Houses in this row near Prospect Park were described as blending "artistic design" with modern amenities when first advertised in 1908. Then-fashionable details were mostly left intact throughout the interior of 593 Fourth Street, including plasterwork, mantels, wainscoting, a pier mirror, a pass-th
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The Historic District Council’s annual preservation conference returns in April with a deep dive into the preservation of manufacturing in the city. Each year advocates, policymakers, and other professionals are brought together to highlight best practices and share their experiences on a chosen top
While a tower will likely rise behind the landmarked Duffield Street houses in Downtown Brooklyn, it won’t be the one most recently presented to the Landmarks Preservation Commission. At their meeting on March 17, commissioners sent the design team for the project at 182 through 188 Duffield Street
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Clinton Hill rental, a Park Slope co-op, and a Greenpoint row house. Clinton Hill and Bed Stuy were popular with readers this week, with other listings scattered around the borough. The least expensive property for sale on the list is a… R
Studio in Park Slope Brownstone Near Prospect Park Asks $2,800 It is a modest studio, but for Prospect Park lovers who want park-adjacent living for less than $3,000 a month, this might fit the bill. It is on the garden level of 304 Garfield Place, a row house in the Park… Read More > The post Top 5
A protest against an ICE detention center in Roxbury Township, New Jersey. Township officials are battling housing advocates over what’s known as the Mount Laurel doctrine. [ more › ]
Lidl was crowded on opening day in Crown Heights when Brownstoner passed by. Known for its changing mix of gourmet items at affordable prices, the European chain now has four locations in Brooklyn. This one, at 1730 Bedford Avenue close to Empire Boulevard, is in a new development with apartments ab
Welcome back to the very best part of your week: StreetEasy's open house roundup. This week's picks span Brooklyn and Manhattan and feature especially cozy living areas. Take a look below, but don't stop there — we've got thousands more listings right here on StreetEasy.
Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen will join a growing number of Manhattan corridors slated for redesigns, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Thursday. The project will immediately begin along a stretch from West 34th to West 50th Streets, where pedestrian space will be expanded, th
A connected bike lane around the entire perimeter of Prospect Park is closer to becoming a reality. The city on Friday broke ground on a $15.5 million project aimed at enhancing the eastern edge of the Brooklyn park along Ocean and Parkside Avenues, from Empire Boulevard to Parade Place. The project
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seeking a manufacturer to deliver 2,390 new subway cars, the largest order in the transit system’s history. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the request for proposals (RFP) on Friday, which calls for a base order of 1,140 R262 cars to replace the R62 and R62A
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Gravesend, and Marine Park. They range in price from $968,000 to $3.995 million. 420 8th Street 16… Read More > The post A Windsor Terrace Wood Frame and More to See, Starting at $968K appeared first on Bro
After two years, the New Museum will reopen its doors this weekend, as its long-awaited $82 million expansion is finally complete. The seven-story, 60,000-square-foot addition, designed by OMA’s Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas in collaboration with Cooper Robertson, one of the few projects combin
The Central United Methodist Church, on Hanson Place in Fort Greene, will likely see major transformation after the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans for a 285-foot apartment tower rising from its base. At a Tuesday meeting, commissioners unanimously signed off on the revised plans fo
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper After two years of delays and disputes, the developers of the Gowanus Green — the massive affordable housing development set to be built atop one of the most toxic sites in Gowanus — appear to see a light at the end of a long, sludgy tunnel. The… Read More > The p
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An oceanfront Hamptons estate once owned by a diamond magnate has hit the market for $45 million. As first reported by the New York Post, the home at 15 Dune Road in Bridgehampton was built by the late Ara Arslanian, a Belgian-American diamond dealer who bought the property in the early 1980s and di
This new-construction two-family townhouse at 819 Dean Street at the convergence of Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, and Crown Heights has 4,615 square feet of indoor living space, too many outdoor areas to count, and sunlight in every direction. Instantly recognizable on a classic Brooklyn block, th
After revising their original proposal, developers won Landmarks Preservation Commission approval Tuesday to build an apartment building on top of a historic Fort Greene church. Developer Stretke, along with architects FXCollaborative and ADP Architects, got the green light for the project at 144 St
