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Brooklyn Listings Six Months Later: Two Sold, One in Contract, One Still Available

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This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focused on homes in Sunset Park, Clinton Hill, Ditmas Park, and Cobble Hill. How did they fare?

In Sunset Park, this 1927 Finnish Co-op with a flexible floor plan makes most of its Art Deco roots, with original parquet, moldings, and French doors. Located on the second floor of 531 41st Street, the two-bedroom apartment has a recently updated kitchen. This former Co-op of the Day sold in May for $630,000, which was $15,000 over the asking price.

This sprawling Victorian flat is almost exactly as it was first laid out, and with many of the original details. Located at 275 Clinton Avenue in one of Clinton Hill’s finest apartment buildings, it has three bedrooms and an office, 1.5 bathrooms, and windows in every room. This former Co-op of the Day sold in June for $1.775 million, which was $125,000 under the asking price.

In the Ditmas Park Historic District, an early 20th century standalone has a picturesque gambrel roof on the exterior and an interior that has been converted into a two-family with separate entrances and an abundance of space. At 986 Ocean Avenue,

Brooklyn News: Senior Housing in Bed Study

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Roomy Mid-Century Modern Bay Ridge Co-op With Two Baths, Six Closets Asks $550K

This Shore Road co-op needs a bit of TLC, but it is certainly spacious with two bedrooms, two full baths and six closets. Despite the unit’s first-floor location, views from two exposures in the living room also show a glimpse of water as the building faces of Shore Road Park and Parkway.

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Former Flatbush Clubhouse With Woodwork, Stained Glass, Event Space Asks $2.695 Million

Behind the appealing Colonial Revival facade of this Flatbush stand alone there is quite the colorful history, all connected to an event space that was added to the dwelling in the 1920s. Even apart from that grand room, which covers most of the backyard, the house is certainly generously sized, with five bedrooms, a great room, and a basement catering kitchen that includes a walk-in fridge.

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A Park Slope Townhouse With Central Air and Three Others to See, Starting at $2.998 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Clinton Hill, and Windsor Terrace. They range in price from $2.998 million to $5.35 million.

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Crown Heights Duplex With Pier Mirror, Three Bedrooms,

Bed Stuy Brownstone One-Bedroom With Overcoat Asks $2,400

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Although petite, this one-bedroom in a Bed Study brownstone looks meticulously maintained, with graceful original details and modern updates that enhance rather than detract from the existing architecture. Its three rooms take up the front half of the top floor of 256 Hancock Street in the historic district.

There is a mantle, parquet, molding, a bay window, and high ceilings. The bedroom is on the side — presumably over the entrance — but fits a dresser and queen bed “comfortably,” according to the listing, from Matthew Scott of Serhant. The kitchen and bathroom have been attractively updated with classic finishes including white subway wall tiles. No mention is made of closets, laundry, or a dishwasher, but there are two skylights.

The unit is one of five in the Renaissance Revival brownstone, which has been owned by an LLC since 2014. Perhaps worth noting: On the floor below is a 1.5-bedroom floor-through advertised as a fully furnished short-term rental, most recently in January for $3,500.

This apartment is asking $2,400 a month. What do you think?

[Listing: 256 Hancock Street #4F | Broker: Serhant] GMAP

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Brooklyn News: Wild Bird Fund Is Opening a Park Slope Outpost

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‘Graham Ave-Ave of Puerto Rico’ Street Sign Was Changed to ‘Graham Ave,’ Then Quickly Restored

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Wild Bird Fund to Open Brooklyn Location for Locals Who Love Wildlife

In big news for the borough’s wildlife lovers, the Wild Bird Fund will be opening an outpost in Park Slope just two blocks west of Prospect Park.

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The Insider: Spectacular Curved Windows on Rear Facade Upgraded Park Slope Neo-Fed Inside and Out

At 5,000-plus square feet and chock full of intact detail, the circa-1910 Neo-Federal brick row house was grand to begin with. Its main drawback? The kitchen’s placement is in a rear extension, closed off from the rest of the house. “Once upon a time, when the household had a staff, the kitchen was in the basement,” said architect and founding partner Brendan Coburn of The Brooklyn Studio (formerly

Brooklyn News: A Park Slope Wood Frame Gets a Splash of Color

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Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings of 2022: A Brooklyn Heights Manse, a Bay Ridge Row House

Looking back at the listings that readers were drawn to in 2022, there isn’t a single neighborhood that dominates and the properties reflect a fairly wide price range. While the most expensive is a budget-busting Brooklyn Heights manse at $13.75 million, much of the list is made up of properties under the $2 million mark.

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6 Creative Interiors Offer Some Brooklyn Living Inspiration

From the pages of Brownstoner magazine, here are the stories of six Brooklyn dwellers who adapted their interior spaces to suit their modern lives.

Each property offers a personal spin on Brooklyn living, including an artist’s whimsical Prospect Heights brownstone, a casual home for a family in Ditmas Park and a woodwork-filled Prospect Lefferts Gardens row house discovered by the owners in the 1970s.

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Cafe in the Cards for Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn

A new cafe could soon