Lottery Opens for Greenpoint Stabilized Units With Views, Central Air, Starting at $410 a Month A lottery has opened for apartments in a 100 percent affordable building going up on the waterfront in Greenpoint. The 22-story, 375-unit development is part of Greenpoint Landing, a 22-acre 10-building high-rise complex made possible by the 2005 Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning….
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Lottery Opens for Greenpoint Affordable Apartments
A lottery has opened for apartments in a 100 percent affordable building going up on the waterfront in Greenpoint. The 22-story, 375-unit development is part of Greenpoint Landing, a 22-acre 10-building high-rise complex made possible by the 2005 Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning. Still under construction and set to open in the fall, the H1H2 Apartments at 35…
Historic Lefferts House Officially Reopens to the Public
The beloved Lefferts Historic House reopened in Prospect Park, as city green space stewards held a ribbon cutting over the weekend for the restored 18th century farmhouse museum. The reopening came after the museum, jointly operated by the Prospect Park Alliance and the Historic House Trust, underwent a $2.5 million renovation project to reinvigorate the…
Brooklyn News: Renovated Batcave Debuts as Powerhouse Arts
The Insider: Gut Reno Slims Energy Use in South Slope Fixer-Upper The new owner of a vintage wood-frame row house in dire shape hired architect Themis Haralabides of Park Slope-based reBuild Workshop, who shares his interest in serious sustainability and energy efficiency, to carry out a sweeping reno inside and out. — A Park Slope…
Buying a Condo in a New Development? Watch This Free Webinar
Thinking of buying an apartment in a new development? It’s quite different than buying a resale. Watch this free Brownstoner webinar “Buying and Selling in a New-Construction Building” for what you need to know. The differences when buying a new development include: 1) You may not be able to walk into the apartment before you…
Brooklyn News: Affordable Housing Lottery for First-Time Buyers
A Park Slope Limestone With Central Air and Three Others to See, Starting at $780K Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Midwood Park, and East Flatbush. They range in price from $780,000 to $5,495 million. — A rendering of Seed Cooperative. Image via NYC Housing Connect…
No-Fee Bed Study Garden Duplex Asks $6,250
With a plethora of original details plus updated kitchens and baths, this well-kept duplex looks much as it did when first built. It takes up the garden and parlor floors of a circa-1900 three-story two-family sandstone house at 597 Jefferson Avenue in Bed Study. At the turn of that century, the owner’s duplex layout would…
Linden Street Block Becomes Bushwick’s First Landmarked Historic District
A remarkable section of Linden Street has been designated Bushwick’s first historic district by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission following a unanimous vote by commissioners at today’s meeting. The landmarked area includes a “remarkably intact group of 32 brick and brownstone row houses built between 1885 and 1901,” as the agency put it, on the…
Brooklyn Heights Summer Rental for $19,500 a Month
If you are on the hunt for a summer rental, this certainly isn’t for the budget-minded, but it does have plenty of appealing features. The 23-foot-wide Greek Revival at 273 Hicks Street in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District is a two-family with a presumably more modest garden rental, but it is the four floors of…
Learn More About Historic Home Rehab Tax Credit Opportunities With a PLG Forum
Curious about what exactly a historic rehabilitation tax credit is and whether work on your home might qualify? The Prospect Lefferts Gardens Heritage Council is sponsoring a forum to share information about existing credits as well as New York State Senate Bill S293A. Longtime homeowners who face displacement because of gentrification will be eligible for…