The property was the former home of CABS Nursing Home Company, which was established in 1973.
Former Nursing Home in Bed Stuy Is Being Razed for Controversial New Development
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Brownstone Boys: Woodwork Plans and Dreams
We need to find or replicate baseboards and spindles to match the originals in the house.
Brownstone Boys: Working Out Our Security Issues
It’s pretty scary being woken up in the middle of the night hearing footsteps above your head in what should be an empty apartment under renovation.
A Decoration Day Disaster: The Grisly 1897 Tally-Ho Accident
On May 31, 1897, Decoration Day, a group of young adults from the Greene Avenue Baptist Church in Stuyvesant Heights were gathering for a celebration of the holiday we now call Memorial Day.
Brownstone Boys: We Design a Deck
Designing the deck with our contractor was quick because we had a really good idea of what we wanted.
Brownstone Boys: No Plans For This! Making Some Final Decisions on Construction Surprises
Awkward city codes and uneven floors are just two of the challenges we've had to deal with quickly now that we're in the home stretch.
Brownstone Boys: Finding a Place for All the Stuff (Or Making Room for Storage)
Our place might be a little light on storage but we’re hoping our creative ideas give us enough and create some interesting features.
Brownstone Boys: Searching for Wood Strippers to Restore Woodwork
Wood stripping is painstaking, slow, and must be done by someone who respects the wood.
Brownstone Boys: Capturing Our Inner Designer
We hope that we end up with something we can really be proud of because it will be a product of our own design.
This Mansard Roofed Romanesque Revival Pile Was a Bastion of Higher Education in Bed Stuy
The first wing of the massive building opened in 1870 as St. John’s College, a Catholic school.
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