Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: New Look for a Wood Frame, Celebrating Michael Jackson

Spanish Neo-Colonial With Private Driveway, Two-Car Garage in Bay Ridge Asks $999K

Here’s a two-story single-family home in Bay Ridge with Spanish neo-Colonial notes and a touch of Arts and Crafts design. Located at 475 82nd Street, it boasts a private two-car garage and driveway.

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Would You Pay $2.995 Million for This Sprawling Brooklyn Heights Co-op Close to the Promenade?

This spacious co-op in Brooklyn Heights, just a block from the Promenade, is quite luxurious. Located at 62 Montague Street, a Romanesque Revival stunner and the first apartment building designed by architect Montrose Morris, it’s fitting that it comes with an equally hefty price tag and monthly maintenance.

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An 1870s Wood Frame House in Greenpoint Sheds Its Aluminum Siding

When a father and son hired architect Joseph Koelbel to restore the exterior of their 1870s Greenpoint row house, the wood-frame house had been stripped of most of its original detail over time. The decorative trim had been removed and the façade was covered with asphalt and aluminum siding.

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Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Three Sold, One Off the Market

Here’s a look at how four of our featured listings from six months ago fared on the market.

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Celebrate the King of Pop at Spike Lee’s Annual Michael Jackson Block Party

Spike Lee, the director of classic Brooklyn films “Do the Right Thing” and “Crooklyn,” not to mention borough brand entrepreneur, is hosting his eighth annual Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson block party on August 25.

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