Going for a stroll in Cobble Hill can almost feel like transcending time. Landmarked streets filled with never-ending rows of protected 19th-century townhomes define the neighborhood and give the locals a sense of deep contentment. Our newest building in our list of “Buildings We Love” is the historic Polhemus building at 100 Amity Street, part of the River Park development on the former site of Long Island College Hospital. While ...
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No townhouse in Brooklyn is immune from the condo conversion craze. After a while the wide plank floors, exposed bricks and waterfall counters all begin to look the same. But this particular conversion on Union Street in Carroll Gardens caught our eye. 341 Union Street is a four-story turn-of-the-century townhouse that has been converted into four floor-through residences. The penthouse apartment, stunning in its own right, delivers a knock-out punch with ...
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We just love the windows. Dramatic triple-paned windows wrap around this penthouse like holiday ribbons. The spectacular window expanse bathes the apartment in light and seamlessly fuses the home’s interior with the vast exterior space and the city beyond. 550 Vanderbilt Avenue is the first residential building to be completed in the heralded Pacific Park mega-development in the Prospect Park section of Brooklyn. The 22-acre project will offer a mix of ...
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Sometimes you love an apartment for its raw bones and the fantastic opportunity presented by the four walls before you. Apartment 2-A at 19 Grace Court in Brooklyn Heights is just that type of space, offering the future occupant eight rooms to create something magical. 19 Grace Court is a small art-deco prewar with just 33 apartments spread over six floors. It is situated on a charming Brooklyn Heights cul-de-sac with ...
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Bay Ridge is an old-world neighborhood neatly tucked into the southwest corner of Brooklyn within the shadows of the Verrazano Bridge. The neighborhood is encircled by the Belt Parkway along the shore line and the Gowanus Expressway inland. For many years, Bay Ridge and its waterside location, would attract the affluent. But most of the mansions that once lined Shore Road are long gone and have been replaced by six-story ...
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