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The house at 158 South Oxford Street in January this year. Photo by Susan De Vries
by 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 Reformed Church of South Bushwick 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.
“It’s so sad right now seeing it knocked down,” said a local resident named Lewis, who has lived in Bushwick his whole life.
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Photo by James Doyle via Madison Estates Sotheby’s International Realty
Clinton Avenue Palazzo With Exuberant Interior Details Asks $9.85 Million
Standing out even amid the many other architecturally intriguing mansions of Clinton Avenue is this brick and stone palazzo with its imposing facade. The single-family home at 356 Clinton Avenue also has a quirky interior with some bold details and plenty of space. The property includes a modest carriage house facing Vanderbilt Avenue.
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Rendering via NYC Housing Connect
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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Photo via Compass
Estate Condition Bed Stuy Brownstone With Period Details Asks $2.65 Million
This Bed Stuy brownstone is in need of TLC, but for lovers of period detail there is a lot to see. Inside are wood mantels, fretwork, wainscoting, moldings, pier mirrors, and built-ins.
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