Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: New York Makes Deed Theft a Crime

Court Allows Partition Sale of Bed Stuy Home in Family for 75 Years

Ayisha Doyle, like her mother and her children, was raised in the grand brownstone on Jefferson Avenue in Bed Stuy. She still calls the house home, one of five generations of her family who have done so since her great-grandparents purchased the 1880s single-family house in the 1940s.

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A Unique Brooklyn Heights House Changes With the Times

The mysteries of a singular brick house in the center of Brooklyn Heights have long captivated viewers – including its current owners, who have recently burnished this gem for their family’s use. Staking out a prominent location at the corner of Joralemon Street with a wrought iron fence and handsome landscaping, 2 Sidney Place has its share of undeniable quirks. These include a wonderfully frothy entrance set into a relatively sober example of the Greek Revival style and the building’s unusual flatiron shape.

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Park Slope Brownstone With Mantels, Plasterwork, Pocket Doors Asks $4.95 Million

The list of original details is fairly impressive in this Park Slope brownstone with built-ins, mantels, moldings, encaustic tiles, and pocket doors. At 539 3rd Street, it is also a short stroll from Prospect Park.

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Clinton Hill Loft With Two Bedrooms, Renovated Kitchen Asks $1.5 Million

In a 1920s industrial building, this co-op offers tall ceilings, two bedrooms, and a bonus storage loft. The building, at 110 Clifton Place on the corner of Classon Avenue, has been known as the Ping Pong Building since it was converted to residences in the 1980s.

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New York Makes Deed Theft a Crime, Protects Homeowners From ‘Predatory’ Sales

Brooklyn homeowners now have significant new protections against predatory schemes on their property. Updates to existing laws enacted last week make deed theft a crime and bar LLCs from forcing sales of longtime family homes.

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