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Brownstoner considers Clarkson to be the dividing line, and this house is on the Flatbush side. Flatbush Row House With Eight Mantels, Pass-Through Asks $2.295 Million. This house is within the boundaries of Prospect Lefferts Gardens (which, of course is part of Flatbush). IIRC it has been on our house tour in the fairly distant past.
Court Nixes Sale of Bed Stuy's Dangler Mansion Site
Oct 9, 2024 · In a dramatic development, a Kings County Supreme Court judge in September rejected the sale of 441 Willoughby Avenue in Bed Stuy, the former site of the Jacob Dangler mansion, by its nonprofit owner to developer Tomer Erlich. The latter controversially demolished the historic French Gothic Revival building in 2022 as it was in the process of ...
History Underfoot: Flooring in the 19th Century Home
Apr 1, 2019 · By the last decade of the 19th century, and well into the 20th, hardwood floors became the norm for all new construction. Plain strips of tongue and groove flooring, usually in oak, was now throughout most custom made and spec houses, in hallways, ground floors, and upper floors. Most parlor floors enjoyed parquet floors, usually with a ...
Victorian Bathroom: A Quick History of the Bathroom
Nov 28, 2016 · Rogers’ bathrooms coincided with the inventions of another plumbing legend, his former boss, Solomon Willard, who is credited with the American invention of hot air central heating. The two features would come together 50 years later in the late Victorian bathroom. Late 19th century bathroom at the Codman House.
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Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in Crown Heights
Oct 22, 2024 · A truly affordable housing lottery has opened for 36 apartments in a new 100 percent affordable development in Crown Heights, with units starting at $454 a month. Dubbed Weeksville Place, the new eight-story, 45-unit building has risen on a formerly vacant and overgrown lot. The lottery for the new development at 1559 Prospect Place includes 36 ...
Public Art Exhibit Celebrating Dreams Opens in Fort Greene
Oct 10, 2024 · An art exhibition that celebrates dreams and gives the public a place to contemplate them through sculpture and interactive features has opened in The Plaza at 300 Ashland in Fort Greene. Cosmologyscape, commissioned by Creative Time for its 50th anniversary, was created by artists Alisha B. Wormsley …
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Williamsburg Tower
Oct 15, 2024 · An affordable housing lottery has opened for 49 apartments in a towering new mixed-income development on Boerum Street in Williamsburg. The 19-story, 162-unit building at 159 Boerum Street, which rises far above any other structure on the block, has gone up on the site of the former parking lot attached to a low-lying 1980s affordable housing complex at 170 Johnson Avenue.
City Council Asks About Affordability at City of Yes Hearing
Oct 22, 2024 · By Ethan Stark-Miller, amNY. Officials with Mayor Eric Adams’ administration on Monday attempted to assuage City Council members’ litany of concerns about the sweeping City of Yes zoning overhaul, which is intended to boost housing construction across the Big Apple and ease the ongoing housing crisis. Council members questioned officials ...
Brownstone Brooklyn: The NYC Brownstone in Photos
Jun 13, 2016 · A Celebration of the New York City Brownstone 1840-1920 (Photos) Brownstones had their heyday in the mid-19th century and are once again experiencing a revival. Now highly desirable, they are an iconic part of New York City, especially brownstone Brooklyn. Photo by Suzanne Spellen. by Cate Corcoran.