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Bed Stuy ‘Crooklyn’ House Turned B&B With Lush Period Details, Central Air Asks $4.5 Million

It starred as the family home in Spike Lee’s semi-autobiographical 1994 film ‘Crooklyn’ and now, less than a decade after an impressive restoration and stint as a bed and breakfast, the 1880s Bed Stuy brownstone is on the market. It made some headlines when it sold, unrenovated, over the asking price for $1.7 million back in 2013. This time around the price tag is $4.5 million.

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Park Slope Brownstone With Seven Mantels, Built-ins, Central Air Asks $5.995 Million

In the Park Slope Historic District, this two-family brownstone has an impressive amount of period detail on display along with upgrades like central air and a restored facade. Dating to circa 1889, the 21-foot-wide row house at 788 Carroll Street also offers a fair amount of space and is configured as an owner’s triplex above a garden rental.

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After Hasty Demo of Bed Stuy’s Dangler Mansion Short Circuits Landmark Process, LPC Speaks Out

Just days before developer Tomer Erlich of Brooklyn 360 demolished Bed Stuy’s venerated Jacob Dangler mansion, he asked the Landmarks Preservation Commission at a July 12 public hearing to delay the landmark designation process. He needed, his lawyer said at the hearing, more time to explore his options if the mansion were landmarked.

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A West Midwood Edwardian With Parking and Three Others to See, Starting at $1.75 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Fort Greene, Bed Stuy and West Midwood. They range in price from $1.75 million to $3.2 million.

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Spacious Flapper-Era One-Bedroom With Parquet, Art Deco Tub, Walk-in Closets in PLG Asks $450K

Large for a one-bedroom, this 1920s apartment has some sweet period details as well as thoughtful updates. It’s on the fourth floor of 80 Winthrop Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

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