Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Backyard Retreats and Still-Booming Brooklyn Real Estate

5 Cool Little Buildings in Brooklyn Backyards

It can be tough to find a quiet retreat amid the bustle and noise of the city. But a growing number of Brooklyn homeowners are opting to construct their own oases — tiny structures, usually without plumbing or electricity — in their back gardens.

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Good News for Brooklyn Economy: The Real Estate Boom Is Still Booming, Reports Reveal
The first-quarter reports are in and according to Douglas Elliman’s data the Brooklyn market still looks hot, with the median sales price increasing a healthy 8.4 percent over the same period last year, although it’s less than the double-digit increases of the last few quarters.

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The Insider: Williamsburg Townhouse Gutted and Rebuilt as Open, Loft-Like Home

A late-19th-century wood-frame house is a rarity in New York City these days, but they do exist. In this case — an extensive renovation involving replacement of every wall, ceiling, stair, floor and window, plus all-new mechanicals — the 25-foot-wide property even retained its original passageway for leading a horse from the street to the rear yard.

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Chic, Modern Boerum Hill Townhouse Back on Market for $2.19 Million Below Initial Ask
If this luxe, contemporary single-family Boerum Hill townhouse looks familiar, it may be because we featured it as a house of the day just over a year ago, in February 2015. At the time, the house — a converted warehouse at 90 Wyckoff Street — was on the market for a staggering $7.2 million, which was a drop from the even-more-staggering initial ask of $7.99 million.

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Starting This Summer You Can Eat and See a Movie at Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Brooklyn
The long-awaited opening of Brooklyn’s first Alamo Drafthouse is finally in sight. The Austin-based dinner-and-a-movie chain will open its doors at Downtown Brooklyn’s City Point this summer, the company said Tuesday.

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