Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Tackling the Renovation of a Bed Stuy Wreck

This Ugly House: Demo of Chopped-Up Bed Stuy Wreck Reveals Hidden Mantels, Asbestos

I never planned on buying a townhouse in New York, let alone renovating one. Yet, there I was last summer, alone in the middle of a debris pile after the workers left for the day. I stood there looking up through the exposed floor joists. I could see all the way up three stories to the roof of the Bed Stuy house, which I had recently purchased and began gutting. I remember thinking what have I gotten myself into? This is good, right? This will be amazing, RIGHT?

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Clinton Hill Townhouse With Blue Kitchen and Two More to See, Starting at $1.295 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Clinton Hill, Park Slope and Bushwick. All two-family brick row houses, they range in price from $1.295 million to $3.35 million.

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Could You Live a Wonderful Life in This Seneca Falls Manse? Yours for $439K

While there isn’t definitive proof that filmmaker Frank Capra had Seneca Falls in mind when crafting the world of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the town has wholeheartedly embraced the possibility of being the inspiration behind what is now a classic holiday film. The nostalgia is particularly thick this time of year when the Seneca Falls It’s a Wonderful Life Museum hosts its annual festival.

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Bed Stuy Co-Living Debuts With Fun Furnished Digs Starting at $1,270 a Month

A New York-based developer recently started leasing a co-living building in Bed Stuy that could potentially double gross rents per unit as well as provide reasonably priced, flexible furnished living spaces to people transitioning in and out of the area.

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Park Slope Limestone Near Prospect Park With Pier Mirror, Plasterwork, Mantels Asks $3.795 Million

Assuring potential buyers that “the price is within reach of all who wish to live in this elite section,” the early 20th century developer of this Park Slope single-family took out lengthy ads to enumerate all the interior details sure to entice a buyer. Many of those are still in place at 573 4th Street, including wainscoting, mantels, a pier mirror and plasterwork. The location is also still the lure it would have been then, just a short stroll from Prospect Park.

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