Residential real estate

New House Going Up On Stratford Road

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerA new house is going up at 400 Stratford Road between Cortelyou and Dorchester roads. The house is being built on a lot that has long been empty and used as a parking lot. Construction has been speeding along so far, though the poster says it

Residential real estate

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Rent Regulation Laws That Expired Monday Night & What Your Rights Are

Neighbors traveled to Albany last week to advocate for stronger rent regulations. Photo via the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition/photos/a.851935758213567.1073741872.268117579928724/851938288213314/?type=3&theater] The state’s laws regulating rent increases and eviction policies for the more than two million New Yorkers

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This Swanky New Building In Manhattan Beach Has Units Selling For $1.6 Million

104 West End Avenue / Source: Ilite RealtyA new seven-story condominium development, dubbed The Wave [http://www.104wavecondo.com/], is nearing completion at 104 West End Avenue, and units are now hitting the market for as much as $1.6 million. The building has been under construction for just under a

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At $4.4 Million, Manhattan Beach Home Is One Of BK’s Priciest Home Sales In January

156 Dover Street (Source: Google Maps)A Manhattan Beach home sold in early January for a whopping $4.4 million, making it the one of the priciest residential sales in the borough last month. The Real Deal listed [http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/02/10/these-were-the-priciest-jan-home-sales-brooklyn-and-queens/] the 156 Dover Street

Residential real estate

This Weekend’s Sheepshead Bay Open House Picks

Photo via MLS Brooklyn [http://www.brooklynmls.com/Listing/390637]Looking for a new place to call home? Sheepshead Bites has got you covered. If you’re house hunting, our open house roundup is a new feature to help you plan your weekend. And if you know of a great

Residential real estate

Bensonhurst Apartment Rental Roundup

This pink kitchen can be all yours! Source: ZillowLooking for a new place to call home? Bensonhurst Bean has got you covered. Our rental roundup is a new feature showcasing some of the deals on the market now. If you know of a great place available for rent or are

Open House Roundup

Check Out These Bensonhurst Open Houses This Weekend

(Source: Weichert Realtors)Looking for a new place to call home? Bensonhurst Bean has got you covered. If you’re house hunting, our open house roundup is a new feature to help you plan your weekend. And if you know of a great place on the market or are a

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Bensonhurst And Dyker Heights Apartment Rental Roundup

(Source: High Class Realty)Looking for a new place to call home? Bensonhurst Bean has got you covered. Our rental roundup is a new feature showcasing some of the deals on the market now. If you know of a great place available for rent or are a broker representing a

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Sheepshead Bay And Brighton Beach Apartment Rental Roundup

Even though this is probably the smallest radiator in the world, size isn’t everything. Except maybe with radiators? (Source: CitiHabitats)Looking for a new place to call home? Sheepshead Bites has got you covered. Our rental roundup is a new feature showcasing some of the deals on the market

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Swath Of Emmons Avenue’s Waterfront Bungalow Colony Up For Sale

The bungalow communities near Emmons Avenue provides a glimpse into how people in Sheepshead Bay – along with much of coastal Southern Brooklyn – used to live when development first began coming to the resort destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The small waterfront homes were built for summer

Real Estate

A Year After Sandy, Gerritsen Beach Real Estate Market Still Struggling

Buddy Heffernan had just put his Gerritsen Beach house on the market with plans to spend the rest of his golden years with his wife on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Then, Superstorm Sandy washed through the seaside community, forcing him to navigate the murky waters of a real estate market

Residential real estate

Open Houses In Kensington: Focus On One Bedrooms

Looking for a one-bedroom apartment in Kensington? We’ve rounded up some of the co-ops on the market that are hosting open houses this weekend. What do you think? 192 East 8th Street, #1A [http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/2570213] List Price: $180,000, $548 maintenance, listed by

190-192 E 5th St

How Will You Save Your Parking Spot?

Is someone itching to move into 190-192 E 5th Street [/business/construction-starting-at-190-192-e-5th-street]? Or did they really want to protect their parking space? Plans for this 6-unit residential establishment don’t include enclosed parking. When families move in, parking around E 5th Street will become more scarce. Yet, the owners of

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The Glorious Green Future Of Brighton Beach

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSwmUBCjmXY?rel=0] Last September, we reported [/bright-n-green-condo-going-up-in-brighton/] on the ‘Bright N’ Green’ environmental building project that was being constructed at 67 Brighton 1st Lane. The project, designed and led by architect Robert Scarano, was met with some controversy due to Scarano’s

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Most Expensive Brooklyn Home Goes Down A Few Million In Price

Source: Rich Caplan/nestseekers.comGood news, Rockafellers. That $14 million Gravesend home [/at-14-million-ocean-parkway-home-carries-brooklyns-highest-price-tag/] you’ve been hoping to purchase, if the price was just a wee bit lower, has gone down in value. The 2134 Ocean Parkway five-bedroom, 9,200-square-foot home with an elevator, two kitchens, a master bedroom with

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“Co-op Passions”: A Reality Show To Expose The Hidden Side Of Co-op Ownership

Source: estately.comHardly a week goes by where Sheepshead Bites doesn’t receive an e-mail from an aggrieved co-op apartment building resident, taking issue with their board. Sometimes they even organize anti-board rallies or try to usurp the board altogether [/2800-coyle-street-co-op-of-corruption/]. And one thing’s for sure, there ain’t

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Banner Ave’s Stalled Development Site Bought By New Owners, Will Become Rental Units

Two towering condominium buildings together boasting 102 units just south of the East 12th Street Belt Parkway bridge have sat incomplete for years. Now, new owners have taken control and promise to complete construction soon. Sochi on Banner at 2750 East 12th Street and 1125 Banner Avenue were purchased earlier

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Seven Years And $7.5 Million Later, A 14-Story Dream Heads To Auction

A photo posted by a WiredNewYork forum user in 2005.The old garage at 2554 East 16th Street, a corner property also known as 1515 Avenue Z, has sat empty for years, a home for stray cats, weeds and construction materials. But its owners had big development plans once. A

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Hell House To Be Homeless Shelter, Halfway House?

[/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/boardinghouse.jpg]The owners of the two houses at 1809 and 1811 Voorhies Avenue told Courier-Life reporters they would prefer to subcontract the houses to the city for use as a halfway house or homeless shelter. We wrote about the houses last week, after tenants at