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Midwood One-Bedroom With Sunken Living Room, Wood Floors Asks $275K

This one-bedroom could use some TLC, but it has some period features, like arched doorways and a sunken living room, and is listed at under $300,000. On the second floor of 901 Avenue H in Midwood, it is also generously sized with a practical layout.

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Midwood House With Outdoor Space, Parking Asks $5,500 a Month

This early 20th century house offers a fair amount of space, laundry, a rear yard, and parking. In Midwood, the single-family at 1070 East 13th Street has wood floors on the main level, arched openings and, while there isn’t any central air, ceiling fans in a number of rooms.

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Affordable Housing Lottery in Fort Greene Opens With $2,004 Studios

An affordable housing lottery has launched for a recently completed nine-story development in Fort Greene dubbed The Elliot, with units starting at $2,004 a month for a studio.

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Crown Heights One-Bedroom With Dining Nook, Five Closets Asks $625K

In Crown Heights, this one-bedroom has gleaming wood floors, storage space, and an eat-in kitchen. The third-floor unit is in 960 Sterling Place, a six-story apartment building within the Crown Heights North II Historic District.

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Restoration of Grand Army Plaza Arch Gives Public Access to the Evocative Interior

An iconic bit of Brooklyn has gotten a subtle polish with the completion of a multi-million dollar restoration of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch in Grand Army Plaza.

The restoration of the granite exterior of the monumental arch may be too elusive for most passersby to even notice, but work on the interior means the once closed-off space can be safely opened for occasional tours.

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