Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Eastern Parkway Oasis Wins Greenest Block in Brooklyn

Art Deco Studio in Fort Greene With Wood Floors, Skyline Views Asks $495K

On a high story of Fort Greene’s The Griffin, this studio is petite, but it has wood floors, high beamed ceilings, and a black steel-frame casement window offering skyline views.

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Renovated Fort Greene Wood Frame With Wide Plank Floors Asks $4,862,500

A renovation has restored some period details on the exterior of this 1850s wood frame and given some modern updates to the interior. At 250 Cumberland Street, the two-family dwelling is just down the street from Fort Greene Park.

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Colorful Eastern Parkway Oasis Takes Crown for Greenest Block in Brooklyn

A section of Eastern Parkway, with its towering street trees and nonstop traffic, was crowned the winner of the borough’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition, the first block of mostly apartment buildings to win the competition in its 29-year history (and likely one of the busiest and most traversed).

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A Marine Park Tudor and More to See, Starting at $799K

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Crown Heights, Dyker Heights, Marine Park, and East Flatbush. They range in price from $799,000 to $2.299 million.

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Park Slope Rental in Kinko-Style House With Mantels, Yard Asks $8,500 a Month

This lower unit in an early 20th century Kinko-style house offers period details along with some updates like radiant floor heating and air conditioning. The rental at 392 9th Street includes two floors of living space plus a basement with a laundry room.

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