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Brennan Elected to BHA

By Donald Brennan | Published: March 3, 2011
Donald Brennan was elected to the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Board of Governors at the association’s annual meeting held February 28. Brennan, principal of MyHome, Brooklyn and Brennan Realty Services, is a 17-year resident of Brooklyn Heights. “I’m a strong supporter of community preservation and am always impressed by the work of the BHA. I’m honored to [...]
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Getting Into the Book Biz

By Lisa S. Davis | Published: October 13, 2010
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 [...]
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A History of Preservation, Chapter Two

By Donald Brennan | Published: September 1, 2010
Our first installment in the history of preservation series, written by Suzanne Spellen (aka “Montrose Morris” in the blogosphere) for MyHome, Brooklyn, looked at the birth of the movement in the United States. In Chapter Two: Brooklyn gets busy! To download the pdf, click here, or read more below. Preservation Primer, Part 2: The Fight [...]
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Capote Evening A Smashing Success

By Donald Brennan | Published: April 28, 2010
On Monday night we were pleased to attend “An Evening With Truman Capote,” a reading and music event at Capote’s old haunt on Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights. The event celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Brooklyn Heights Association–and there will be more such events to come–but was also an opportunity to think about the [...]
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A History of Capote’s Old Home

By Donald Brennan | Published: April 23, 2010
In anticipation of the upcoming Evening of Readings to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the BHA, our resident architectural historian Montrose Morris has put together a comprehensive history of Truman Capote’s old home on Willow Street. If you’re wondering why the street is named for a tree instead of the rich men for whom many [...]
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Neighborhood Associations Make for Happy Neighbors

By Donald Brennan | Published: April 20, 2010
New York Magazine’s list of New York City’s most livable places churned out few surprises for those already reveling in Brooklyn real estate: the county of Kings topped the list of desirable neighborhoods. Brownstoner rounded up the survey results, noting that what some people find to be a draw–the kid-friendliness, for instance–is a deficit for [...]
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Join Us At Truman Capote’s Old Haunt

By Donald Brennan | Published: April 8, 2010
Truman Capote wrote much of his most famous book, In Cold Blood, in a basement apartment on Willow Street, a place so beloved he named his memoir, A House on the Heights, after it. On Monday, April 26th at 8PM Capote-lovers–and Brooklyn architecture lovers, too–can gather in his home and hear that memoir, along with [...]
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A (Virtual) Walk Through Brooklyn Bridge Park

By Donald Brennan | Published: March 11, 2010
Michael Van Valkenburgh, a landscape designer and one of the forces behind the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Park, was the featured guest at the 100th annual meeting of the Brooklyn Heights Association. His presentation detailed Brooklyn Bridge Park as it is now, and as it shall be someday, and the BHA captured his offerings on [...]
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