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Attendees Drive the Conversation at Monthly “Let’s Talk Real Estate” Sessions
Wondering what we talk about at our “Let’s Talk Real Estate” discussions? It all depends on you, the attendee. At Tuesday’s session, those on hand were interested in topics like buying vs. renting, the inventory of large apartments in Brooklyn Heights, the Watchtower properties and their potential impact on the market, buying in landmark buildings vs. new developments, [...]
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Posted in blog Also tagged Brooklyn Heights real estate, brownstone brooklyn, Let's Talk Real Estate
Posted in blog Also tagged Brooklyn Heights real estate, brownstone brooklyn, Let's Talk Real Estate
Let’s Talk Real Estate, Brooklyn Style–Over Wine and Cheese!
New evening session! Tuesday, October 19 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Brooklyn Wine Exchange, 138 Court Street, Cobble Hill Join us as we pair wines with chat at this new evening session of “Let’s Talk Real Estate, Brooklyn Style.” As you sample Old World vs. New World wines, you’ll also get a taste of [...]
Goodbye McMansions, Hello Brooklyn
Most folks looking for a condo or co-op in Brooklyn don’t crave a McMansion–we’re used to living in spaces smaller than the size of the average American home, even if some of us do dream of a bit more room. The homes we partner with you to create range from family-sized–1,700 sf three-bedrooms–to incredibly livable [...]
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Posted in blog Also tagged average size of the american home, mcmansions, shrinking house sizes
LPC’s Rowhouse Manual Gets a Makeover
Some news from the Landmarks Preservation Commission: they, too, have renovated, updating their “Rowhouse Manual,” which they describe as “a guide designed to help the owners of rowhouses in New York City’s historic districts preserve and maintain their remarkable homes and work successfully with the agency when exterior alterations are needed.” (Click here for the [...]
A History of Preservation, Chapter One
Architectural writer Montrose Morris has written for us a history of the preservation movement in the United States, and a primer on landmarking here in Brooklyn. You can download the entire first installment here, or browse below. Check back soon for the next chapter. A Preservation Primer by Montrose Morris Chapter One: A Movement Begins [...]
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Posted in blog Also tagged historic preservation, history of preservation, landmark districts, new york city real estate
Posted in blog Also tagged historic preservation, history of preservation, landmark districts, new york city real estate
LPC Looks at Bed-Stuy
The proposed expansion of the Carroll Gardens historic district has garnered a lot of attention lately, in part because the struggle has been depicted as low-income old-timers versus high-income newcomers, not to mention developers against residents. Old rumors and misinformation have been re-circulated in the process, drudging up already discounted ideas: that those who live [...]
To Landmark or Not to Landmark? That is the Question
As the debate over potentially enlarging the boundaries of the Carroll Gardens historic district intensifies, I went back to the NYC IBO’s 2003 study, The Impact of Historic Districts on Residential Property Values, to refresh my memory on whether or not historic districts have constrained the appreciation in residential property values. The answer is NO. [...]
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Posted in blog Also tagged carroll gardens historic district, impact of landmarking on property values
Posted in blog Also tagged carroll gardens historic district, impact of landmarking on property values
All About Brooklyn Neighborhoods
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