Brooklyn Life

Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Waiting for a Library at 300 Ashland

Popular stories this week include the closing of a Park Slope restaurant, a look inside a Brooklyn Heights Reno and the potential demo of a 19th century political hangout.

Photo by Craig Hubert

by Susan De Vries

10/13/2018 3 minute 0

Sante Fe Grill in Park Slope Closes After 34 Years in Business

A Park Slope staple recently closed its doors. Santa Fe Grill, located at 62 7th Avenue at the corner of Lincoln Place, shuttered on Wednesday, September 26 after 34 years.

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Bed Stuy Italianate With Guest Cottage and Three More to See This Weekend, Starting at $895K

This weekend’s open house picks include a pair of Italianate wood frames in Bed Stuy, one being marketed as a teardown. They all have original details, with the others in Flatbush and Windsor Terrace.

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What Happened to the Promised Public Library and Arts Space at 300 Ashland in Fort Greene?

Are the long-promised Brooklyn Public Library and cultural organizations ever coming to 300 Ashland Place?

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Interior Design Ideas Brooklyn Platt Dana Brooklyn Heights — Photo by Joe Kitchen

The Insider: Massive Gut Reno, Two-Story Addition Beefs Up Classic Brooklyn Heights Townhouse

“Blowing out” the solid back wall of a 19th century row house and replacing it with an expanse of glass is one of the most frequent requests local architects get from their 21st century clients.

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