Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: New Life for Bed Stuy Stable

Crown Heights Villa With Woodwork, Parking Asks $3.995 Million

A striking house in the Crown Heights North Historic District stands apart from its neighbors and boasts parking along with some fine period details. Located at 1290 Pacific Street, the standalone brick house is wide at 30 feet, with deep eaves and an eye-catching portico with Ionic columns.

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A Surprise Visit on Clinton Avenue

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, early in April 2023, as my wife Dana was cooking some matzo ball soup and I was hovering nearby, we saw an all too familiar sight outside our apartment’s kitchen window — a gaggle of folks chatting by the building’s front yard and wrought iron fence. No doubt it was one of the many walking tour groups making the rounds in Clinton Hill to see its historic landmarked houses on the tree-lined streets.

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A Fort Greene Row House and More to See, Starting at $3 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Heights, and Fort Greene. They range in price from $3 million to $4.995 million.

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Brooklyn Heights Brownstone With Elizabeth Roberts Reno Asks $6.995 Million

This 1850s row house got a redo inside and out that added period-inspired details to the exterior and transformed the interior into a sleek, modern residence. The Elizabeth Roberts-designed renovation of the house at 36 Schermerhorn Street converted the four-family into a single-family dwelling with new walnut floors, a kitchen with a wall of glass, and a full-floor bedroom suite with terrace.

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Landmarked Stable in Bed Stuy Preps to Open as New Condo Development

A landmarked historic stable-turned-parking garage on Bed Stuy’s Halsey Street is nearing completion as a sleek new condo development, after years of stops and starts and a change of owners.

In recent weeks, finishing touches have been applied to the exterior of the long, low-rise building at 524 Halsey Street. Paving is being installed in the front and some apartments, complete with marble countertops and white finishes, have been staged with furniture, a peek through the windows revealed.

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