A dilapidated empty lot at the corner of Smith & Douglass streets in Carroll Gardens is about to cash in on commerce. DNAInfo.com reports that the 5,000 square-foot space at 232 Smith Street is going to become the location of a bank. The lot is owned by Son Claire Realty LLC, a limited liability company […]
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Rents in all of Brooklyn ticked up 2% in May 2012 and are a robust 10% higher than one year ago, according to the Brooklyn Rental Market Report released Friday by brokerage MNS. Brooklyn Heights, meanwhile, remained relatively flat from May 2011 to May 2012. Park Slope showed the largest jump year-over-year gains, with a […]
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When the condo project at 20 Henry Street hit the marketplace in February after years of delays & drama, asking prices at the former Peaks Mason Mints building (known as the Candy Factory) were between $450,000 and $2.56 million. That comprised studios up to 4 bedrooms, including 24 lofts (among them, six $2M+ penthouse units) […]
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A reminder that the 15th-annual meeting of the Montague Street District Management Assn., part of the Montague Street Business Improvement District, convenes today, Thursday June 14, 4-6 p.m., on the second floor of Eamonn’s of Brooklyn at 174 Montague Street. Addressing the group will be keynoter Seth Pinsky, President of the NYC Economic Development Corp., […]
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With summer just around the corner, this is the ideal time to reserve your summer space here in Brooklyn Heights. And have I got a deal for you: 204 Columbia Heights, The Berkshire. Overlooking the Harbor. “Why put up with country inconveniences when you can find all the comforts and coolest of sea breezes at […]
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A New York Post story on Sunday titled “The Rentals Are Rising” takes a look at 10 new upscale residential buildings that have recently begun leasing. The properties: Manhattan’s 100 John St., 116 John St., 290 Mulberry St., 247 E. 28th St. and 666 West End Ave.; Long Island City’s 4615 & 4540 Center Blvd.; […]
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A turf war is taking place in Brooklyn Heights between major healthcare providers who want to nurture the sickly—now that the locale has become an “extension of the upscale lifestyle of most Manhattanites.” Crain’s New York reports that multi-specialty practices are establishing outposts in the neighborhood to cash in on the changing demographic in nearby […]
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The five-level new construction townhome at 314 Hicks Street and State, which hit the market in January for $6.2 million before completion, is now listed with Corcoran for a somewhat more palpable $4.6 million. The red brick townhouse (including garden level) was one story from topping out back in January, and now is getting its […]
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Mr. J. and his cam are on hand for the beginning of the demolition of the unloved Brooklyn Eagle Building, and for the return to the Heights of much loved former video store proprietor Marty Arno. Video after the jump.
May 31, 2012Residents of 85 Livingston Street at the Brooklyn Heights/Downtown Brooklyn border are battling a $60 to $90 a month rent hike for 30 or so rent-stabilized units in the coop building, saying it will “devastate” the mostly elderly folks living in those apartments. While the majority of the building was converted to coops in 1989, […]
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