Top Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Clinton Hill Raid, Verona Place Neo-Grec in Contract

Police Raid Notorious Clinton Hill Drug and Gun Hotspot, Nab Dozens: Tipster

Could this finally be the end of decades of criminal activity centered around Grand Avenue and Clifton Place in Clinton Hill? Police raided two buildings in the area and arrested dozens of suspects around 5 am Thursday morning, according to a Brownstoner tipster.

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Extravagantly Renovated Verona Place Neo-Grec in Contract, Could Set Record

Well, that was fast. The imposing 1881 corner-lot brownstone with a distinctive mansard roof at 1 Verona Place in Bed Stuy that recently underwent an extravagant renovation is in contract less than two months after being listed.

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Four Row Houses to See This Weekend, Starting at $975K

Home buyers looking to move right in have one option among our open house picks this weekend; the other three all need some attention. They’re all row houses, evenly split between brick and brownstone; the cheapest is just under a million, the priciest just under two. They’re found in Bed Stuy, Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

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Lottery Opens for Affordable Units in Dumbo Luxury Rental Starting at $895 a Month

An affordable housing lottery launched today for 21 units in the luxury rental building going up at 181 Front Street in Dumbo, starting at $895 for a one-bedroom. Some of the scaffolding recently came down on the building, revealing its red brick facade for the first time.

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