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    string(11219) "Generously sized, this Park Slope townhouse isn't short on period details, like wainscoting and mantels, or room to spread out, with five floors of living space. Located less than a block from Prospect Park at 819 Carroll Street, the 1890s brick and brownstone house sits in the Park Slope Historic District. 

Plans were filed for the house and its seven neighbors in the row in 1896 by owner George B. Dearing. The architect behind the design of the four-story plus basement Romanesque Revival-style houses was architect Thomas McMahon, according to the designation report. A 1900 rental ad described No. 819 as having "a fancy front," and there are ornamental details on the brownstone lower levels. The upper levels are of red Roman brick; paired arched windows stretch across the top story. The details can be seen a bit more clearly in the circa 1940 tax photo.

The 18.58-foot-wide house is a legal two-family with a garden unit. It has been in the same hands since at least the 1970s. Presumably a new owner would want to update the wet rooms; neither the two kitchens nor the 4.5 bathrooms are shown in the listing photos. 

What is on display are wood floors, columned mantels with original tile surrounds, wainscoting, stained glass, and moldings. Other than the entry and the stair, much of the woodwork on the parlor floor is painted white. Pocket doors separate the front parlor, the stair hall, and the dining room at the rear. All three rooms have impressive columned mantels. A small kitchen is in an extension off the dining room (formerly a butler's pantry with a second stair to the kitchen). 

On the second floor, front and rear bedrooms are joined with a passthrough that still has sinks and built-in storage, according to the floor plan. A full bath is accessible via the rear bedroom. Two more bedrooms, each with a corner sink, share another bath on the third floor. All the bedrooms shown have wood floors and wall moldings.

On the top floor are two small bedrooms, one with unpainted moldings, and the final full bath. Also on this level is a storage room and four closets. 

Access to the rear yard is via a sliding door in the garden unit. There is a paved patio, planting beds, and a large tree. 

Elaine Gay of Townsley & Gay has the listing and the house is priced at $5.75 million.  What do you think?


[Listing: 819 Carroll Street | Broker: Townsley & Gay ] GMAP


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    string(4180) "By Lloyd Mitchell & Kirstyn Brendlen

A tractor-trailer crashed into multiple telephone poles and ripped down power lines in Manhattan Beach on Monday morning, leaving hundreds of people without electricity. 

The details of the crash were not immediately clear, but Con Edison representative Alan Drury said the crash occurred at 1315 Oriental Boulevard around 10:30 a.m. on April 29. The truck — which appeared to have fled the scene — tore down eight telephone poles and at least two transformers, leaving the street littered with wires and debris. 

One downed transformer caught fire, according to the FDNY, and leaked hazardous polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, into the roadway, drawing a response from 60 firefighters and paramedics. The fire was brought under control by 12:35 p.m. and one person was treated for minor injuries on the scene. 

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“This is insane and crazy, the truck was backing up, I heard a loud crash and suddenly saw wires everywhere,” said local resident Olga Ivanovich.

The crash left 382 households across four blocks without electricity. Con Edison crews were on the scene and hoped to restore power overnight. 

“This is wild, it is a perception matter,” a Con Ed rep told Brooklyn Paper by phone. “There are so many wires down, we’ll have to keep crews here overnight.”

Power was restored as of Tuesday morning, Con Edison representative Alan Drury later confirmed to Brooklyn Paper.

The investigation remains ongoing, police said Tuesday. The identity of the driver is still unknown.

Last spring, a tractor-trailer snagged a utility wire and pulled down a telephone pole in nearly the same location, at the corner of Oriental Boulevard and Langham Street, according to CBS News.

[caption id="attachment_523788" align="alignnone" width="700"]people ducking under police tape and power lines Locals dodged beneath downed lines. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell[/caption]

-- Additional reporting by Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil

Editor’s note: A version of this story originally ran in Brooklyn Paper. Click here to see the original story.


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    string(5517) "This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in East Flatbush, Midwood, and Bed Stuy. How did they fare?

In East Flatbush, an early 20th century row house has an attached garage. There are also parquet floors and arched doorways in the single-family. The former Open House Pick sold in March for $600,000, which was $30,000 under the asking price.

This standalone in Midwood is in estate condition. The single-family has five bedrooms and one full bath. This former Open House Pick entered contract in April. 

In Bed Stuy, a brick house has an idiosyncratic interior that has been opened up on the main floor and features exposed brick, a reclaimed wood ceiling, and wood lath walls. This former Open House Pick is still available for $1.3 million, a price cut of $35,000. 

Built in the 1890s, this row house in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District has five units. The listing photos show some period details like wainscoting and a pier mirror. This former Open House Pick is still available for $3.15 million, a price cut of $15,000. 


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403 East 58th Street
Price: $630,000
Area: East Flatbush
Broker: Brown Harris Stevens (Traci Byers)
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1534 East 22nd Street
Price: $1.1 million
Area: Midwood
Broker: The Behfar Team (Cina Azarfar)
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Entered contract in April


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551 Lexington Avenue
Price: $1.335 million
Area: Bed Stuy
Broker: Sotheby’s International (Nikki Beauchamp)
See it here ->
Still available for $1.3 million

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278 Decatur Street
Price: $3.165 million
Area: Bed Stuy
Broker: Keller Williams (Keith Gauntlett)
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Still available for $3.15 million

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The 24-unit brick building has four stories of apartments over a basement. Pale amber in color with cream stone details, it has neo-Classical details such as keystoned arched windows, as well as a shield and crest motif decorating its parapet. 

The four-room apartment can work as a one-bedroom with dining room and living room separated by a wide doorway. Alternatively, one of those rooms can be a bedroom, and the kitchen has space for a table and chairs. 

Features include high ceilings, parquet, picture rails, moldings, and original doors with glass knobs throughout. Windows are on two opposite exposures for cross ventilation. Transparent blinds let in light but obscure views; the living and dining rooms appear to face the street.

The large kitchen has a window, wood floor, and original subway tile wainscot. An update could introduce a dishwasher next to the sink (there is space) and remove the drop ceiling. A run of cupboards with stove and vintage-style fridge could easily be added along one wall and still leave plenty of space for a table and chairs in the center. 

Whether an original dish cupboard was replaced by a large closet is unclear, since the space is not pictured. The bathroom is also not shown, although the listing notes its separate shower is currently in use as a closet but could be converted back. 

With five large closets, the unit has good storage space. A new owner might want to replace the mirrored folding closet doors in the bedroom with something else.

The building has a courtyard, shared laundry, children's playroom, bike room, and additional private storage. Maintenance for this apartment is $698. In addition, a monthly assessment of $350 runs through 2027.

Listed by Violette Tonuzi and Alicia Lombardo of Compass, the apartment is asking $525,000. What do you think?


[Listing: 755 42nd Street, #4 | Broker: Compass] GMAP

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