brownstone brooklyn

Mar 27

When Less Is More (Lots More): Brooklyn Brownstones Go Condo, But They Don’t Go Cheap

In Brownstone Brooklyn, the townhouse idyll maintains its luster whether one actually owns the entire building or not: hence the growing popularity of townhouse condos.

By Kim Velsey

Jan 22

Real, Live Gossip Girl! Coming to a $2.499M Clinton Hill Townhouse Near You!!

We at the Observer have from time to time found ourselves involved in one way or another—as supporters, even silent panhandlers—in Kickstarter campaigns. We would certainly pause, though, if we'd recently contracted for $2.499 million to buy a six-bedroom townhouse in brownstone Brooklyn, before prevailing upon friends and relatives to shell out $25,000 to fund our "short drama-comedy about 4 friends" navigating the aftermath of loss.

By Chris Pomorski

Jul 16

A Nice Place to Live, But I Wouldn’t Want to Get Sick There

For those who can afford to partake of its many delights, Brooklyn is an ideal place to live, save for one major and deeply troubling exception: it isn’t a very good place to get sick. The borough’s severely distressed healthcare system, which had been limping along for years in a state of near-crisis, is now in one of effective collapse.

By Kim Velsey

Jul 31

Levin and Pierson Trade Blows in Northern Brooklyn Battle

By Ross Barkan

Jun 4

The Manhattanization of the Brooklyn Brownstone Means Red Hook Is Hotter Than Ever

By Jess Schiewe

Jan 18

Brooklyn Blogger's Brownstone

By Rebecca Morse

Jan 7

BroBos in Paradise: The Rent Is Too Damn Perfect

By Matt Chaban

Oct 15

Batten the Brownstones! Brooklyn Housing Stats Give Hope to Skinny-Jeans Set

By Kate McGee

Jul 16

Brownstone Brooklyn Home Prices Mimic Manhattan; Average Home Price Over $1.1 M.

By Molly Fischer

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