Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Bushwick Housing Lottery

Affordable Housing Lottery Debuts for Bushwick Buildings Once Claimed by City

An affordable housing lottery has opened for 10 apartments in six Bushwick tenements rehabbed by a nonprofit through the city’s Third Party Transfer Program.

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A Prospect Heights Neo-Grec and More to See, Starting at $1.25 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Prospect Heights, Beverley Square West, Park Slope, and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $1.25 million to $4.25 million.

Boerum Hill Parking Lot to Become Affordable Senior Housing

A city-owned parking lot in Boerum Hill will become permanently affordable rent-stabilized senior housing, a much needed rarity in the area.

The Insider: Full-on Interior Update Polishes Park Slope Neo-Tudor Gem

You would think, with an historic, century-old neo-Tudor gem of a house, that its owners over the years would respect its architectural integrity inside and out. In fact, the three-story, one-family building had been to hell and back, from use as a doctor’s office to a bed and breakfast, each time incurring changes to its exterior facade, including replacement of original windows and the insertion of multiple new entrances.

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Rental in Ditmas Park West Edwardian With Porch, Laundry Asks $3,750

On the first floor of an early 20th century standalone, this rental offers a spacious layout, some storage, and details like wood floors, stained glass, and pocket doors. The two-bedroom is one of two units in 403 Rugby Road in the Flatbush micro nabe of Ditmas Park West.

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