Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Construction Will Surround Gage & Tollner

Gage & Tollner Will Likely Be Surrounded by Construction for Years, Then Skyscrapers

Fulton Street’s iconic Gage & Tollner restaurant will likely be the last standing historic building on its Downtown Brooklyn block. Applications for demolition permits have been filed for the entire southern stretch of Fulton Street between Red Hook Lane and Smith Street, aside from the restaurant’s home. The corner buildings on Red Hook Lane have already faced the wrecking ball.

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Brooklyn Sees Biggest Increase in Foreclosures Citywide as Rates Climb to Pre-Moratorium Levels

The number of foreclosures in Brooklyn has climbed back to levels seen before the pandemic-generated eviction moratorium was put in place in early 2020, and the borough had the highest number of foreclosures as well as the largest annual increase in foreclosures citywide in the third quarter. Although it can take years for a lis pendens to result in a foreclosure in New York City, the increase comes amid a time of inflation and higher interest rates, which can make renegotiating or refinancing a mortgage more challenging.

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A Slee & Bryson Row House in Crown Heights With Built-ins, Rumpus Room, Parking Asks $2 Million

It has a charming exterior with the early 20th century Colonial Revival details at which prolific Brooklyn architects Slee & Bryson excelled, and there are some original interior touches still to be found inside this Crown Heights house as well. Those details, like wood floors, built-ins, and wainscoting, could use some TLC, but the single-family has a generous amount of space including a rumpus room in the basement with a built-in bar.

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Bed Stuy Neo-Grec Brownstone With Mantels, Fretwork, Wainscoting Asks $1.58 Million

There are more than a few original details to admire inside this 1880s brownstone, including mantels, moldings, and wood floors with inlaid borders. A new owner will likely want to give the kitchens and baths in the two-family some modern upgrades and, according to the listing, the property could use some “system modernizations.”

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City Backtracks on Key Commitments for New 15-Story, 1,040-Bed Boerum Hill Jail, Locals Say

City agencies behind the design of the new 15-story, 1,040-bed Brooklyn Borough Jail in Boerum Hill have reneged on commitments made to the community during the land use review process, compromising the jail’s ability to integrate safely into the neighborhood, locals said at a community board meeting Wednesday night.

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