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Brooklyn History: Schermerhorn Street

Former “Rope Walk” and Home to Shipping Magnates If you have an interest in Brooklyn history, check out this new genealogy about Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn Heights. Named after a Dutch family in the shipping business, the street was once used as a path to “walk” rope in the manufacture of shipping rope. Download this [...]
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My 2 Cents: 59 Tompkins Place, Cobble Hill

This single-family townhouse from the 1850s is on a great block in Cobble Hill–but it’s dated and run-down. Can a gut rehab–on top of the $1.9 million asking price–be justified? Find out here in my latest “My 2 Cents” column.
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What do the year-end real estate stats mean to you?

Year-end reports on the Brooklyn real estate market were released this past week. Read here to find out the highlights–and what they mean to you as a buyer or seller in brownstone Brooklyn.
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My 2 Cents: 55 Dean Street, Cobble Hill

While the asking price of this four-story brick townhouse has been reduced to $1.9 million, extensive updating will be needed. Is it worth the investment? Read more from my latest “My 2 Cents” column and get all the details.
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Your home, Brooklyn Heights

Check out this new photo album of Brooklyn Heights street scenes we justed added on our facebook page–and like us on Facebook!
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Whom do real estate agents really work for?

Great question.  It appears New York State has made a move in the right direction by bringing greater transparency to an historically opaque industry. Find out more here.
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A History of Preservation, Chapter Three

Our first and second installments in the history of preservation series, written by Suzanne Spellen (aka “Montrose Morris” in the blogosphere) for MyHome, Brooklyn and Brennan Realty Services, looked at the birth of the movement in the United States and later in Brooklyn. In Chapter Three, Brooklyn Heights gets the first historic district! Download the [...]
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An opulent mansion in need of a rescue.

Get the scoop on 107 Prospect Park West with my latest “My 2 Cents” column. What are the prospects for redeveloping this vacant eight-unit property, and how much in capital improvements will be needed? Read more here.
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