{"id":209487,"date":"2026-04-25T13:56:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209487\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:56:55","slug":"a-prospect-heights-housing-lottery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209487\/","title":{"rendered":"A Prospect Heights Housing Lottery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popular stories include neighbors fighting against deed theft, a Crown Heights reno, and more Brooklyn news.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bstoner-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prospect-heights-880-atlantic-avenue-nyc-housing-connect-2026-rendering-exterior-2.png\" class=\"crop-center attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"brooklyn news - a rendering of a new building\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><img width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prospect-heights-880-atlantic-avenue-nyc-housing-connect-2026-rendering-exterior-2.png\" class=\"crop-center attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"brooklyn news - a rendering of a new building\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">A new 19-story development along Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights. Rendering via NYC Housing Connect<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bstoner-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avatar_user_188997_1704383019.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-46 photo\" height=\"46\" width=\"46\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avatar_user_188997_1704383019.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-46 photo\" height=\"46\" width=\"46\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                        by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/author\/sjdv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Susan De Vries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/affordable-housing-lottery-eight80-bk-880-atlantic-avenue\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Atlantic Avenue Build With $962 Units<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An affordable housing lottery has launched for a new 19-story development along Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights. The building includes a total of 258 apartments, the majority of which are market rate, and has a range of amenities including a cold plunge pool and pickleball court.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776442665_prospect-park-south-116-buckingham-road-berkshire-hathaway-2026-exterior.png\" alt=\"brooklyn open houses - exterior of a standalone house with shrubbery, a brick porch\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" class=\"size-full wp-image-583730\"  \/>The house at 116 Buckingham Road in Prospect Park South. Photo via Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/brooklyn-open-houses-prospect-park-south-bay-ridge-041726\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Prospect Park South Standalone and More to See, Starting at $875K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Prospect Park South, Williamsburg, Kensington, and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $875,000 to $4.25 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bed-Stuy-212-jefferson-st-ambalo-brothers-rally-may2024-abs-brownstoner-57.jpg\" alt=\"three people posing on a stoop\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" class=\"size-full wp-image-525647\"  \/>Carmella Charrington (left) with her father and sister outside 212 Jefferson Avenue. Photo by Anna Bradley-Smith<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/deed-theft-rally-bed-stuy-212-jefferson-avenue\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Neighbors Organize Against Deed Theft, Call Out Investors Who Target Heirs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This story from 2024 about neighbors organizing against deed theft was popular again with readers after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/bed-stuy-family-fights-eviction-jefferson-avenue\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent eviction protest at 212 Jefferson Avenue and the arrest<\/a> of locals and City Council Member Chi Oss\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/brooklyn-heights-25-cranberry-street-bhs-2026-parlor-6.png\" alt=\"parlor with wide planked floorboards\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-583796\"  \/>Photo via Brown Harris Stevens<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/house-of-the-day\/brooklyn-heights-25-cranberry-street-wood-frame-mantels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wood Frame With Evocatively Worn Interior Asks $4.9 Million in Brooklyn Heights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The picturesque exterior of this Brooklyn Heights wood frame yields to an evocative interior with wide planked floorboards, plaster walls stained with remnants of wall colors of the past, and Federal-era mantels. At 25 Cranberry Street, the early 19th century dwelling sits within the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/interior-design-ideas-brooklyn-studio-dadapt-crown-heights-april-2026-001.jpg\" alt=\"DINING ROOM MANTEL ON RIGHT KITCHEN ON LEFT BAY WINDOW\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" class=\"size-full wp-image-583030\"  \/>Photo by Sarah Voigt<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/interiors-renovation\/crown-heights-renovation-interior-design-row-house-brooklyn-studio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Insider: Crown Heights Reno Burnishes Landmark Townhouse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The four-story townhouse had pedigree, to be sure. It was designed around the turn of the 20th century by prolific Brooklyn architect Axel Hedman, and retained a substantial amount of its original oak woodwork. \u201cThe house had been maintained but never updated,\u201d said architect Kimberly Neuhaus, \u201cand there was a large \u201970s kitchen at the back of the garden floor that looked like it had been plopped in from a tract house somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p>Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/brooklyn-life\/brooklyn-news-housing-lottery-prospect-heights-042526\/mailto:tips@brownstoner.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tips@brownstoner.com<\/a> with further comments, questions or tips. 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