This week's top 5 stories on Brownstoner included a look inside a Crown Heights renovation and an interview with an author.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Derelict Limestone is Transformed, ‘The New Brooklyn’
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Sunset Park Police Precinct Restoration Could Include Condos, But Not a “Glass Cube”
Rendering by Ben Herzog via Curbed
Sunset Park’s decrepit 68th Precinct may finally be restored to its original luster after decades of abandonment.
The Insider: Fun and Function in BoCoCa
OUT OF A 1930s WAREHOUSE on a commercial block between Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill, architect Ben Herzog and Brooklyn-based interior designer Kiki Dennis conjured a family home that’s both fun and functional.
The homeowners, a couple with three young kids, had lived in the 25-foot-wide, three-story building for years. However, the “functional lifestyle things were not working for them,” Dennis recalled. The answer was a total renovation.
Daily Links: Carbon Monoxide Leak in Crown Heights Apartment Building Leaves 11 Injured
A 15-year-old is shot to death in front of his sister in Flatbush, and HPD pushes landlords to make repairs at over 100 Brooklyn buildings.
Daily Links: Did Amazon’s Swift Departure Kill the BQX Streetcar’s Future?
Demolition of landmarked Montague Street building wins local support, and Sunset Park developers put a massive site on the market.
The Insider: Whirlwind Reno Transforms Derelict South Slope Row House Into Bright Family Home
Though many would be daunted by a house in such dire condition, the couple knew they could work wonders with this three-story, 16-foot-wide row house.
Daily Links: Coney Island Boardwalk Could Be Landmarked as Early as This Summer
Reports say that New York City is failing homeless students, and nuns rejected bid to save and landmark Angel Guardian property in Bay Ridge.
The Insider: Windsor Terrace Row House Updated With Wide-Open Parlor Floor, Fun Tile
A clean, modern townhouse renovation by Brooklyn-based 4Mativ studio opened up space for a young family.
The Insider: Architects Mix Old and New in Bow-Fronted PLG Limestone in “Rough Shape”
A near-gut renovation of an "easy housekeeping" limestone row house retains original detail in front, modernizes the back.
5 Pro Tips to Up Your Lighting Game
Good lighting can perk up your home and your mood.
