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Sunset Park HDFC Co-op With Three Bedrooms, in-Unit Laundry Asks $599K

28/03/2023dansa

In Sunset Park, this income-restricted co-op is a bit unusual: It is the second floor of an early 20th century row house. The listing doesn’t divulge the details on the qualifying income range for the HDFC (Housing Development Fund Corporation) co-operative, but the unit is spacious with three bedrooms and in-unit laundry.

At 650 51st Street, the house dates to 1909, one of 12 brick houses built on the block by John C. Wandell Co., according to the Sunset Park National Register Historic District nomination. Records show that HPD turned the property over to Habitat for Humanity in 1992, and after rehab a certificate of occupancy as a two-family was issued in 1996. Deeds show the two units were then transferred to an HDFC with the proviso that they were to be sold to qualifying low income individuals or families with an annual income “not exceeding 80 percent of the median income.”

This unit is a generously sized floor-through with a living room and dining area set into the bay facing the street, a kitchen in the middle and two large bedrooms at the rear. A smaller bedroom is off the living room and could be set up as an

As DOT Presents Refined Concepts for BQE, Locals Question Cost, Climate Impact, Two-Lane Study

02/03/2023dansa

More than 100 people filled a gymnasium in Brooklyn Friends School in Downtown Brooklyn Tuesday night to review the Department of Transportation’s refined concepts for the future of the city-owned section of the beleaguered Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which includes the crumbling triple cantilever.

The meeting came just days after the city announced it would be delaying the launch of its environmental review process from spring to fall. The city will use the time to analyze the impact of reducing the number of BQE lanes in each direction from three to two, following intense pressure from community members and local elected officials.

The department and its partners presented detailed renderings and full 3D models of its three impressive concepts, which would all repair the roadway and better connect Brooklyn Heights to Brooklyn Bridge Park. But a lack of specificity concerning the impact on Brooklyn Bridge Park and other pinch points, costs, construction, pollution, and more, left many with questions.

The gathering took place in the gym at Brooklyn Friends School in Downtown Brooklyn

“I’m concerned that we don’t understand, there’s no information being shared on the impact on the neighborhood, the impact on the park, the potential costs, and ultimately, we have

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

22/01/2023dansa

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

Williamsburg residents awoke to a surprise today: The “Graham Ave-Ave of Puerto Rico” street sign that hangs above traffic on the corner of the busy thoroughfare and Moore Street was removed and replaced with a sign simply reading “Graham Ave.”

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Wild Bird Fund will take over the space at 183 7th Avenue. Photo by Susan De Vries

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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Photo by David Mitchell

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