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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Choosing Backyard Plants, Affordable Housing in Brownsville

May 17, 2020

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 37 Units in Brownsville, Starting at $666 a Month An affordable housing lottery has opened for 37 newly constructed units in an eight-story building at 7 Livonia Avenue in Brownsville. — 6 Things You Must Know Before Installing a Fence People must be dreaming of outdoor projects while they… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Choosing Backyard Plants, Affordable Housing in Brownsville appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Getting High-End Kitchen Cabinets on a Budget

May 10, 2020

Brownstone Boys: How to Get Budget Kitchen Cabinets With a High-End Look Kitchens are often the most expensive spaces to renovate. There are a lot of complex parts and pieces that add up quickly. Of those, often the biggest and most expensive is the cabinetry. There are a wide range of… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Getting High-End Kitchen Cabinets on a Budget appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Backyard Design, Affordable Housing in Greenpoint

May 3, 2020

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 31 Units in Greenpoint, Starting at $1,288 a Month An affordable housing lottery has opened for 31 newly constructed units in an eight-story building at 12 Eckford Street in Greenpoint. The building, constructed after a number of lots were combined, is known as the 470 Manhattan… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Backyard Design, Affordable Housing in Greenpoint appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Serene Park Slope Apartment, Planning for a New Fence

April 12, 2020

The Insider: Serene Vibe, Farmhouse-Style Kitchen Transform Park Slope Railroad Apartment One of the owners of a vintage row house, which had long been a down-at-the-heels rental building, chose the bright top floor as a home for herself and her two children. She hired Warwick, N.Y.-based designer Elizabeth Aurandt of Mercer… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Serene Park Slope Apartment, Planning for a New Fence appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Broker Fees Nixed on Rentals, Property Tax Proposal

February 9, 2020

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 75 Units in East Flatbush, Starting at $1,721 a Month An affordable housing lottery has opened for 75 units in an eight-story building at 310-350 Clarkson Avenue in East Flatbush. — Mayor Commission Wants to Raise Taxes on Brooklyn Brownstones As the city quietly raises townhouse taxes across Brooklyn,… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Broker Fees Nixed on Rentals, Property Tax Proposal appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Roof Gone at Domino, Inexpensive Kitchen Reno Tips

January 26, 2020

Park Slope Brownstone With Energy-Efficient Features and Three More to See, Starting at $625K Our open house picks from last week all have beautifully crafted details regardless of their age or condition. Two are from the 19th century and two from the 20th; the latter both come with that most coveted… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Roof Gone at Domino, Inexpensive Kitchen Reno Tips appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: The Luxury Condo Boom Transformed Brooklyn

January 19, 2020

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 20 Units in Brownsville, Starting at $571 a Month An affordable housing lottery has opened for 20 newly constructed units in an eight-story building at 212 Hegeman Avenue, between Watkins Street and Mother Gaston Boulevard, in Brownsville. — How the Rise and Fall of the Luxury Condo Building… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: The Luxury Condo Boom Transformed Brooklyn appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Restoring Woodwork, Affordable Housing in Brownsville

January 12, 2020

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 20 Units in Brownsville, Starting at $571 a Month An affordable housing lottery has opened for 20 newly constructed units in an eight-story building at 212 Hegeman Avenue, between Watkins Street and Mother Gaston Boulevard, in Brownsville. — Robert A.M. Stern-Designed Mansion Tops Out in Midwood A huge one-family… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Restoring Woodwork, Affordable Housing in Brownsville appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Affordable Housing in Ocean Hill

November 24, 2019

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Two Units in Ocean Hill for $899 a Month An affordable housing lottery has opened for a pair of apartments in a four-story building at 1666 Broadway in Ocean Hill. — It’s Just a Heights One-Bedroom Reader Renovation Diary: We Pull the Trigger Four years and 1,906 open houses… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Affordable Housing in Ocean Hill appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Demo in Downtown Brooklyn, Reno in Park Slope

September 22, 2019

A Future Mayor’s Victorian Mansion in Park Slope and Three More to See, Starting at $1.35 Million From the stately Park Slope former townhouse of reformist 1910s Mayor William Gaynor with imposing woodwork to a more humble bow-fronted row house in Bay Ridge with details and potential, these open houses peek… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Demo in Downtown Brooklyn, Reno in Park Slope appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Vivid Art in a Clinton Hill Brownstone, a Fort Greene Reno

September 15, 2019

The Insider: Every Object Tells a Story in Fort Greene Brownstone Lovingly Decorated by Owner James Deaver is not a professional designer; he’s an attorney. But that didn’t stop him from hands-on planning a major renovation of his beautifully intact circa 1870s brownstone, then confidently decorating with antiques and vintage modern… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Vivid Art in a Clinton Hill Brownstone, a Fort Greene Reno appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Fort Greene Reno, Clinton Hill’s Hot Bird Demolished

September 8, 2019

The Insider: Every Object Tells a Story in Fort Greene Brownstone Lovingly Decorated by Owner James Deaver is not a professional designer; he’s an attorney. But that didn’t stop him from hands-on planning a major renovation of his beautifully intact circa 1870s brownstone, then confidently decorating with antiques and vintage modern… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Fort Greene Reno, Clinton Hill’s Hot Bird Demolished appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Restoring a Brownstone, Affordable Housing in Clinton Hill

August 25, 2019

The Insider: Prospect Heights Brownstone Restored, Updated with Italian Modern Kitchen A gem of a brownstone, fairly dripping with detail, was “basically a time capsule” with the exception of an “ugly ’70s kitchen,” said Dumbo-based, Milan-trained Deborah Mariotti, who works as an architect in her native Italy and as an interior… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Restoring a Brownstone, Affordable Housing in Clinton Hill appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Affordable Housing, Brooklyn’s Greenest Block

August 11, 2019

Are These Bed Stuy Apartments Starting at $2,100 a Month Really Affordable? An affordable housing lottery that stretches the idea of affordability has opened for three newly constructed units in a four-story building at 1032 Dekalb Avenue in Bed Stuy. — Park Slope’s Park Cafe Diner, Longtime 7th Avenue Staple, Suddenly Shutters Park Cafe,… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Affordable Housing, Brooklyn’s Greenest Block appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Skinny House For Sale, a History of the Bathroom

July 7, 2019

Where to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks in Brooklyn (2019 Edition) One of the biggest questions each Fourth of July concerns where the best place might be to see the fireworks. Where are the biggest crowds? How early do I have to arrive to see anything? Is the spot kid friendly?… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Skinny House For Sale, a History of the Bathroom appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: The Future of Real Estate, Demolition Downtown

June 30, 2019

Demolition Planned for Terra-Cotta Survivor and Its Neighbors in Downtown Brooklyn A whimsical, early 20th century low-scale holdout may soon disappear from the increasingly tower-filled skyline of Downtown Brooklyn. — A Spanish Neo-Colonial With Two-Car Garage and Three Others to See, Starting at $685K Our picks for open houses to see encompass a wide… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: The Future of Real Estate, Demolition Downtown appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Navigating Brooklyn Heights in the 1930s

June 16, 2019

Brownstone Boys: Tiles, Counters, and Hardwood…Oh My! In the past five months a lot of demo and building has been going on, but the next few weeks are going to show the biggest transformation so far. Work is finally happening for the tiling, hardwood flooring, and plaster. — Park Slope Co-op With Two… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Navigating Brooklyn Heights in the 1930s appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A New Research Resource from Brooklyn Public Library

June 9, 2019

Get Ready to Get Lost in Time: Brooklyn Library Digitizes Thousands of Historic Newspaper Articles In a move sure to get history-loving hearts racing, Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library is making more than 40 borough-specific newspapers available for online hunting. — Landmarked Brooklyn Heights Carriage House With Lofty Living Room, Indoor Parking… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A New Research Resource from Brooklyn Public Library appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Bold Reno in Clinton Hill, New Dumbo Building Tops Out

June 2, 2019

The Insider: Central Stair, Bold Black Paint Distinguish Renovated Clinton Hill Townhouse Sarah Hill’s definition of sustainable design takes it back to basics. “We try to make forever homes that are welcoming and timeless and that the homeowners will not feel the need to change,” said Hill, an interior designer who… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Bold Reno in Clinton Hill, New Dumbo Building Tops Out appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A ‘Burg Bachelor Pad Transformed, a Covetable Kitchen

May 19, 2019

The Insider: Bright Park Slope Condo Stands Out for Covetable Kitchen and Out-of-the-Ordinary Baths When a developer purchased a century-old eight-family building outside the Park Slope historic district, he hired a childhood friend, architect Idan Naor of Gowanus-based Idan Naor Workshop, with a plan to massage the corner building, much wider… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A ‘Burg Bachelor Pad Transformed, a Covetable Kitchen appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Weeksville Endangered, Design Shows to Catch

May 12, 2019

Breaking: Weeksville Heritage Center in Danger of Closing, Launches Crowdfunding Campaign The Weeksville Heritage Center is in danger of closing. It could happen as soon as July, according to an email sent today by the organization’s President and Executive Director Rob Fields. — Take in Some Interiors Inspiration at Design Shows During NYCxDesign… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Weeksville Endangered, Design Shows to Catch appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Townhouse Reno Brings a Garden View

May 5, 2019

Two Recently Renovated Brownstones and More to See This Weekend, Starting at $1.25 Million For these open house picks, we have a spectrum of period homes in a range of conditions, all with impressive original details. — 6 Things You Must Know Before Installing a Fence When the groundhog tests the weather in early… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Townhouse Reno Brings a Garden View appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Rendering Shows Pool Atop Landmarked Dime Savings Bank

April 28, 2019

6 Things You Must Know Before Installing a Fence When the groundhog tests the weather in early February, it’s time to start thinking about the rotting fence you never got around to replacing. Fencing comes in a wide variety of styles and materials, not to mention price ranges, from premade fence… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Rendering Shows Pool Atop Landmarked Dime Savings Bank appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: New Life For a Crown Heights Fixer-Upper

April 21, 2019

Rare Warren Place Mews Townhouse and Three More to See, Starting at $1.695 Million Open houses to see include a few special places offering a rare glimpse inside such as a townhouse on the Warren Place Mews, built in the mid-19th century as a utopian enclave of Gothic-style brick workingmen’s houses… Read More >The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: New Life For a Crown Heights Fixer-Upper appeared first on Brownstoner.

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