Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner: Reno Brings Bold Color to a Park Slope Limestone

Midwood Park Standalone With Inglenook, Pier Mirror Asks $1.75 Million

There is enough wow factor to entice old house lovers to this freestanding Colonial Revival in Midwood Park. The early 20th century home has the exterior charm of a wraparound porch, while the interior boasts an intact inglenook, wood floors, stained glass, a pier mirror, and more period flourishes.

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Renovated Prospect Heights Co-op With Private Terrace Asks $1.195 Million

For those who have spent this winter dreaming of days they can lounge outside in warmer weather, this Prospect Heights co-op with its large private terrace might hold some appeal. Other perks in the renovated one-bedroom unit include in-unit laundry and air conditioning. On the top floor of the brownstone at 189 Park Place, there is also a hint of the history with a marble mantel.

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The Insider: Vivid Color, Restored Staircase Revitalize Park Slope Limestone

“It’s safe to say we touched almost everything,” said architect Sarah Jacoby of the top-to-bottom renovation of a turn-of-the-century limestone row house. The massive undertaking transformed the two-family home to a single-family for an artistic couple — she’s in textiles, he’s in film — with two children. “We totally reworked the stairs. We moved the kitchen into what had been the dining room. We replaced the floors on the parlor level and restored the original Lincrusta wall covering.” Not to mention installing a new heating and cooling system, replacing all the old windows with insulated ones, and designing all-new baths, along with myriad tweaks.

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Bed Stuy Row House With Plasterwork, Mantels Asks $2.245 Million

Set up with two duplexes, this Bed Stuy row house has attractive details in each unit, with plaster ornamentation, mantels, moldings, interior shutters, and wood floors. A new owner might want to make some updates to the 1890s row house at 292 Halsey Street, but there is plenty of eye appeal as is.

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Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Luxury Gowanus Build With $907 Units

An affordable housing lottery has opened for a new nine-story development on the corner of Bond and Carroll streets, steps away from the Carroll Street Bridge. The complex, dubbed Maison Bond, is another large residential building stemming from the Gowanus rezoning, and it includes a gym, roof deck with a grilling station, and a skybridge.

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