There are some nice period details like stained glass windows and wood floors still in evidence in this spacious standalone, along with some updates to the wet rooms and the bonus of parking. At 761 East 22nd Street, it is located in the Flatbush micro nabe of South Midwood. One of the many neighborhoods carved…
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A Bay Ridge House With a Pool and Three More to See, Starting at $699K
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend all date from the early 20th century; one has a pool and two have parking. They are found in Bay Ridge, Marine Park and Flatlands. They range in price from $699,000 to $1,495 million. On 76th Street in Bay Ridge, this tan-brick bow-fronted single-family row…
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…
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…
With Archway Homes, selling your house ‘as is’ never feels so good!
For those desiring to sell their home quickly, whether due to downsizing, a job transfer, death of a loved one, illness, facing foreclosure, or they just don’t want to go through a traditional selling process, there is a very easy way – with Archway Homes. This hometown real estate company, owned by husband and wife…
Evanston home where 'Sixteen Candles' was filmed sells
The five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot brick Georgian-style house in northwest Evanston where the classic 1980s teen film “Sixteen Candles” was filmed sold in late June for $1.62 million — just $25,000 less than its asking price. The late filmmaker John Hughes shot the 1984 coming-of-age comedy in his native northern suburbs during the summer of 1983. In…
Mary Kay Gallagher Remembered as 'Queen' of Prospect Park South, Protector of Victorian Homes
A true force in preserving Brooklyn’s Victorian Flatbush, and the matriarch not just of her family but of a neighborhood, Mary Kay Gallagher passed away at her home in Prospect Park South on Thursday, November 24, just over a month shy of her 103rd birthday. Despite being a well-known name in Brooklyn real estate across…
ROSEN, A LONGSTANDING LAW FIRM, Encourages Apyx Medical
NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Apyx Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: APYX) between May 12, 2021 and March 11, 2022, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important August 5, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If…
A Look Back at a 19th Century Brooklyn Thanksgiving
Editors note: This post originally ran in 2015 and has been updated. You can read the first post here. Thanksgiving in America has always been a rather strange combination of festivals, food and frolic. We watched colorful parades in the morning, stuff ourselves in the afternoon and then retired to our couches to watch two…
Wells Fargo & Company MN Decreases Holdings in American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH)
Wells Fargo & Company MN decreased its position in American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH – Get Rating) by 13.2% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 533,904 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 81,103 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN’s holdings in American Homes 4…