Top 5 Stories This Week: A Clinton Hill Reno, a Bed Stuy Housing Lottery

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Bed Stuy Build With Gym, Rooftop Terrace

An affordable housing lottery has opened for 27 apartments in a recently completed nine-story, 89-unit development that runs along Atlantic Avenue overlooking the J subway tracks and a McDonald’s. The project, which replaced a Speedway gas station, is a boxy-looking modern building with intersecting gray and white panels and big windows.

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A Ditmas Park West Standalone With Parking and More to See, Starting at $989K

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Ditmas Park West, Crown Heights, and Canarsie. They range in price from $989,000 to $3.6 million.

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Fort Greene Co-op With Mantels, Laundry, Enclosed Terrace Asks $1.4 Million

The price tag is on the higher end for a one-bedroom, but the photogenic unit does have some extra perks for the money, including a recent renovation, loft storage, and an enclosed terrace. The apartment is on the parlor level of an 1870s Italianate brownstone at 6 South Portland Avenue.

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Updated Bed Stuy Queen Anne Filled With Period Details Asks $2.695 Million

Part of a striking Queen Anne stretch of houses that was advertised in 1887 as “the handsomest row in the city,” this Bed Stuy dwelling is still filled with gleaming woodwork, stained glass, and handsome mantels. In the Bedford Historic District at 22 Arlington Place, the two-family has been renovated with updated kitchens and bathrooms in the owner’s triplex and the garden rental.

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The Insider: Clinton Hill Townhouse Gains Penthouse in All-Out Gut

This four-story historic district row house was originally three, which is how it still appears from the street. Its newly added penthouse can be seen only from the back. With a view toward long-term livability for a growing family of four, The Brooklyn Studio gutted the 20-footer, salvaging only the entry and vestibule doors and one marble fireplace.

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