Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Planning a Backyard Makeover, New Report on BQE Fix

Bay Ridge Bungalow With Pool and Garage, Plus Three Others to See, Starting at $1.3 Million

These picks remind us of coming warmer days, including an early 20th century house in Bay Ridge with an above-ground backyard pool and deck, and another nearby with a front porch, both around $1.53 million.

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Brownstone Boys: Budget Backyard Makeover

As we write this it is 55 degrees outside in February! In New York! Terrifying global warming concerns aside, it has us really looking forward to our upcoming backyard makeover. We want it to be ready to go as soon as we have consistent nice weather — so the time for planning is now! After just finishing up a major renovation, we are going to have to get very creative to make the space we want on a very limited budget.

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Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Co-op in Brooklyn Heights, a Single-Family in Mill Basin

The most popular listings on Brownstoner include an ornate Italianate in Boerum Hill, a two-family in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and two houses on a large lot in Greenpoint.

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Legendary But Long Shuttered Downtown Brooklyn Restaurant Gage & Tollner Plans March Debut

The highly-anticipated reboot of storied Downtown Brooklyn restaurant Gage & Tollner is set to open its doors in March. The target date was revealed in an invitation to a series of previews that will start later this month.

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City Council-Hired Engineers Say Bjarke Ingels-Designed BQE Fix Is the Best Option

In a report presented at City Hall Tuesday, an engineering group hired by the City Council recommended that a design previously presented by the Bjarke Ingels Group is the best option to replace the crumbling triple-cantilevered section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

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