Brownstoner

A benefit of an apartment that includes the parlor level of a Park Slope brownstone is the potential for some rich detail. That potential is met in this interior with woodwork, a built-in, stained glass transoms, and an impressive stained glass skylight in the dining room. The duplex also includes…

by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper The fight over proposed high-rise development Monitor Point ramped up last week as the project finally came before the City Council. After scoring a long-term lease of an MTA-owned plot of land at 40 Quay Street in 2021, waterfront property in Greenpoint adjacent to Bushwick Inlet Park,…

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Bed Stuy residents are planning to pack a Brooklyn courtroom Wednesday in a fight over the future of a large parking lot behind the landmarked Girls High School on Nostrand Avenue. Locals will face the city in court for a second time in the case, in which they are asking Kings…

This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Park Slope, Midwood, Bay Ridge, and Cobble Hill. How did they fare? First up, in Park Slope this brownstone still has some period details like marble mantels and wood floors. This former…