Brooklyn Inside & Out

I was surprised, reading such a thoroughly researched article, that the address of the jail was referred to as being on Boerum Street. The street to which you refer is Boerum Place. Much to the confusion of drivers who use GPS autofill, there is a Boerum Street in another part of Brooklyn. Greenpoint, I believe.

There is a house on Beverly between Argyle and Rugby that has ben transformed into a gaudy McMansion (its the orange colored one on the map of integrity). Best advertisement for doing the landmarking. Would hope that they still let the houses get funky paint colors like the orange and tourquoise one pictured. Finally, I would love to see the Greek revivals on Westminster and Cortelyou get restored - greek revivals with columns like that strike me as fairly unique in NYC.

Looks like there have been 5 one bedroom apartments sold in that building so far this year. Prices ranged from $730k to $799k, including an apartment on the same J line that sold for $775k in Feb. Also notable, that there were a couple one bedrooms that sold for $860k (in late 2023) and $815k (in late 2022). So seems like the asking price is aggressive but probably fair to say still "reasonable."

I am so happy that this is finally happening. The Order of Tents is not only an important part of our history, the building is an outward sign of that history. I thought when they sold off the back part of the property to a developer who put up an apartment building at least ten years ago, they'd finally have enough money to stabilize and repair the facade and perhaps even be able to have events or guests again. But that didn't happen, I don't know the details. A couple of years ago, some residents got some attention for trying to help, and now it seems as if the Tents have been revitalized as an organization and their building and legacy will not be a victim of demolition by neglect. Good news at a time when good news is needed.