Show off your neighborhood’s community spirit and horticultural know-how with an entry in the annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. The plant-filled competition aims to bring communities together to make Brooklyn a cleaner, greener place. The contest is open to residential and commercial blocks as well as community gardens in the borough. The application process…
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Prospect Heights Victorian Flat With Fireplace, Walnut Kitchen, Built-ins Asks $1,750 Million
Purchased only last year, this floor-through in a Victorian apartment building is back on the market with a renovation that added a powder room, among other updates. It’s on the penultimate floor of a four-story, four-unit 1890s Romanesque Revival flats building at 645 Carlton Avenue in the Prospect Heights Historic District. The six-room unit has…
Inflation, Rising Food Costs Slam City Meals and Its Clients
For Brooklynites like Susan Robulus, a warm meal delivered daily by CityMeals on Wheels is a lifeline as she grapples with caring for her mother amid the cost of living crisis and declining health. “How would I be able to survive? How would I eat? How would I feed my mom?” Robulus said during a…
Brooklyn News: An Affordable Three-Bedroom HDFC Co-op
Sunset Park HDFC Co-op With Three Bedrooms, in-Unit Laundry Asks $599K In Sunset Park, this income-restricted co-op is a bit unusual: It is the second floor of an early 20th century row house. The listing doesn’t divulge the details on the qualifying income range for the HDFC (Housing Development Fund Corporation) co-operative, but the unit…
Brooklyn Open Houses: A Bay Ridge Standalone
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Windsor Terrace, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Bay Ridge, and Sheepshead Bay. They range in price from $979,888 to $3.35 million 277 Windsor PlacePrice: $3.35 millionArea: Windsor TerraceBroker: Corcoran (Jacob Henderson)Sunday, April 2, 1 – 3 p.mSee it here -> 246 Fenimore StreetPrice: $1.55…
Fort Greene One-Bedroom With Deck, Pierced Plaster, Central Air Asks $4,700
In an unassuming brick Italianate, this one-bedroom has grand original details along with some creative and modern deconstructed elements. It’s located on the parlor floor of 90 South Oxford Street in Fort Greene, close to BAM and Fort Greene Park. The unit’s main rooms have elaborate mid-19th century pieced plasterwork highlighted by a cream, tan,…
Cobble Hill House With Conversation Pit, Elizabeth Roberts Reno Asks $11 Million
After a thoroughly modern interior overhaul, this 1850s brick row house in the Cobble Hill Historic District boasts a curvaceous plaster stair, a double-height kitchen with a wall of glass, and new finishes throughout. The renovation by Elizabeth Roberts Architects included a three-story addition, new mechanics, and heating and cooling systems. Featured in an Insider…
Brooklyn Mansion for Sale After Neighbors Win Legal Fight to Stop Development
The large stucco house that anchors the corner of Fenimore Street and Bedford Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens may not have a secure future, but it won’t be torn down for apartment buildings after a court backed an 1899 covenant saying the site can house no more than a single-family home. In a February ruling,…
Sunset Park HDFC Co-op With Three Bedrooms, in-Unit Laundry Asks $599K
In Sunset Park, this income-restricted co-op is a bit unusual: It is the second floor of an early 20th century row house. The listing doesn’t divulge the details on the qualifying income range for the HDFC (Housing Development Fund Corporation) co-operative, but the unit is spacious with three bedrooms and in-unit laundry. At 650 51st…
Solar Incentives in NYC Are Among the Best in the Country
Did you know New York City is home to some of the best government incentives for installing home solar panels? It’s true. Through federal, state, and local tax credits and rebates, homeowners can see up to 70 percent of their project costs covered. The federal government covers 30 percent of project costs through an income…