While there are only a handful of interior photos to provide a glimpse of original details, this Crown Heights townhouse offers a generous amount of space and is part of an architecturally intriguing block. The semi-detached house at 1441 Union Street, which has been in the same family for decades, also has a garage. The…
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A Picturesque Catskill Italianate for $799K
Just a few blocks from Catskill’s Main Street, this mid 19th century brick Italianate offers a picturesque exterior and a spacious interior with some period details. At 166 Bridge Street, the house on the market is within the National Register-listed East Side Historic District, amid a dense concentration of late 18th and 19th century architecture….
Alibaba Stock Rises On Earnings, Spinoff News. But Is BABA Stock A Buy Now? Investor’s Business Daily
Alibaba stock was poised for a higher open Thursday after the company reported earnings. BABA stock looks like it’s on sale after a recent sell-off, but is Alibaba stock a buy now? X The company reported adjusted profit of $1.56 a share, up 25% year over year, with revenue down 6% to $30.32 billion. alibaba…
Fort Greene Brownstone With Hot Tub Asks $5.85 Million
The chickens are gone in favor of a hot tub in the rear yard, but on the interior this 1850s Fort Greene brownstone is still packed with lush plasterwork, moldings, and mantels. Brownstoner featured the dwelling at 96 Fort Greene Place in 2013, 2015 and, after a major renovation, in 2021. The property sold for…
Clinton Hill Prewar With Sleek Kitchen, Claw-Foot Tub, Steel Moldings Asks $750K
It’s not huge, but this one-bedroom in a 1930 building in the Clinton Hill Historic District blends prewar character with touches of industrial chic. High ceilings, picture rails, and herringbone floors run throughout the unit, which has a newly updated kitchen and bathroom. It’s located on the second floor of 451 Clinton Avenue, a six-story,…
HDC Preservation Conference on Public Art and Cultural Sites
The Historic District Council’s annual preservation conference returns with an examination of sites that are difficult to preserve. Via presentations and conversations, advocates and scholars will share stories of sites of cultural importance, monuments, public art, and places of commemoration. Three in-person panels aligned with the conference theme of “Looking Beyond Landmarks: Celebrating That Which…
Scaffolding Up for 16 Years Around the Brooklyn Supreme Court House
If the scaffolding surrounding the Brooklyn Supreme Court building on Adams Street was a person, it would be preparing to finish its sophomore year of high school — and the city spends more money each year keeping the structure propped up than it does on the average public school student. The scaffolding — or “sidewalk…
Brooklyn Heights Summer Rental for $19,500 a Month
If you are on the hunt for a summer rental, this certainly isn’t for the budget-minded, but it does have plenty of appealing features. The 23-foot-wide Greek Revival at 273 Hicks Street in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District is a two-family with a presumably more modest garden rental, but it is the four floors of…
Celebrate Local Stories at BRIC’s 10th Annual B Free Awards
For 35 years, BRIC has run Brooklyn’s pioneering public TV and radio program, training storytellers how to use filming and editing equipment to create their own Brooklyn-centric TV shows and podcasts to send across the airwaves. On April 22, the organization will celebrate the program’s anniversary and some of its best recent shows at the…
Get Your Gardening Tools Ready and Enter the Annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest
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…