Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Progress at Crown Heights’ Nassau Brewery Site
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
A Bungalow With a Garage and Three More to See This Weekend, Starting at $999K
Our picks for open houses to see this spring weekend are all in move-in-ready condition with some original details.
Social Distance Amidst Spring Beauty at These Five Historic Sites
While some historic sites still have limited access to their historic interiors there are plenty of lush landscapes to visit that bring together a dose of fresh air with a dash of history.
Study Finds One Brooklyn District Has Less Parkland Than Any Other Area in the City
East Flatbush and its surrounding neighborhoods have less parkland than any other district in the city, with only 1 percent of the area’s 2,000 acres dedicated to recreational green space, according to a recent report.
Would You Rent This Park Slope Two-Bedroom With Mantels, Built-ins for $2,600 a Month?
While this Park Slope rental has a few quirks, it also has enough on the plus side of the column to perhaps outweigh them, including mantels, closet space and a location near Prospect Park.
Dinner Party Lands in Vacated Pequeña Space in Fort Greene
Dinner Party, a new restaurant serving food that's "a little French, a little Californian," will take over the space formerly occupied by local favorite Pequeña.
Brooklyn Sees Surprising Gains in Real Estate Prices, Transactions and Inventory in 2021
Overall, growth continues in the Brooklyn housing market as sales continue to rise in the first quarter of 2021, according to a new report from Douglas Elliman.
A Colorful Shelter Returns With the Restoration of Prospect Park’s Concert Grove Pavilion
It was hard to tell which looked more brilliant in Prospect Park this week, the bright pink of a cherry tree in full bloom or the glistening roof of the newly restored Concert Grove Pavilion.
Late Victorian Park Slope Row House With Wood Burning Fireplaces, Built-ins Asks $4.7 Million
The two-family house still has its distinctive details on the exterior as well as a wealth of unpainted woodwork, including mantels, on the interior.
Brownstone Boys: Excavating a Cellar to Add Ceiling Height and Usable Space
Excavating a cellar is dirty and expensive process but it may help transform a dark, damp and scary cellar into usable space for an office, studio or gym.