Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A New Bookstore Opens in Park Slope

Renovated East Williamsburg Row House With Deep Front Garden, Parking Asks $2.25 Million

In East Williamsburg, this 1940 single-family brick row house has a stylish interior reno and off-street parking.

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Park Slope Beaux Arts Flat With Four Bedrooms, Pocket Doors, Parquet Asks $1.95 Million

Capacious family-size prewar apartments are elusive in Brooklyn; here’s one with two full bathrooms as well as seven rooms, including a dining room and four bedrooms. It’s got windows on three exposures and a fair amount of classical detail such as moldings and parquet as well as modern updates.

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With Focus on Literary Fiction, Indie Bookstore Troubled Sleep Debuts in Park Slope

A bookstore selling new and used books has opened at 129 6th Avenue in Park Slope. Troubled Sleep, a name shared with a novel by Jean-Paul Sartre, opened its doors to the neighborhood Monday. Comments on social media from customers have been enthusiastic.

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The Insider: Prospect Lefferts Gardens Townhouse Gains New Layout, Baths, Storage in Major Reno

The early 20th century brick townhouse came with obvious advantages, including a garage, a driveway and an existing extension on its main level. Its 1,800 square feet of living space on two floors, plus a full basement, were plenty for the small family that hired Brooklyn-based Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) to design and carry out the house’s first renovation in “60 or 70 years, or maybe ever,” as Ilva Skaraine, the project manager, put it.

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Fort Greene Grocery Stalwart Greene Grape Shutters, Building Vacated

We were amazed to find longtime Fort Greene grocery store Greene Grape Provisions shuttered when we stopped by this morning. The entire building was vacated by order of the DOB on Wednesday, August 3.

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