The Watchtower residential property at 161 Columbia Heights that closed March 20 after a $3 million sale to investment and management firm Sugar Hill Capital Partners, is back on the market less than two weeks later as a rental. According to Curbed, after a quick renovation, the newly named five-story walk-up “161 Heights” offers
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Irish Pub Coming To Montague’s La Traviata Space
The former La Traviata cafe at 139 Montague Street, between Henry and Clinton, is going to be replaced by an Irish pub and restaurant. The 30-year-old Italian eatery along Brooklyn Heights’ primary retail enclave shuttered suddenly in November 2011, and BHB reported in February that a sign in the window alerted us then that “RDR […]
Downtown BK Skyline Reaches For New Heights
The long-stalled Downtown City Point Towers retail and residential complex in Downtown Brooklyn is aiming for the clouds. The Brooklyn Paper got an exclusive look this week at new mock-ups presented to Community Board 2, showing two potential horizon-altering skyscrapers at the site of the former Albee Square Mall, on the Flatbush Avenue Extension between […]
Quote Of The Day: ‘BH Is Too Small, Too Old For High-End Specialty Shops’
An intriguing comment comes from a BHB reader, remarking on the March 15 Blog post, “Is Sephora Coming To Brooklyn Heights?” Amid frequent discussions that blanket the Brooklyn Heights Blog about chain retailers vs. local shops, AEB writes: I sometimes feel we’re all in the grip of a mass delusion that BH will become the […]
A Sentimental Stroll Through Downtown Brooklyn
It wasn’t until I worked for the U.S. Census Bureau between February and August 2010 that I truly discovered Brooklyn. While I had lived in Brooklyn Heights for a decade, my compass always seemed to point toward Manhattan, where I worked and played. [See Photo gallery below the jump] But with the Census gig, I […]
Hot Damn! Pool Coming To Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 This Summer
Dive in—or, uh, at least wade—Brooklyn Heights: Officials overseeing the 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park are planning to install a temporary pool in the Pier 2 uplands section of the green space this summer. According to a story in today’s New York Post, the 30-by-50-foot pool will be above ground, 3½-feet deep across, fully decked and […]
Brownstoner: 72 Poplar Renovation Plans Approved
“A tipster” said the City’s Department of Buildings has approved the plans of Daten Group LLP, who purchased the former police building at 72 Poplar Street last May for $7.5 million, to convert the building for residential use.
Muss Development Offers Vision For Downtown & Aligning Brooklyn Nabes
Family-owned commercial, residential, industrial and retail real estate firm Muss Development has its eye on development outside of Manhattan these days. Principal Jason Muss spoke with GlobeSt.com about the company’s projects in Downtown Brooklyn and aligning them bordering neighborhoods, including Brooklyn Heights. Regarding his long-term vision for Downtown Brooklyn, Muss said
Get Ready For Gap’s Return: Opens In Fulton Mall Feb. 24
Brooklyn Heights residents may recall that Gap had a store at 125 Montague Street in the late 1990s—the current location of Ann Taylor. If you’re still pining for plaid shorts and plain t-shirts, you only need cross to Fulton Street Mall, where a Gap factory store is opening this week. Racked reports that the new […]
I Want Candy? 20 Henry Condos At Last Hit The Market
The condo project at 20 Henry Street is at last hitting the marketplace after years of delays. Final polishes are taking place at the former Peaks Mason Mints building, known as the Candy Factory, with asking prices between $450,000 and $2.56 million for studios up to 4 bedrooms. The building includes 24 lofts (six of […]
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