Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Considered Colors for a Bed Stuy Townhouse

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Fort Greene Tower With $1,782 Units

An affordable housing lottery has debuted for 331 apartments in a new 40-story tower on Fulton Street in Fort Greene. Known as the Rocklyn, the 1,102-unit development has taken the place of a low-rise building that housed a dollar store.

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The Insider: Considered Color Palette Makes Renovated Bed Stuy Townhouse Shine

Homeowners who love color often seek out Sarah Jacoby’s prolific Long Island City-based architecture and design firm for its fearless use of vivid hues. The new owners of an early 20th century bow-front row house — empty nesters thinking ahead about welcoming a new generation — “came to us because of color, and because they knew I wouldn’t want to rip everything out,” Jacoby said.

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A PLG Tudor and More to See This Weekend, Starting at $1.295 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Fort Greene, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Bay Ridge.

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Kensington Unit With Built-in, Arches, Breakfast Nook Asks $500K

This Kensington one-bedroom has some graceful details of the period such as a built-in niche with shelves alongside recent updates, including a renovated kitchen. It’s on the fourth floor of 40 Tehama Street, a six-story, 75-unit brick elevator building.

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Spacious Fiske Terrace Manse With Wood Floors, Deco Bath, Garage Asks $2.375 Million

A bold exterior, some fine interior details, and an intriguing history combine to make this Fiske Terrace manse an interesting project for an old-house lover. Within the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District, the house at 1901 Avenue H also has an abundance of space with a grand main level and seven bedrooms.

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