Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Abolitionist Place Park Opens to Public

A Carroll Gardens Brownstone and More to See, Starting at $1.35 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill, Greenpoint, and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $1.35 million to $7.995 million.

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Decades in the Making, Abolitionist Place Park Opens to Public

Abolitionist Place park, a public park that commemorates Brooklyn’s abolitionist history, is finally open to the public after at least 20 years of planning, multiple controversies, several iterations, and many delays.

The 1.15-acre park at 225 Duffield Street opened today, officials told Brownstoner Monday, with a ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, giving Downtown Brooklyn locals a much needed green space in an area that has become heavily developed in recent years.

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Crown Heights Villa With Woodwork, Parking Asks $3.995 Million

A striking house in the Crown Heights North Historic District stands apart from its neighbors and boasts parking along with some fine period details. Located at 1290 Pacific Street, the standalone brick house is wide at 30 feet, with deep eaves and an eye-catching portico with Ionic columns.

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Bay Ridge’s Quirky Gingerbread House Is Back on the Market, Asking $8.75 Million

Readers were interested in this 2023 story about the fairytale-like abode in Bay Ridge known affectionately as the Gingerbread House.

Designed by J. Sarsfield Kennedy for Howard E. and Jessie H. Jones, the rambling house on the corner lot grabbed attention before it was even completed in 1918. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle dubbed it a “unique new cobblestone” home that year with stone reportedly gathered from the area and the architect describing his design as “old English” in inspiration.

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The Insider: Park Slope Townhouse Redo Adds Custom Aquarium, Rooftop Sauna

The top-to-bottom renovation of a young family’s late 19th century row house began with a long search for the right property.

The would-be homeowners looked at a lot of houses before deciding on this one, said Scott Kunstadt, lead architect on the ambitious project for The Brooklyn Studio, which has specialized in townhouse renovations since the 1990s.

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