Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner: Fresh Decor Renews a Clinton Hill Row House
Popular stories this week include a housing lottery in Crown Heights, a standalone in South Midwood on the market, and more Brooklyn news.

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Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in East New York, With Units From $544
An affordable housing lottery has launched for a truly affordable under-construction seven-story development on the corner of East New York’s Shepherd and Glenmore avenues. Studio apartments start at $544 a month and one-bedrooms at $689.
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A Renovated Brooklyn Heights Townhouse and More to See, Starting at $1.68 Million
Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Brooklyn Heights, Windsor Terrace, and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $1.68 million to $12.5 million.
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South Midwood Queen Anne With Porch, Parking Asks $3.5 Million
There are only a handful of listing photos for this Queen Anne standalone, but they give a tantalizing glimpse of some fine interior details, including built-ins, stained glass, mantels, wood floors, and pocket doors. On a corner lot at 2404 Foster Avenue, it is spacious indeed, with generously sized entertaining spaces on the main level and seven bedrooms above. The single-family dwelling also comes with a private gated driveway and a garage.
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Crown Heights Affordable Housing Lottery Debuts With $1,161 Two-Bedrooms
An affordable housing lottery has launched for an under-construction 17-story, 569-unit development dubbed Loden, with units starting at $914 a month for a studio. Rising half a block from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Crown Heights south, and overlooking the S shuttle train tracks, the complex at 54 Crown Street and 131 Montgomery Street takes up about half the block between Washington and Franklin avenues and Crown and Montgomery streets.
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The Insider: Fresh Paint and Decor Renew Historic Clinton Hill Row House
If there’s something of a modern British feel to the Victorian row house Emma Montgomery spiffed up and decorated for a young family — and there is — that’s probably because the up-and-coming designer spent her teen years in the U.K. She went on to study interior design at Pratt, did stints at a couple of noted Manhattan firms, and founded Emma Montgomery Design in 2021. Firmly rooted now in Brooklyn, she has a burgeoning portfolio of projects in New York City, Philadelphia, the North Fork, and elsewhere.
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