Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: An Early Luxury Apartment Building

Studio in Park Slope Brownstone Near Prospect Park Asks $2,800

It is a modest studio, but for Prospect Park lovers who want park-adjacent living for less than $3,000 a month, this might fit the bill. It is on the garden level of 304 Garfield Place, a row house in the Park Slope Historic District.

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A Greenpoint Row House and More to See, Starting at $698K

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Bed Stuy, Greenpoint, and Flatlands. They range in price from $698,000 to $2.99 million.

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Estate Condition One-Bedroom With Five Closets Asks $875K in Park Slope

In estate condition, this Park Slope unit might need a bit of TLC, but it has a generously sized layout, plenty of closet space, and a few period details. The one-bedroom apartment at 140 8th Avenue has wood floors, a foyer, and a dining nook. There is also the potential to tweak and divide the roomy layout to create a second bedroom.

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Three-Bedroom Clinton Hill Rental With Updated Kitchen Asks $11,500 a Month

This sprawling 1890s flat has been modernized with an open kitchen and updated bathrooms, and boasts three bedrooms. The Clinton, at 275 Clinton Avenue, has a prime setting on Clinton Hill’s scenic, mansion-filled avenue.

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The Alden: Brooklyn Heights’ First Luxury Apartment Building

During the latter quarter of the 19th century, wealthy Americans began traveling the world, giving rise to a nation of tourists. While a sojourn could go anywhere, Egypt and the Middle East were very popular for the adventurists, but for most people their “grand tours” were to Europe, and included extended stays in Paris, London, Rome, and other Western European countries and capitals. The Americans were impressed by many aspects of European urban life — the history, art, food, and architecture. One of the biggest revelations to upwardly mobile New York City dwellers concerned how people lived.

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