Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Brooklyn Heights Condo Plan Stirs Debate

A Bay Ridge Row House With a Garage and More to See, Starting at $699K

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Bay Ridge, and East Flatbush. They range in price from $699,000 to $13.95 million.

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Flatbush Slee & Bryson Neo-Federal With Herringbone Floors Asks $1.75 Million

Part of a small Flatbush enclave, this neo-Federal dwelling shares the charming Slee & Bryson-designed exterior details of its neighbors and also boasts a few original details on the interior. Most of the interior photos for the house at 2122 Albemarle Terrace are virtually staged, but they do show wood floors, built-in corner cupboards, and a sleeping porch.

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Estate-Condition Prospect Park South Colonial Revival Asks $1.95 Million

A buyer will need to take a leap of faith, and have a fair bit of cash, to consider this Prospect Park South dwelling. The Colonial Revival standalone is being sold as is, including all the contents, and to a cash-only buyer. Looking beyond the clutter in the handful of listing photos shows a few intriguing details that might lure an old house lover, including a mantel, stained glass windows, moldings, and wainscoting.

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Condo Design for Heights Powerhouse Turned Garage Stirs Debate at LPC

A 19th century trolley powerhouse turned parking garage in the early 20th century on State Street in Brooklyn Heights will be largely demolished to make way for new condos, but the Art Deco street-facing facade will remain, if a plan presented to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission goes ahead.

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Restaurants Serving French Food, Mexico City-Style Tacos to Open in Bed Stuy

Bed Stuy is about to get even more dining options with two new restaurants slated to debut in the coming weeks: French-themed Badaboom and Mexico City cantina-inspired Dolores.

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