The landmark Chase bank building on Montague and Clinton traded hands for $9,700,000, according to public records. The building was finished in 1916 and originally constructed for the Brooklyn Trust Company. Last year, Chase sold it to Brookfield Asset Management;
Starting today, the city is temporarily putting the brakes on alternate-side street parking regs in Gowanus, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill. Far as we know, the lack of alt-side rules in Park Slope (party's over next Monday) for
The CityFacts2008 section of Crain's is full of all sorts of interesting info, like the chart above, which shows how wages stack up borough-by-borough for the five-year period that ended in 2006. Meanwhile, even though wages grew for residents of
Views from a Carroll Gardens rooftop. Photo by sadbear.Mortgage Fears Send Global Shares Down [NY Times]Raccoons: An Urban Menace [NY Times]Taxi Drivers Call for $1 Hike [NY Sun]$40M for Bklyn in NYCHA Budget [Eagle]Lighten Up, Brooklyn! [Urbanite]
It's hard to walk along the Brooklyn Heights promenade without coveting the gardens and views of those townhouses lucky enough to look out over the water. This ground-floor two-bedroom co-op at 164 Columbia Heights may only be one floor but
The Daily News reports that "countless commuters" are using the free Ikea shuttle service instead of city buses, saving $2 and, in some cases, shortening their commutes. "It's like a free car service," says a woman who takes the Ikea
Is "The Real World" filming in Belltel Lofts the best thing that could have ever happened to the condo? An article in The Real Deal examines the evidence:-"Last week we sold seven apartments," said Prudential Douglas Elliman's Ilan Bracha, who
All about the Slope this week. 1. PARK SLOPE $2,855,000590 2nd Street GMAP (left)House originally listed for $3,200,000 late last year and then reduced to $2,995,000 this spring. Two-family, four-story brownstone. Deed recorded 7/02.2. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS $2,792,50069 Joralemon Street GMAP
Today our anonymous embedded columnist delivers the second installment in his (or is it her?) now-monthly report on the state of commercial real estate in Brooklyn...Downtown Brooklyn & DUMBO office leasing is heading south. A veteran Downtown landlord broker privately
The 421-a cut-off has now come and gone and we can safely report that Avalon Myrtle Fort Greene, the 42-story, 650-unit rental development at 159 Myrtle Avenue, made it safely to the other side. Anyone know how the 421-a rule
This four-story house at 1171 Dean Street in Crown Heights just hit the market with an asking price of $595,000 and the full disclosure that it's a handy-man special. With plenty of original detail, it definitely has potential. Now here's
Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today:Suggestions for Metal Patio Furniture?Does This Plumbing Quote Sound Right?Salvaged Brownstone Wood Shutters for Free!Dogs Hurting My Apartment SearchHelp! Malek Blew Me Off
U.S. lawmakers are touting a home-buyer tax credit in a high-profile housing bill before Congress, but critics say it may do little to help consumers amid the mortgage crisis.
A Studebaker Hawk in Brooklyn Heights. Photo by Sail Brooklyn. Return of Kellogg's Diner in Chrome & Blue [GL]Tapas Set Piece in Windsor Terrace [Blondie and Brownie]Trader Joe's Opening in September? [Racked]Carroll Gardens Getting Dirtier? [PMFA]Pratt Campus on 'The Fringe'
