Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Creative Solution for a Park Slope Co-op

Bed Stuy Brownstone With Retro Bubblegum Pink Kitchen, Walk-in Closets Asks $1.65 Million

A traditional Neo-Grec on the exterior, this single-family Bed Stuy brownstone has a sprinkling of quirky style on the interior mixed with the expected wood floors, mantels and moldings. The design choices include a pink kitchen that brings a bit of 1950s flair to 415 Quincy Street.

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Two Row Houses With Garages and Others to See, Starting at $1.399 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Kensington, Bed Stuy and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $1.399 million to $3.375 million.

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The Insider: Creative Solutions Address ‘Weird Geometry’ of Triangular Park Slope Prewar

Few Brooklyn apartments present space-planning challenges as unique as those confronting architect Themis Haralabides, cofounder of Park Slope’s reBuild Workshop, where the focus is on sustainability and, usually, the transformation of vintage townhouses into energy-efficient homes for modern living.

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The Insider: Views, Views Everywhere Following Gut Reno of Duplex Penthouse in Park Slope

When the architectural firm of Emery Roth, best known for the Renaissance Revival-style San Remo on Central Park West, designed a pale brick 17-story apartment building on Prospect Park West in the late 1920s, expansive windows were not part of the scheme. Somehow, a 1,600-square-foot penthouse apartment with a lofted upper level made it into the 21st century with the potential of spectacular park and skyline views mostly unrealized.

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Prospect Park’s Picnic House Now Home to Winner, a New Cafe from a Michelin Star Chef

Brooklyn foodies have been waiting months for Winner, a new cafe in Prospect Park, to open its doors. Winner’s owner, Michelin-star chef Daniel Eddy, is well known for his sandwiches and pastries, which attract lines dozens deep in Park Slope. The big day came and the cafe, bakery and bar’s doors finally opened on the north side of the park’s Picnic House.

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