Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Brooklyn Real Estate Market Continues to Rebound

Where to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks in Brooklyn (2021 Edition)

After the pandemic put a hold on 2020 celebrations, everyone was wondering where to view the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks this year.

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Join a Ghost and Sidle Up to the Bar in a 17th Century Long Island Taproom, Yours for $749,999

With a ghostly presence, a Revolutionary War rebel as a resident and presidential visits, this 17th century house in Suffolk County has more than its share of stories, whether they be true or just tall tales.

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Estate Condition Crown Heights Townhouse With Mantels, Fretwork, Dumbwaiter Asks $1.499 Million

Designed as a two-family, this early 20th century row house in Crown Heights still has many of the original features, both aesthetic and practical, included by the builder to lure buyers. Fretwork, mantels, a pier mirror, plasterwork and stained glass are all here, along with the original dumbwaiter. The house, at 1451 Dean Street, hasn’t been on the market since the 1970s and there is a bit of TLC in store for a new owner.

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Brooklyn Borough President Votes No on Proposed 18-Story Apartment Building Near Barclays

Borough President Eric Adams gave the thumbs down to a proposed 18-story residential building on the site of a drive-through McDonalds at Atlantic and Vanderbilt avenues, citing the project’s height and density.

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Brooklyn Real Estate Market Continues Its Post-COVID Rebound in Second Quarter of 2021

As we enter summer, things continue to look sunny for Brooklyn’s real estate market. In the second quarter of 2021, the average sale price, the number of sales and listing inventory all increased both from the previous quarter and the same period last year, according to a report prepared by appraiser Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel and published by Douglas Elliman this morning.

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