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Conservationists Get to Work at Old Gravesend Cemetery
During a workday at the historic cemetery 60 toppled gravestones were reinstalled, our sister publication Brooklyn Paper reports.
A Winter Walk Through Calvert Vaux Park
Lovers of New York city parks and architecture may be very familiar with the name of Calvert Vaux, but perhaps not so much the Brooklyn park dedicated to the 19th century designer.
In Historic Vote, LPC Unanimously Designates Lady Moody House and Park Slope Extension
In a monumental vote for the LPC, the commission unanimously voted to expand the Park Slope Historic District and landmark the Lady Moody House. In total, nearly 300 structures were designated.
A Moody Lady and the English Roots of a Dutch Colony: How Gravesend Got Its Name
Brownstoner takes on Brooklyn history in Nabe Names, a series of briefs on the origins and surprising stories of neighborhood nomenclature. Tucked between Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway, Gravesend is just across a creek from Coney Island, but the neighborhoods are starkly different.
For Less Than $1 Million, You Can Own a Famous 18th-Century Brooklyn Farmhouse
Now’s your chance to live in a bit of Brooklyn history. The historic Hicks-Platt House aka Van Sicklen House aka Lady Moody House at 27 Gravesend Neck Road is up for sale. The five-bedroom farmhouse is one of the oldest buildings in the city (hence all the time to rack up all those names) and is being…
I think it's a nice home with a lot of bang for your buck. Love the beautiful trees in the front/back yard. Great it comes with a private garage & driveway. Price seems very fair & reasonable. Believe it will get Asking or above. Anything...A+
Gravesend House With Cobblestone Fireplace, Wood Floors, Parking Asks $1.388 Milliongravesend
A Moody Lady and the English Roots of a Dutch Colony: How Gravesend Got Its NameFor the right investor it could be a great investment as a Land-marked Building. I believe that Landmark Tax credits are still available, they just do not work anymore with the prices as they are in most landmark districts. But if a person or group of investors in high income tax brackets buy and then spend equal or greater than the acquisition price on the restoration and renovations of a landmark property, they can write the total rehab cost off their income tax bills over five years in the form of tax credits. So they rehab the building for virtually no cost, they collect rent for five years while taking further tax deductions etc and sell it at hopefully an appreciated price five years or so down the road..
For Less Than $1 Million, You Can Own a Famous 18th-Century Brooklyn FarmhouseWhere?
House of the Day: 1648 Dahill Road