Nestled on what could be mistaken for just an ordinary, unassuming street corner in Downtown Brooklyn, stands a brick building responsible for helping an unknown number of enslaved people in their journey to freedom. The building, located at 227 Abolitionist Place, also known as 227 Duffield Street, was once home to some of the area’s…
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A Boerum Hill Brownstone With Central Air and Three Others to See, Starting at $769K
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Boerum Hill, Bed Stuy, Bay Ridge, and Flatlands. They range in price from $769,000 to $2.75 million. In the Boerum Hill Historic District, a single-family brownstone hasn’t changed hands since 1992 but appears in good condition, with well maintained original features and…
Park Slope Brownstone With Opulent Woodwork, Mantels, Built-ins, Central Air Asks $5.6 Million
Lush with woodwork featuring striking mother of pearl inlays, this Park Slope brownstone also offers some modern amenities like updated bathrooms and central air. At 854 President Street, it also has a location just a short stroll to the green pleasures of Prospect Park. Within the Park Slope Historic District, the 20-foot-wide house is one…
Mid-Move From Heights, Barnes & Noble Preps to Open in Former Barneys Space Next Week
When one door closes, another opens — sometimes right down the street. The two-story Barnes & Noble bookstore on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights will close its doors for the last time on January 17 after 20 years in business, but bookworms need not fear — the store is just relocating a few blocks over…
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…
Brooklyn Gained One Individual Landmark and One Historic District in 2022
With 2022 almost at an end, we are taking our annual look back at the Brooklyn buildings and neighborhoods considered significant enough to merit designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission during the year. Brooklyn gained one individual landmark and one historic district this year. The hearing for one potential historic district, the Linden Street Historic…
Celebrating Christmas in 1899: A Tale of Two Brooklyns
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. Many of our American society’s most enduring Christmas traditions come from the Victorian Age. Our idea of Santa Claus, the giver of gifts, became fully imagined in the 19th century. From mid-century England we got Dickens’ London, with…
Brooklyn News: Downtown Brooklyn Landmarks Sold
Landmarked Duffield Street Houses Unexpectedly Sold as DoBro Development Site for $10 Million The landmarked quartet of early 19th century houses in Downtown Brooklyn known as the Duffield Street houses recently sold for $10 million, an Instagram story posted by the listing broker revealed. The marketing and sale of the property as a development site…
Where are home prices in America’s 400 largest housing markets headed in 2023? These 5 charts give us some clues
Nationally, home prices rose for 124 consecutive months between February 2012 and June 2022. Now we’re in reverse: Through September, the seasonally adjusted Case-Shiller National Home Price Index has posted three consecutive monthly declines. In total, this 2.2% decline in the lagged resale index ties the second biggest home price correction of the post-World War…
Spark Some Creativity With Your Gift Giving With These 4 Books From Brooklyn Authors
Whether searching for those on your gift-giving list or looking for something to inspire your own endeavors, there are some new books from Brooklyn authors filled with photos, projects and tips to provide some creative inspiration. From crafting a thoughtful interior to nurturing an indoor garden, we’ve rounded up four books that should provide the…