Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Rezoning Sought for Bed Stuy Superblock

Mixed-Income Mega-Development Could Replace Bed Stuy’s Affordable Fulton Park

Major transformation is on the horizon for a low-income apartment complex notable for its three-story-high buildings with distinctive Dutch stepped gables occupying a superblock on the southeastern edge of Bed Stuy. Developers have filed to rezone the property, known as Fulton Park, to make way for a mega-development with up to a dozen buildings reaching 17 stories and holding upwards of 2,000 market-rate and affordable apartments.

Potentially, about half the units could be affordable, and current residents would be able to move into similar but new apartments at the same rent.

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The Insider: Greenpoint Townhouse Flexes to Evolve With Growing Family

The design ethos of this recently renovated three-story townhouse — minimalist but warm, with a whisper of the future — sprang from more than one source. Architect Fabian Lorenz, trained in Europe and a former senior architect at Bjarke Ingels Group, a Danish firm, gravitates toward what he called “a minimalistic Scandinavian palette.”

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Enclosed Porch Adds Space at Windsor Terrace Row House Asking $2.6 Million

This Windsor Terrace row house is an easy stroll from Prospect Park. The single-family four-bedroom home at 209 Windsor Place also boasts early 20th century style, with wood floors, picture rails, and stained glass. It offers the potential for a new owner to make their own style statement by renovating the basement.

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French Flat in Park Slope Boasts Gleaming Woodwork and $2.499 Million Ask

Not only does it have a sprawling layout, but this early 20th century apartment is filled with gleaming woodwork and period details. It is on the third floor of 953 President Street, a “French flat” in the Park Slope Historic District near Grand Army Plaza.

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A South Midwood House With Parking and More to See, Starting at $1.338 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Fort Greene, Crown Heights, South Midwood, and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $1.338 million to $4.6 million.

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