Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Construction Wrapping Up at Brooklyn Tower
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A Brownstone in Fort Greene and Three More to See, Starting at $1.695 Million
Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Fort Greene, Greenpoint, Flatbush, and Bed Stuy. They range in price from $1.695 million to $5 million.
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Construction Wrapping Up at Brooklyn Tower as Podium Facade Installed, Move-ins Happening
Work is almost complete on the borough’s first supertall, The Brooklyn Tower, with facade installation wrapping up on the building’s double-height plinth and tenants and homeowners already taking up residence in the skyscraper that towers over it.
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The Insider: Vibrant Color and a ’70s Vibe Personalize a Family’s Fort Greene Brownstone
Quite often, interior designers present their clients with imaginative layouts and bold color schemes, only to be asked to please dial things back a bit. Not the case in this generously proportioned brownstone, where Jennifer Morris of Park Slope-based JMorris Design had what she called a “fantastic collaborative experience” with trusting and enthusiastic repeat clients. “I was allowed to flex my muscles here. It was a treat,” she said. “Instead of asking me to peel it back, they were like, “‘And…?’”
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Clinton Hill Co-op With Mantel, Stained Glass, Plaster Ornament Asks $1.4 Million
An airy co-op in a late 19th century Beaux-Arts apartment building has high ceilings, a mantel, delicate plaster decoration, and stained glass windows. It’s on the second floor of 126 Greene Avenue, also known as 385 Clinton Avenue, in the Clinton Hill Historic District.
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Neo-Georgian Park Slope Townhouse With Working Fireplaces, Central Air Asks $6.995 Million
In addition to an impressive brick and limestone facade, this Park Slope townhouse has some fine period details and updates that are sympathetic to the home’s original character. At 615 3rd Street, it sits within the Park Slope Historic District a half block from Prospect Park.
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