Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Look Inside a Clinton Hill Townhouse Renovation

An ‘Old English’ Bay Ridge House With Garage, and Three More Open Houses, Starting at $799K

Our picks for open houses to see last weekend were found in Park Slope, Clinton Hill and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $799,000 to $3.495 million.

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The Insider: Arched Openings Are Elegant Leitmotif in Renovation of Fort Greene Townhouse

In reimagining a compact mid-19th century townhouse as a tranquil home base for a newlywed couple with high-powered careers, his in the media business and hers in travel, architect Alexandra Barker of Gowanus-based Barker Associates Architecture Office (BAAO) lit upon the idea of creating arched openings between rooms. “The front facade was two arches — the entry door and the arched window to the left of it — so we thought we would carry it through” as a theme throughout the building, Barker said.

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The Insider: Gut Renovation of Landmarked Clinton Hill Townhouse Adds Extension, Keeps Mantels

It’s unusual for the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to approve a four-story extension to the rear of a Brooklyn townhouse visible from a nearby street. But Landmarks granted a dispensation in the case of this 19th century row house in the Clinton Hill Historic District, enabling its expansion from the original 3,200 square feet to 5,000 because, said architect Christine Harper, “We took a contextualist approach, using red brick and black-framed arched windows reminiscent
 of the Italianate architecture of the neighborhood.”

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The Landmarking of East New York’s Empire State Dairy

This story from 2017 is popular again with readers. After years of advocacy by local preservationists and a year-long official designation process, the Empire State Dairy complex at 2840 Atlantic Avenue was on the calendar of the Landmarks Preservation Commission in December of that year.

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Tenant Fight Against ‘Predatory’ Investor-Backed Park Slope Landlord Gains Support From Pols

Tenants battling a private equity-backed landlord on a buying spree across Brooklyn gained a powerful new ally last week when Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer signaled his support.

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