{"id":375601,"date":"2026-10-17T14:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375601\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:26:17","slug":"brooklyn-news-a-colorful-look-for-a-park-slope-brownstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375601\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn News: A Colorful Look for a Park Slope Brownstone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popular stories this week include a revamp of a Carroll Gardens backyard, a Flatbush house on the market, and more news. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" 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\/10\/1792247172_284_prospect-lefferts-gardens-230-lincoln-road-2026-corcoran-parlor.png\" class=\"crop-center attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"parlor with built-ins, mantel\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><img width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792247172_284_prospect-lefferts-gardens-230-lincoln-road-2026-corcoran-parlor.png\" class=\"crop-center attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"parlor with built-ins, mantel\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The row house at 230 Lincoln Road in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Photo via Corcoran<\/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\/2026\/10\/1792247173_614_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\/2026\/10\/1792247173_614_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\/brooklyn-open-houses-greenpoint-cypress-hills-100926\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Prospect Lefferts Gardens Row House and More to See, Starting at $698K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Greenpoint, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Crown Heights, and Cypress Hills. They range in price from $698,000 to $3 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ditmas-park-269-marlborough-road-october-26-douglas-elliman-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"exterior photo of wooden house with balconies\" width=\"1065\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-598867\"  \/>Photo via Douglas Elliman<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/flatbush-269-marlborough-road-beverley-square-west-koi-pond\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flatbush Double Decker With Koi Pond, Stained Glass Asks $1.595 Million<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This early 20th century house boasts front porches on two of three stories, moldings, tin ceilings, parquet, and a good amount of stained glass. It\u2019s in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/architecture\/flatbush-historic-districts-beverley-square-west-ditmas-park-west-designation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beverley Square West Historic District<\/a> in Flatbush at 269 Marlborough Road. The neighborhood, along with adjacent Beverly Square East (also spelled Beverley), was the creation of developer T.B. Ackerson on acres of former Flatbush farmland.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792247174_370_brooklyn-listings-6ml-oct132026.jpg\" alt=\"brooklyn listings - collage of brooklyn interiors\" width=\"1192\" height=\"863\" class=\"size-full wp-image-598949\"  \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/brooklyn-listings-real-estate-comps-sold-10132026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Three Sold, One in Contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Park Slope, Prospect Park South, Bay Ridge, and Brooklyn Heights. How did they fare?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792247176_759_garden-design-ideas-brooklyn-garden-cult-carroll-gardens-07.jpg\" alt=\"PATIO WITH TIERED DECKING VIEW TO BACKYARD\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" class=\"size-full wp-image-598346\"  \/>Photo by Jimi Sweet<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/interiors-renovation\/carroll-gardens-urban-garden-design-patio-hot-tub-four-seasons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Outsider: Carroll Gardens Backyard With Italian Roots Blooms Year-Round<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fall is the season for planning garden upgrades, especially hardscape improvements like patios, fences, and garden structures that can ideally be built in time for spring, when planting becomes the main event.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/interior-design-ideas-brooklyn-collyers-mansion-park-slope-oct-2026-01.jpg\" alt=\"LIVING ROOM\" width=\"7880\" height=\"5256\" class=\"size-full wp-image-597571\"  \/>Photo by Kirsten Francis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/interiors-renovation\/park-slope-brownstone-decor-collyers-mansion-color-wallpaper\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Insider: Local Design Studio Warms Up Park Slope Brownstone With Color, Pattern<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What looks like a comfy, lived-in family home, layered with color and pattern, was quite the opposite when Mauri Weakley\u2019s and Laura Rucker\u2019s clients purchased it a few years ago. \u201cIt was very stark,\u201d Rucker recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p>Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/brooklyn-life\/brooklyn-news-park-slope-brownstone-interior-design\/mailto:tips@brownstoner.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tips@brownstoner.com<\/a> with further comments, questions or tips. 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