This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focused on homes in Crown Heights, Prospect Park South, and Brooklyn Heights. How did they fare? In a building that was once a hotel, this one-bedroom prewar offers space, vintage charm, and a desirable Crown Heights location. Other perks include…
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Find Some Artful Inspiration at the Brooklyn Quilters Guild Show
Gaze upon hundreds of carefully crafted quilts by members of the Brooklyn Quilters Guild at a show that also marks the organization’s 30th anniversary. The organization normally hosts a biennial show but paused during the pandemic, making this also the first show for the guild in five years. In addition to the quilts to admire…
As Botanical Life & Style Closes on Tompkins, Black Girls Sew Fundraises for Classroom Van
The saying as one door closes, another opens is playing out for the founder of Bed Stuy sewing non-profit Black Girls Sew, Hekima Hapa. As the store that has housed Black Girls Sew since 2020, Botanical Life & Style, is getting ready to shut its shop at 384 Tompkins Avenue, Hapa is looking to take…
Crown Heights Duplex With in-Unit Laundry Asks $5,500 a month
Taking up two floors of an early 20th century row house in Crown Heights, this rental has a bit of period character, a renovated kitchen, and three bedrooms. Other perks for the price include in-unit laundry and some outdoor space. In the Crown Heights North III Historic District, the Renaissance Revival style house at 1439…
Brooklyn Heights Townhouse With Wood Burning Fireplaces, Wine Cellar Asks $9.75 Million
On scenic Pineapple Street, this early 19th century dwelling has impressive dimensions and, while it isn’t loaded with original interior details, renovations over the decades have given it plenty of modern amenities. The 27.25-foot-wide house, No. 10 on the block, has four floors of living space, three wood burning fireplaces, a wine cellar, and a…
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…
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,…
Park Slope Two-Bedroom With Parquet, Built-ins, Dishwasher Asks $4K a Month
Original tile in the kitchen and bathroom is one of the most striking features of this two-bedroom apartment in a prewar walkup in Park Slope. The four-room unit appears in good condition, with high ceilings, parquet floors and, remarkably, windows on four exposures. Designed by Architect E. M Adelsohn, 174 15th Street opened in 1929…
Show Some Architectural Love With a ‘Heart Bombing’ at the East New York LIRR Substation
Get crafty and show off your passion for the history of East New York by joining a group of local activists as they raise awareness about the neighborhood’s empty and neglected LIRR Substation No. 2. The light-hearted event on March 18 includes time for creating paper hearts and love letters, community conversations, and then a…