Commercial real estate in Brooklyn remained robust throughout the first half of 2012, according to a report from commercial realty group TerraCRG. Some 563 sales worth more than $1.23 billion were recorded, an increase of 50% in dollar volume over the period last year. Downtown—which includes Brooklyn Heights in the report—and Park Slope led with […]
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The 25-foot wide, four-family brownstone at 29 Grace Court, which has been on the market for nearly two years, has at last found a buyer. Originally listed for $6.2 million in September 2010, followed by a price drop to $5.95 million in January 2011, Brownstoner reports that its sale has been recorded for $5.25 million—not […]
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Syfy’s “Movies With A View” will feature the Robert Redford and Jane Fonda G-rated comedy “Barefoot In The Park” tomorrow night, Thursday August 9… with only three more films left in the 13th-annual summer series. The accompanying short film is “Love Competition by Brent Hoff, with music from DJ Still Life. The event takes place […]
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Three City Council members representing both Brooklyn and Manhattan believe the Brooklyn Bridge needs to fatten up. Citing tight quarters along the pedestrian and bicycle paths, the members proposed Tuesday to widen the upper-level platform for tourists and commuters. The New York Times reports that Brooklyn Councilman Stephen Levin suggested that “the engineering and ideas […]
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On August 8, 2007, an EF2 tornado—strong enough to foster winds of 111-135 mph—touched down in Kings County, New York, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889. What’s putting the wind in you…
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Your correspondent wished he could attend today’s real estate luncheon at the Brooklyn Historical Society, but a day job interfered. Fortunately, The Real Deal was on hand to give us the straight skinny. First off: very few changes are being made to the interior, “which w[as] meticulously maintained by the [Jehovah’s] Witnesses [the building’s previous […]
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In a comment to Homer’s sixth birthday post, I noted that my association with BHB began when he reposted a sunset photo from my blog, Self-Absorbed Boomer. Tonight’s was, I think, even more picturesque.
August 7, 2012It’s been a bad year for elm trees in the Heights. Just under a year ago, the great elm in the courtyard of the Mansion House, 145 Hicks Street, fell victim to Hurricane Irene. Now we have learned that the even larger and probably older elm in the courtyard of Grace Church (photo) off Hicks […]
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Yesterday evening your correspondent took his own advice and saw Farewell My Queen at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Owner Kenn Lowy was at the ticket booth, and gave me the happy news that the Cinema will be occupying its present quarters at 70 Henry Street (corner of Orange) at least through October. We’ll keep you […]
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It was six years ago today, at 4:13 p.m., that we started Brooklyn Heights Blog with this post.
In those six years we’ve made some great neighborhood friends, learned and wrote about the fascinating history of the area and covered some r…
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