Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: An East New York Housing Lottery

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in East New York With $750 Units

An affordable housing lottery has launched for 13 apartments in a new development on the corner of Atlantic and Miller avenues in East New York, one of a number of new developments rising on the rezoned thoroughfare.

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Huge Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture Warehouse Opens in Red Hook

A big Danish mid-century modern furniture warehouse with a devoted following has swapped its Jersey City store for one double the size on the waterfront in Red Hook next to Ikea.

Lanoba Design is known for its sharp prices, high quality, and vast selection. Founders and married couple Lars Noah Balderskilde and David Singh move nine or 10 containers a year of items sourced by Balderskilde in his native Denmark, mostly directly from the original owners (or their children) who bought them in the 1950s and ’60s.

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A Greenpoint Shingled House and More to See, Starting at $1.075 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Greenpoint, Bed Stuy, and Farragut. They range in price from $1.075 million to $2.65 million.

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Downtown Brooklyn’s Edison Building Is Borough’s Newest Landmark

The Brooklyn Edison Building in Downtown Brooklyn has become the borough’s newest landmark, after commissioners on the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously today to designate the stately Renaissance Revival-style corner property.

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Renovated Crown Heights Row House With Wood Floors, Steel Deck Asks $2 Million

While it has a Permastone facade, this single-family in Crown Heights still has some of its 1880s details intact on the interior as well as recent updates. The latter include a kitchen in a new location, opening up the back wall of the house, and a new deck. Mixed in with modern design choices at 78 Rogers Avenue are tin ceilings, fretwork, and original wood floors.

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