Afternoon Links: Gravesend Shed Hits the Market for $500K, Streetcar Could Boost Home Values
A tiny Gravesend home is on the market, the proposed streetcar could raise nearby property values and more.
Coney Island. Photo by David Tan via Flickr
In the News
Brooklyn Quick to Grasp Stanley Cup Playoff Frenzy [NYT]
Gravesend Driveway Shed Hits Market at Half a Million Dollars [Gothamist]
City Plans to Demolish Sexy Spy Drama’s Studio for Canal Cleanup [BK Paper]
Streetcar Could Raise Values of Adjacent Properties by 3.5 Percent: Study [TRD]
Revealed: 253 Tompkins Avenue in Bed Stuy [NYY]
The Changing Face of Macon Street [Brownstone Detectives]
Wilderness on the Border of Bushwick and Ridgewood: Who Knew? [DNA]
Comment of the Day
“Blowing out the back wall” seems to be a popular trend these days, but that wall did once serve a purpose. I can’t help but wonder whether the windows that replace these back walls can possibly be comfortable on cold winter days. Also, what is the impact on your heating bill?
— hairyone in Blowing Out the Back Wall and Creating Farmhouse Flair in a Cobble Hill Brownstone
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