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On The Market: Former Brooklyn Daily Eagle Location 30 Henry

The former Brooklyn Daily Eagle location at 30 Henry Street has placed its five new condo units on the market—before the structure has even reached ground level. “The Heights At 30 Henry Street” are listed by Corcoran with a range from $3.395 million for a 2,418sf 3BR to $4.95 million for a 2,861sf 3BR, 2.5BA […]

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30 Henry Street Begins Marketing For Summer 2013 Condo Completion

An official realtor website from developer Fortis Property Group has popped up for Brooklyn Heights’ condo project 30 Henry Street, deemed “The Heights,” at the former site of The Brooklyn Eagle. A new rendering of the exterior has also been made public, Brownstoner shares. The Real Deal offers the goodies on what it terms “a […]

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As Rental Rates Rise, Brooklyn Heights Remains Among Top BK Destinations

While residential rental prices in Manhattan rose more than 10% over last year to a median of $3,195, Brooklyn also remains a prime destination. Overall prices in the borough slipped 2.1% from 2011, although 1 bedroom rental units jumped 10.5% to a median $2,100 a month, while 2 bedrooms rose 6.9% to $2,673 a month. […]

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How’d You Like A Brooklyn Heights Carriage House… For $11.5K A Month

Curbed brought to our attention a listing with Brown Harris Stevens for a furnished carriage house in Brooklyn Heights at 21 Grace Court Alley. It offers three bedrooms, 1.5 baths and six rooms total, with parking, central air conditioning, skylights, fireplace, washer/dryer and three outdoor areas. BHS says: “This is very special. Beautifully appointed and […]

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Who Needs Manhattan: BK’s Fulton Mall Revival A Bona Fide Reality

When The New York Times pens a story on the revitalization of Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall, it heralds a watermark moment: sort of like, if the Times sniffs it as a reality, the revival has got to have credence. Its August 28 piece announced “National Retailers Discover a Brooklyn Mall.” Mind you—to toot our own […]

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Acclaimed 40 Willow Place Mansion Sells for $7.35 Million

When it comes to lofty living in Brooklyn Heights, it’s tough to top the home at 40 Willow Place, which has sold for $7.35M—a mere shaving off of its October 2011 list price of $7.5M. The 7,400-square-foot, three-story, 45-foot-wide modernist home, built in the 1960s, entered into contract May 7 and closed August 3, with […]

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In The Pink: 29 Grace Court Finally Finds A Buyer

The 25-foot wide, four-family brownstone at 29 Grace Court, which has been on the market for nearly two years, has at last found a buyer. Originally listed for $6.2 million in September 2010, followed by a price drop to $5.95 million in January 2011, Brownstoner reports that its sale has been recorded for $5.25 million—not […]

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Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick To Call The Heights Home

Paul Giamati, meet your new neighbors. Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick are purchasing a pair of townhouses in south Brooklyn Heights on State Street near Sidney Place. The New York Daily News‘ real estate guru Jason Sheftell reported late Friday that the family is closing in on a contract, after purchasing a Manhattan […]

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Quote Of The Day: ‘People Choose Brooklyn For Its Lifestyle’

This may not come as a surprise to those who live in Brooklyn, but collegiate blog The Brooklyn Ink published a piece Friday March 9, asking “Is Brooklyn Still A Bargain?” looking at real estate trends in the borough’s trendiest neighborhoods versus Manhattan. The overall conclusion: The notion that Brooklyn living is only for bargain […]

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Unload Columbia Heights Carriage House—$3M Under Asking

A second building in the Jehovah’s Witnesses Brooklyn Heights real estate collective has sold for $3 million less than its original asking price. Curbed reports that a 4,172-square-foot carriage house at 165 Columbia Heights Street (between Clark and Pierrepont streets), was asking $7.2 million in 2008, and sold for $4.1 million, according to city records. […]

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