Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Houses on the Market, Affordable Housing

Open House Picks: A Brooklyn Heights Wood Frame and Others, Starting at $615K

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Brooklyn Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Bed Stuy, and Flatlands. They range in price from $615,000 to $8.8 million.

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Jitterbug-Era Flatbush Studio With Foyer, Pointed Arches, Faceted Tub Asks $230K

This World War II-era studio on a high floor is roomier than most with a foyer and dressing room. Its many prewar style features include a niche with shelves, picture rail, wainscot, wood floor, and pointed arches.

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Sunset Park Finnish Co-op With Window Seat, Built-ins, Penny Tile Asks $849K

This 1920s walkup in Sunset Park is bigger than the typical Finnish co-op in the area, with two bedrooms plus a dining room and living room. It’s located on the third floor of 702 45th Street, part of a 40-unit complex constructed around 1924.

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Affordable Housing Lottery With Units Starting at $465 Opens in East New York

An affordable housing lottery has opened for 203 newly constructed units across 30 neighboring buildings that are part of East New York’s Nehemiah Spring Creek development, an enormous, long in the works, truly affordable housing development on the site of a former wetland and later landfill.

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Urban Outfitters Shutters Williamsburg Store After 10 Years

One of the first national retailers to set up shop in Williamsburg, Urban Outfitters will be closing its doors to customers on Sunday, April 21 after a 10-year run.

When Brownstoner stopped by Thursday morning, signs on the front of the store advertised 40 percent off many items and said customers will be missed. Inside, people were browsing a sparse supply of clothing and accessories, some on sales racks.

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