Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Biggest Homes and Brooklyn vs. Jersey Cost Comparisons

Brooklyn vs. Jersey City: What $500K Buys You
As Brooklyn prices continue to soar, you may be wondering if the color of the grass looks any different on the other side of Manhattan. We did a little comparison shopping to see what $500,000 buys you in Brooklyn versus Jersey City.

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Latest Rendering for Planned Brooklyn Strand Proposes Elevator Access to Brooklyn Bridge
Local community groups are pushing forward with the ambitious Brooklyn Strand proposal to reshape a large expanse of Downtown Brooklyn into a greener, more pedestrian-friendly public space. A new Community Vision Plan was just released by Strand organizers, detailing a series of recommendations to the city about how to transform more than 50 acres in a human-friendly greenway.

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What Is a Rent-Controlled Apartment, Anyway?
A rent-controlled apartment is, to some, the holy grail of the New York City rental market. Not only are such units usually very good deals, they are also pretty much unattainable. How rent control works is also commonly misunderstood, one of many confusing and complex rent regulation programs. So, what is rent control, who are the lucky few living in these apartments, and does the program have a future?

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Forget Micro-Living, It’s Time to Gawk at Brooklyn’s 10 Largest Homes
Some Brooklynites may be jumping on the micro-apartment and co-living trends, but there are still plenty of insanely enormous single-family homes right here in our fair borough. Here are the 10 biggest.

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Metal Tetris-Like Facade of Fort Greene’s BAM South Tower Is Nearly Complete
One of the most interesting buildings going up in Brooklyn, Two Trees’s BAM South at 286 Ashland Place in Fort Greene, is starting to take on a more finished appearance. Now that the unusual metal cladding is almost fully installed, it’s time to take a look at how the design is looking in the real world.

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