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WEBAug 22, 2024 · Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Modern Flatbush Build With $823 Units. Some say the kitchen and bathroom are also from the 1900's . $3600 ?? Smh. Park Slope Edwardian Unit With Built-ins, Moldings Asks $3,600 a Month. I believe the owner's name, also, is Jonathon Bombart.
Domino Square Public Plaza Opens on Williamsburg Waterfront
WEBby Anna Bradley-Smith. 09/23/2024. Domino Square, the penultimate piece of Two Trees’ major redevelopment of the Williamsburg waterfront on the site of the old Domino Sugar Refinery, has opened, providing an acre of open public space next to the landmarked Refinery building. Designed for flexible public programming, the space at 320 Kent ...
History Underfoot: Flooring in the 19th Century Home
WEBApr 1, 2019 · By the last decade of the 19th century, and well into the 20th, hardwood floors became the norm for all new construction. Plain strips of tongue and groove flooring, usually in oak, was now throughout most custom made and spec houses, in hallways, ground floors, and upper floors. Most parlor floors enjoyed parquet floors, usually with a ...
Gowanus Affordable Housing Lottery Opens With $784 Studios
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The affordable housing lottery opened today for the towering complex at 420 Carroll Street, right on the banks of the canal, with studios starting at $784 a month. Meanwhile, market-rate units, which went on the market in late July according to StreetEasy, include studio apartments starting at $3,436 a …
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WEBhello, I live in BedStuy and have multiple plumbing issues at my house. The most recent referral for a plumber on here was for Gateway…. 4. 404. Brownstone Home Inspection. in General Discussion 2 weeks ago.
Brownstone Brooklyn: The Rise of the Brownstone in New York
WEBJan 31, 2017 · Photo by Susan De Vries. Many 19th-century New Yorkers blamed the brownstone problems on improperly cut stone in the quarries, or overly quick construction procedures. When cut and laid with the grain, brownstone crumbles and scales, because water seeps into the exposed pores of the thick brownstone blocks and, upon freezing, expands and splits ...
Developer Pulls Plug on Second Try for Spice Factory Towers
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Next door at 960 Franklin Avenue, also on the former Spice Factory site, developer Yitzchok Schwartz is planning an as-of-right seven-story 300-unit condo development. Yesterday’s approval of the rezoning follows CPC’s 2021 denial of a highly contentious rezoning application for the Spice Factory site. …
Longtime Bushwick Business Krown Hardware to Reopen on …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Bushwick’s Krown Hardware store will continue its more than 70 year run on Broadway when it reopens to the public in its former building but in a scaled-down space. The three-generation mom-and-pop is one of the few local businesses to survive the arson fires and looting of the 1977 blackout. Owner A.J. Adipietro is taking the reins from his ...
Construction Wrapping Up at Brooklyn Tower
WEB02/07/2024 0. Work is almost complete on the borough’s first supertall, The Brooklyn Tower, with facade installation wrapping up on the building’s double-height plinth and tenants and homeowners already taking up residence in the skyscraper that towers over it. On Tuesday, workers at 9 Dekalb Avenue were busy in the still-under construction ...
Brownstone Boys: A Quick Guide to Restoring Finishing Details, …
WEBNov 4, 2020 · All moldings should be in proportion to the room size and each other. Trim and moldings serve an important purpose and are part of the architectural detail of your home. They hide the unsightly gaps between building materials and protect walls and plaster from damage, all while adding character and elegance to a room.