Last week, our partner site Brennan Realty Services proudly announced it would join the Brooklyn Heights Association in co-sponsoring Battling for Brooklyn Heights: The Fight for New York’s First Historic District by Martin L. Schneider. The book provides an insider’s look into how the citizens of Brooklyn Heights fought Robert Moses and other interests to [...]
The folks at Brooklyn Heights Blog stopped by our last session of Let’s Talk Real Estate–our free monthly chat session about buying and selling real estate in Brooklyn. Check out the video, and please join us for the next one: Tuesday, October 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Brooklyn Wine Exchange.
183 Columbia Heights is a rare find: a beautiful, well-maintained building that’s perfectly positioned for reinvention. One of the things we like about it is its flexibility: the layout can be tweaked to an owner’s delight. We’re talking about spacious units, with three bedrooms and two baths, in what is arguably Brooklyn’s most desirable neighborhood. [...]
Resnick: NY Prices Not Economical (Real Deal) BBP Releases Tobacco Warehouse RFP (BHB) Foreclosures Down In All Five Boroughs (BStoner) Obama Mortgage Modification Plan (HousingWire)
Mauldin Exits Montague BID (BHB) Double Dip a Concern (Real Deal) Rightsizing a City (CEOs for Cities) Coney Bank Building Going Down (Brownstoner) Barney’s Co-Op Open in October (Cobble Hill Blog)
Most of us chose brownstone Brooklyn because we like the lifestyle here: we almost never get into a car to do our errands or visit friends. We walk, take the bus or train, ride our bikes. And thus we are healthier for it. Might be old news to Brooklynites, but the rest of America is [...]
Today, we begin a series of interviews with Brooklyn architects, investigating the elusive Brooklyn Look: is there an architecture that captures the spirit and aesthetic of Brooklyn, its history and its future? We begin with Brendan Coburn, a veteran Brooklyn architect who is known for his ability to make spaces both modern and warm, meticulous [...]
If you need a more visual invitation to our monthly real estate seminar, please watch our short video above. We’re looking forward to having coffee with you on August 17th and chatting about buying, selling and renovating real estate in Brooklyn…and showing you one of the finest examples of our work. Space is limited, so [...]
