the market, tips on planning for a fence installation and a look inside a reno by Barker Freeman Design Office.
From the Forum: The Contractor Has Vanished and the Subs Need to Be Paid
After the general contractor on their renovation disappeared homeowners discovered that he had not paid the electric and plumbing subcontractors.
Jazz-Age Sheepshead Bay Row House With Sunroom, Garage, Curb Appeal Asks $799K
The semi-detached house has an abundance of windows on three sides and appears to be well kept.
