Pretty as a Picture: Photographer Jocelyn Lee Lists Cobble Hill Townhouse for $3.5M
Photographer Jocelyn Lee has listed her townhouse at 16 Butler Street for $3.5M after 12 years of ownership.
Terry Naini
Brooklyn Brownstone Listings Surge
This spring, prime Brooklyn townhouse listings, which usually hover around a dozen, shot up to 91, dipping only slightly to a still unusually high mid-70s in early September, according to Streeteasy.
Seeking the Brooklyn They Once Knew, Brownstoners Look Across the Park to Ditmas
While some Brooklynites view the appearance of Lululemon and green tea Frappuccinos as a sign that their neighborhoods have finally arrived, a commutation of their outer-borough exile, many long-timers see the Manhattanization of the borough as something of a blight—a professional-grade polish buffing away the slightly funky, laid-back vibe they loved. And then they notice Ditmas, with its Victorian mansions and capacious lawns; quiet, friendly streets; quirky shops; and abundance of off-street parking, beckoning like a mirage across the park.
