While the second half of the 19th century was the age of the urban house in Brooklyn, the 1920s and ‘30s were the age of the six-story apartment building.
Mediterranean Deco Apartments With Extra Ornamental Zing Stand Out on Ocean Avenue
French Apartment Living in Stuyvesant Heights
This fanciful French chateau was built for Stuyvesant Heights' growing middle class population at a time when apartment living was becoming popular.
A Row of Early 20th Century Two-Family Houses and an Outlier on St. Johns Place in Crown Heights
By 1910, two-family houses were the new row houses in Crown Heights.
The Art Deco Guardian Lions of Banking in Crown Heights
Brooklyn has some fine Art Deco buildings, and this is one of my favorites.
The Fanciful Bed Stuy Row Houses of a Little Known Architect
Every once in a while, while wandering the streets of our fair borough, you come across work by architects who seemed to have gotten the opportunity to do one project, and never show up again.
The Story of Brooklyn’s Lady Developers, Architects and Builders
Brooklyn’s first known female developer was Susanna Edith Cosey Russell, appearing on the scene in 1870.
The Hecla Iron Works Factory Rose From the Ashes in Williamsburg
The company headquarters had offices, design and drafting studios, and a showroom that took up an entire floor.
The Sweet Spot: A Candy Factory in Brooklyn Heights
We usually tend to think of Brooklyn Heights as a genteel and elegant neighborhood, totally forgetting about the part of the neighborhood that was anything but.
The Life and Times of Park Slope’s Singular Montauk Club
Noted 19th century architect Francis H. Kimball designed a fanciful Venetian Gothic Palace with American motifs for Brooklyn's popular club.
The Concrete Clock Tower of Robert Gair, an Iconic Dumbo Building
One Main Street, the tallest and most prominent of the Robert Gair buildings, is one of the neighborhood's best known buildings.
