One of the brightly painted facades along Hudson’s main shopping street, this 19th century brick building has had an equally colorful commercial history as a spot to buy goods ranging from clocks to coffins. The exact construction date of the three-story Italianate on the market at 524 Warren Street is not known. According to the…
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Bed Stuy No-Fee Brownstone Duplex With Garden Asks $5K
This pretty swank Bed Stuy duplex for rent has loads of original details, an optimal layout with a kitchen on the parlor floor, and outdoor space. It takes up the top two floors of a circa 1890s brownstone at 556 Putnam Avenue in Bed Study. There are high ceilings, moldings, fretwork, stained glass, and wood…
Lucid Raised Enough Cash to Last Until 2025. Why Its Stock Is Tanking.
text size Lucid sold $3 billion in stock needed to build its business. Shares are lower following the sale. Courtesy Lucid Motors Luxury EV maker Lucid just raised enough money to keep it going through the middle of 2025. What’s good for the company, however, isn’t good for the stock. Wednesday, Lucid (ticker: LCID) announced…
Renovated PLG Limestone Asks $2.75 Million
In the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District, this early 20th century row house was designed by prolific architect Benjamin Driesler and recently updated by a Brooklyn design-build firm. While the original architect gave the interior its moldings, wood floors, and mantels, a 2016 renovation by reBuild Workshop brought a renovated kitchen and central air. The…
Employees at Park Slope Barnes & Noble to Unionize
Employees at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Park Slope are looking to unionize, making them the second New York City branch of the book emporium to organize, they announced Thursday. Roughly 30 workers at the 7th Avenue store near 6th Street have already signed authorization cards in order to join the Retail, Wholesale and…
Design Tweaks, Art Warm Up a Williamsburg Townhouse
Got a project to propose for The Insiders? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com In a sadly not atypical situation of our evolving borough, Keren Richter’s clients had bought what she called a “quintessential old brick townhouse” from a developer who had “completely gutted it, leaving no historic detail.” The space was “cold…
Historic Lefferts House Officially Reopens to the Public
The beloved Lefferts Historic House reopened in Prospect Park, as city green space stewards held a ribbon cutting over the weekend for the restored 18th century farmhouse museum. The reopening came after the museum, jointly operated by the Prospect Park Alliance and the Historic House Trust, underwent a $2.5 million renovation project to reinvigorate the…
Brooklyn News: Renovated Batcave Debuts as Powerhouse Arts
The Insider: Gut Reno Slims Energy Use in South Slope Fixer-Upper The new owner of a vintage wood-frame row house in dire shape hired architect Themis Haralabides of Park Slope-based reBuild Workshop, who shares his interest in serious sustainability and energy efficiency, to carry out a sweeping reno inside and out. — A Park Slope…
Park Slope HDFC Co-op With Three Bedrooms Asks $500K
Up a short flight of steps on the elevated first floor of a Park Slope HDFC co-op, this modernized Edwardian flat has high ceilings, three bedrooms, and a winding floor plan. Located at 471 17th Street, about a block from the sunken Prospect Expressway and close to Prospect Park, it appears to be move-in ready….
Sunset Park Two Bedroom With Mantels Wants $2,800 a Month
The historic charm of this Sunset Park two-bedroom could not have been better preserved, from the tin ceilings to the Colonial Revival fireplaces to the pocket doors. Located on the top floor of a three-story circa-1900 two-family bow-fronted brownstone at 453 41st Street, the original floor-through has a flexible five-room layout. There are high ceilings,…