Real Estate
Will Flatbush Gardens' cycle of disrepair end with another sale?
The massive, 59-building complex can reportedly be had for $425 million. It comes with over 4,000 violations and unhappy tenants.
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‘Tenant Bill of Rights’ Will Help New Yorkers Hold Landlords Accountable
Brooklyn building. Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash. [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/brooklyn?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] NEW YORK CITY — Today, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer called for legislation
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Steven Patzer Is Running To Represent District 47 In City Council
Steven Patzer. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BENSONHURST/CONEY ISLAND – Steven Patzer is an almost-23-year-old who is running to represent District 47 in City Council [https://stevenpatzer.com/] with a mission to bring folks together and get stuff done for the good of the community. Current Council Member Mark Treyger is
affordable housing
4 New Developments Going Up in Central Brooklyn
160 Clarkson Avenue, where a new apartment building is planned (Image via Google Maps)FLATBUSH — Since we wrote about an eight-story apartment building [/8-story-apartment-building-to-rise-in-flatbush/] that’s set to rise in Flatbush at 290 Linden Boulevard, a series of new residential developments have been planned for the neighborhood and the neighboring
affordable housing
City Housing Official Defends Heavily Scrutinized Third Party Transfer Program to Skeptical Council Members
Council Member Robert Cornegy addresses the media ahead of Monday’s Third Party Transfer hearing (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CITY HALL — Mayor de Blasio’s housing commissioner on Monday made an adamant defense of a heavily criticized housing program that allows the city to take control of homes whose
News
Goodbye, Lone Shoe & Watch Repair On Cortelyou Road; Hello, Condos?
909a Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Demolition has started this week on the single-story stucco shed at the corner of Cortelyou Road and East 9th Street, a relic of “Eddy’s shoemaker” & watch repair shop. The stone hut was built as a 5-car garage in 1923, and
Central Brooklyn
Goodbye, Lone Shoe & Watch Repair On Cortelyou Road; Hello, Condos?
909a Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Demolition has started this week on the single-story stucco shed at the corner of Cortelyou Road and East 9th Street, a relic of “Eddy’s shoemaker” & watch repair shop. The stone hut was built as a 5-car garage in 1923, and
Announcements
Deal Reached On Controversial Tax Credit For Affordable Housing Construction
Photo via ballsysalzy [https://www.instagram.com/p/_U8yUoSB68/?tagged=southslope]After lengthy negotiations, a tentative deal has been struck on renewing a long-standing tax credit for developers. The Real Estate Board of New York and city construction unions have reached an agreement on the 421-a tax credit program, which
Announcements
Deal Reached On Controversial Tax Credit For Affordable Housing Construction
Photo via ballsysalzy [https://www.instagram.com/p/_U8yUoSB68/?tagged=southslope]After lengthy negotiations, a tentative deal has been struck on renewing a long-standing tax credit for developers. The Real Estate Board of New York and city construction unions have reached an agreement on the 421-a tax credit program, which
Central Brooklyn
Join The Flatbush Tenant Coalition For A Candidates’ Forum This Saturday
(Courtesy of Flatbush Tenant Coalition)The Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition] will host a candidates’ forum to address the issues that are most important to community members voting in the September 13 primary (that’s us!) This is an opportunity to hear where the candidates from New
Bensonhurst
Make Your Voice Heard About Proposed Increases For Rent Stabilized Apartments
Flatbush Tenant Coalition march for tenants rights in December, 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Do you have a rent-stabilized lease? Your rent is about to get a little less stable. Testimony from the public is now being accepted regarding the proposed rent increase guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and
Bensonhurst
This Week’s Apartment Rental Roundup
1705 Bay Ridge Pkwy #2Has your landlord still not fixed the water pressure in your apartment? Do your neighbors stomp upstairs like they are a herd of elephants? Check out these apartments and see if any catch your fancy! 1869 83rd Street #6L [http://streeteasy.com/building/the-eden-rock/6l?featured=