With its large rooms, central foyer and curved doorways, this Park Slope two-bedroom reflects the design sensibilities of the early ’40s. It’s on the fourth floor of 44 Prospect Park West, a six-story, 55-unit building across from Prospect Park and just outside the historic district. The brown brick building has a broad and modern entrance…
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3 Top Tech Stocks to Buy in December
The tech industry has been battered and bruised in 2022, with the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index plummeting 35% year to date and many companies suffered much steeper declines. The stock market sell-off has primarily stemmed from rises in inflation, leading to decreased consumer spending. Microsoft (MSFT -0.18%), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD -0.19%)and apples (AAPL 0.19%)…
Seven-Bedroom Ditmas Park West Standalone Asks $6,950 a Month
On a leafy street in Ditmas Park West this capacious early 20th century standalone would allow a renter to spread out over three floors of living space and offer up some outdoor space. At 489 Rugby Road, the single-family has wood floors, stained glass, moldings, and a mantle along with some updates like recessed lighting…
Former Chase Bank in Bushwick to Be Razed for New Affordable Senior Housing Development
Bucking the trend of new faux affordable developments in north Brooklyn, a 14-story, 250-unit deeply affordable senior housing complex is planned for the corner of Grand Street and Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick. The site at 95 Bushwick Avenue is currently home to an early 20th century Neo-Classical bank building executed in pale stone with columns…
The Insider: Drama and Glamor Define New Decor in South Slope Townhouse
Got a project to propose for The Insiders? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com Often, a designer’s clients will come up with Pinterest images or magazine tear sheets at the beginning of a project to convey the look they envision for their space. Not so with Crystal Sinclair’s new clients, a young couple…
Crown Heights Limestone Duplex Asks $6K a Month
In the Crown Heights North II Historic District, this rental offers two floors of living space, in-unit laundry, and a garden. Taking up the parlor and garden floors of an 1890s limestone at 908 St. Johns Place, the duplex has three bedrooms and two full baths. The angled bay rowhouse is one of an almost…
Decade-Old Plan to Put Park Over South ‘Burg Section of BQE Revived by Local Officials
As Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration and the city struggles to finalize the plans for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s long-needed restoration, Brooklyn pols are pulling the plans for BQGreen from the shelf. Local leaders and community groups are demanding the inclusion of a 3.5-acre park, which they claim would bring much-needed relief to southern Williamsburg. The proposal…
Williamsburg Condo With Two Terraces, Parking Asks $2.1 Million
With high ceilings, two private terraces, and deep parking, this condo seems more appealing than average. It’s on the second floor of 170 North 11th Street, aka The Lucent, a 218-unit, six-story building that opened in 2006. The two-bedroom, two-bath unit has an open-plan living-dining area with a wall of windows overlooking one of the…
Italianate Near Newburgh’s Historic Downing Park, Yours for $399K
Tucked behind a picket fence, this tidy brick Italianate in Newburgh offers some picturesque charm and a renovated interior. While updated, the house on the market at 14 Elm Street in the architecturally rich city still has some elements that might be familiar to the generations of one family that called it home for over…
Celebrate a Brooklyn Juneteenth With Food, Music, and Events Around the Borough
The Brooklyn calendar is full this year for a Juneteenth with a celebratory mix of events that offer summer enjoyment along with some food for thought. The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the day when news of Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation finally reached the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. While Black Brooklynites of…