Whether you are purchasing a home that needs fixing up or renovating a home you already own, renovation loan financing options can help you create your dream home now and pay for it over time. It doesn’t matter if it’s a small or large project — CrossCountry Mortgage can help finance your vision. Renovation loans…
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Brooklyn News: A Japanese-Style Brownstone Reno
Brooklyn Heights Brownstone With Mantels, Central Air, Waterfront Views Asks $13,999 Million Coming onto the market for the first time in decades with an impressive asking price, this Brooklyn Heights brownstone has period details like marble mantels and plasterwork along with waterfront views and central air. Within the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, the circa 1860s…
Nominate a Project for Millions in Funding From Brooklyn BP Reynoso
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announced on February 9 the opening of applications for the fiscal year 2024 capital funding. Each year, the New York City Charter allows each of the city’s five borough presidents to allocate capital funding to qualified projects as part of each year’s city budget process — including money to improve…
The Insider: Long, Dark Fort Greene Row House Opens Up to Nature
Got a project to propose for The Insiders? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com The versatility of the vintage Brooklyn row house continues to amaze, even when the presenting circumstances seem less than ideal. Even innovative, seasoned architects like Scott Oliver and Margarita McGrath of Clinton Hill-based Noroof Architects were daunted by the…
Brooklyn News: A New Pizza Spot Is Coming to PLG
Owner of Haitian Restaurant Zanmi Opens Artisanal Pizza Spot in Prospect Lefferts Gardens Flatbush’s Nostrand Avenue is in need, according to Chef Wesly Jean Simon, who owns Haitian restaurant Zanmi, which sits on the corner of the block and Hawthorne Street. There are several good pizza restaurants in the area, according to Jean Simon, and…
Disbarred Midwood Lawyer Accused of Stealing Dozens of Homes Charged With Stealing Four More
Sanford Solny, a real estate investor and disbarred lawyer who has been previously charged with stealing at least 18 homes from Brooklyn and Queens homeowners, is facing charges of stealing four more houses in eastern Brooklyn. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez accused 65-year-old Solny, who lives in Midwood, with stealing the deeds to houses in…
Ditmas Park West Unit With Two Bedrooms, Ogee Arches, Sleek Kitchen Asks $799K
Quirky ogee arches contrast with World War II-era scientific design in this two-bedroom co-op in Ditmas Park West. It’s on the fourth floor of The Collingswood at 385 Argyle Road, a six-story, 60-unit elevator building that opened in 1941. Architect OI Silverstone added restrained Colonial Revival touches to the streamlined red brick exterior, including keystoned…
Renovated West Midwood Standalone With Wood Burning Fireplace, Parking Asks $2.5 Million
This early 20th century standalone got a recent makeover that left the charm of the front porch intact while giving the interior a new look that included partially opening up the floor plan of the first floor, renovating all of the wet rooms and adding a bathroom. Left intact inside the West Midwood home are…
6 Creative Interiors Offer Some Brooklyn Living Inspiration
From the pages of Brownstoner magazine, here are the stories of six Brooklyn dwellers who adapted their interior spaces to suit their modern lives. Each property offers a personal spin on Brooklyn living, including an artist’s whimsical Prospect Heights brownstone, a casual home for a family in Ditmas Park and a woodwork-filled Prospect Lefferts Gardens…
The Spectacular Sparkle of the Dyker Heights Christmas Lights (Photos)
It is the Brooklyn neighborhood that glows during the holiday season and there is still time to gaze upon the brilliantly lit displays of Dyker Heights as the year draws to a close. As usual, residents start decking their houses in November with giant nutcrackers, animatronic Santas and dramatic light shows to dazzle the crowds…