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by Gowanus Affordable Housing Lottery Has $1,238 Two-Bedroom Apartments
In another affordable housing lottery brought about by the Gowanus rezoning, an under-construction 14-story development on 4th Avenue is offering a handful of truly affordable apartments, including five two-bedrooms for $1,238 a month.
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The house in January this year. Photo by Susan De Vries
Demo Starts for Fort Greene Manse as It Sells for $11 Million
A demolition permit was issued by the Department of Buildings on Wednesday for the striking butter yellow Italianate manse on Fort Greene’s South Oxford Street, and the property has been sold to a developer for $11 million, city records show.
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Film clip by Sean O’Hara
Historic Reformed Church of South Bushwick Burns
A fire destroyed much of the historic South Bushwick Reformed Church Friday afternoon. The steeple is gone, as is most or all of the roof, and the top half of the structure at 855 Bushwick Avenue.
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Photo via Compass
Kensington House With Vintage Chambers Stove, Solar Asks $2.35 Million
A renovation retained early 20th century details in this Kensington home while adding central air, solar panels, and other modern amenities. In the updated kitchen, a restored Chambers stove lends period charm. The single-family at 515 East 3rd Street also has a renovated exterior, off-street parking, a front porch, front and rear yards.
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Photo via Compass
Bay Ridge Two-Bedroom With Sunroom, Dining Room Asks $3.3K a Month
In an early 20th century dwelling close to Shore Road and Owl’s Head Park, this top-floor apartment has its own entrance and six rooms, including a sunroom and dining room. The two-family at 7115 Narrows Avenue in Bay Ridge is part of a row of 10 that entirely fills the block and faces another nearly identical row of 10 across the street.
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