Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Big Reuse to Open Bushwick Thrift Store

A Renovated Park Slope Brownstone and More to See, Starting at $1.099 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Bed Stuy, and Sheepshead Bay. They range in price from $1.099 million to $4.995 million.

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Ditmas Park Top Floor Two-Bedroom With Wood Floors, Eat-in Kitchen Asks $599K

In a 1930s Art Deco building, this Ditmas Park unit has been converted into a two-bedroom and still has a spacious layout with foyer, eat-in kitchen, four closets, and a large living room. It is on the top floor of 570 Westminster Road, at the corner of Newkirk Avenue.

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Boerum Hill Row House With Marble Mantels, Central Air Asks $4.995 Million

This Boerum Hill row house has a parlor level with grand proportions and details like crown molding, marble mantels, and ceiling medallions — and a renovation included some updates for modern living. At 90 Dean Street, the 20-foot-wide four-story single-family is within the Boerum Hill Historic District Extension, designated in 2018.

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Big Reuse Plans December Debut for Bushwick Thrift Store

A low-slung brick warehouse in a busy part of Bushwick will house Big Reuse’s latest venture: A thrift store for home goods and clothing. The store at 378 Troutman Street will carry books, dishes, glasses, and other homewares.

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The Insider: Boerum Hill Townhouse Gains Old-World Charm, Modern Luxury

The impeccably renovated and furnished townhouse may look pretty now. But “it was not pretty when it started,” said designer Keren Richter. “It needed pretty much everything.”

Richter and her husband, Thomas Richter, who formed New York City-based architectural design firm White Arrow a decade ago and have since completed a score of projects from Brooklyn to Berlin, took over Phase II of this gut renovation after the young couple who’d bought the house a year prior had already done some major work and reached a point of overwhelm.

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