Nov 27, 2024 · A really good history; thank you Suzanne! Elaine and I are flattered to be mentioned towards the end. BTW, until I read this I was unaware that we benefited from the $100 million in community mortgage lending that the Ortners negotiated with Chase.

Dec 24, 2024 · With 2024 almost at an end, we take our annual look back at the Brooklyn buildings and neighborhoods considered significant enough to merit designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission during the year.

Nov 21, 2024 · An affordable housing lottery has launched for an under-construction nine-story, 214-unit building on Gowanus’ 3rd Avenue, the latest lottery to go live for a development that benefits from the area’s rezoning.

Dec 31, 2024 · Preservationist and Brownstoner columnist Suzanne Spellen penned enthralling tales of Brooklyn's history and architecture in 2024.

Jan 8, 2025 · An affordable housing lottery has opened for 68 apartments in a 100 percent affordable development that spans a block along Atlantic Avenue in East New York. The one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments at 265 Logan Street, dubbed The Logan Fountain, are aimed at households earning between 40 ...

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Jan 2, 2025 · The latest affordable housing lottery to open for a new development made possible by the Gowanus rezoning is for the still under-construction 499 President Street Apartments. The nine-story development, which wraps around the Royal Palms Shuffleboard building between Nevins and Union streets ...

Jan 31, 2017 · Editor’s Note: This post has been updated, it originally ran in 2005. The original post can be viewed here.. Charles Lockwood was the author of the row house bible Bricks and Brownstone: The New York Row House 1783-1929 and considered the foremost expert on historic brownstones.Brownstoner was fortunate to speak with Lockwood before his …

Jan 1, 2025 · Editor’s note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here.. For those following the Gregorian calendar, and that’s most of us, that magic moment when the old year ends in the last seconds of 11:59 on December 31 and the new begins at midnight on January 1 is celebrated with music, fireworks, noise makers, parties, and a kiss.

Dec 29, 2024 · This week, the most popular real estate listings on Brownstoner include a co-op in Brooklyn Heights, a row house in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and a brownstone in Park Slope.