Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: BAM Park Opens by Mistake, Then Closes Again
Popular this week were stories about Brooklyn parks, from the opening of Domino Park to the unexpected saga of Spike Lee and BAM Park.
Park Slope Victorian With Sauna and Three More to See This Weekend, Starting at $1.015 Million
Highlights of this week's open houses include a working wood-paneled sauna, a detached garage and a backyard studio.
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Two Sold
Here’s a look at four of our featured listings from six months ago, located in Brooklyn Heights, Clinton Hill, Bed Stuy and Borough Park.
Live in 1930s Grandeur in Architect Rosario Candela’s Westchester County Mansion
In the New York real estate game the code for prewar apartment luxury is often "designed by Rosario Candela."
Brooklyn Heights One-Bedroom With Views of Cadman Plaza Park Asks $2,900 a Month
In the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, this one-bedroom walk-up on the top floor of a four-story brick building, which dates from circa 1861-1879.
Lottery Opens for Seven Affordable Three-Bedroom Units in East Flatbush for $1,279 a Month
The building was developed under HDC’s Extremely Low and Low-Income Affordability program and HPD’s Supportive Housing Loan Program.
The Insider: Original Woodwork, Splashes of Color Distinguish This Park Slope Victorian Revamp
Soon after buying a three-story, woodwork-laden Victorian townhouse, a couple with two young kids contracted with Brooklyn-based interior designer Linda Cava to help them pull together the parlor floor’s decor.
Charming Bay Windowed Park Slope Single-Family With Six Mantels, in Need of Work Asks $1.8 Million
On a historic Park Slope block unfortunately not protected by any historic designation, this single-family brick home is lovely but in need of some love.
A Look Back at Tin City, Red Hook’s Homeless Settlement During the Great Depression
At its height, the Red Hook squatter camp known as Tin City had a population of more than 1,000 people.
The Mundane and Surreal Come Together in the Work of Brooklyn Artist Leigh Ruple
Leigh Ruple finds inspiration for her drawings and paintings in “geometries and patterns from the local architecture” around her studio in East Williamsburg.
