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March 19th, 2026
Daily Links: Landlords Rebuff Toxin Testing at Meeker Avenue Plume Site
- Couple Behind Ample Hills Returns With Burgers [NYT]
- Landlords Refuse Toxin Tests at Greenpoint Superfund Site [NYP]
- Brooklyn Residents Fearful of Tall Waterfront Towers [BK Reader]
- Greenpoint’s Triskelion Has Purchased Its Building [Greenpointers]
- Big Changes on the Way for Outdoor Dining in NYC [BK Mag]
- Mamdani Reopens Financing for ‘Granny Flats’ [The City]
- What Exactly Was Brooklyn’s Indie Rock Scene? [Hell Gate]
- Park Slope Locals Push City to Fix ‘Dangerous’ Grand Army Plaza [News12]
- Two Trees Buys Development Site in Brooklyn’s Gowanus for $37M [CO]
- Kushner, RFR Face Repeat Dumbo Nightmare [TRD]
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If you click on the name of the architecture firm it takes you to their link which has one front stoop photo. Here's the shortcut: https://www.ossoarch.com/bk-townhouse-penthouse
The Insider: Architects Rebuild Sinking Park Slope Brownstone and Add a Penthouse"OSSO Architecture replaced a crumbling brick stoop that was not original to the house with bluestone treads, open risers, and a steel railing. They cleaned up the exterior facade, installed new Pella windows, and restored the original front doors, now boldly painted Exotic Purple by Benjamin Moore." But there is no facade picture showing this.
The Insider: Architects Rebuild Sinking Park Slope Brownstone and Add a PenthouseBob, I always love walking by those houses!
Daily Links: Water Outages, Leaks Plague Luxury Greenpoint DevelopmentThese Tudor Revival row houses are really unusual. There are similar houses across Flatbush Avenue on Chester Court which comprise their own Historic District. Otherwise there’s nothing else quite like them on Brooklyn although there are later joying southern Brooklyn with some Tudor touches.
PLG Tudor With Charming Exterior, Wood Burning Fireplace Asks $2.1 Million