Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Ryan Serhant and Spike Lee Make a Splash in Bed Stuy

Million Dollar Listing’s Ryan Serhant Pushes Into Red-Hot Brooklyn With Bed Stuy Office

Can celebrity sell Bed Stuy brownstones? Million Dollar Listing’s Ryan Serhant of Nest Seekers is betting yes. He and his team are prepping to open their first Brooklyn office, at 326 Tompkins Avenue, close to Gates Avenue, tony boutique Sincerely Tommy, and numerous new eating and drinking spots, including the Bed-Vyne mini empire. This will be Nest Seekers’ second Brooklyn office — it has had one in Williamsburg for years.

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Honor the King of Pop This Weekend at Spike Lee’s Annual Michael Jackson Block Party

Spike Lee, the director of classic Brooklyn films Do the Right Thing and Crooklyn and borough brand entrepreneur, is hosting his sixth annual Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson block party this weekend, honoring the pop music king, who passed away seven years ago this June.

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Four Houses to See on the Penultimate Summer Weekend, Starting at $469K

When the final days of August are winding down and Labor Day looms things get undeniably slow in the open house division. The wheels of commerce continue to turn, though, however slowly, and those looking to spend the last weekend of the month house hunting have a number of potential destinations. Here are four of them, in Bed Stuy, Bushwick, Gravesend and Flatlands.

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Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Three Sold, One for Over Ask

This week we’re looking back at four listings we featured six months ago to see how they fared. Three of the properties sold, with one going for over ask.

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Carroll Gardens Townhouse and Carriage House With Charming Details Ask $3.45 Million

This property at 104 Butler Street in Carroll Gardens offers a unique setup, with two separate structures: a three-story townhouse and a three-story carriage house in the rear. The two properties offer a combined 4,200 square feet of space in total, on a 20-by-100-foot lot.

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