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Brooklyn Is "The New Manhattan" According to Realtors

Virginia K. Smith — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:15:00 -0400

We may still be just the second most expensive city in the entire country but hey, you know what? Brooklyn's doing ok. And, per a not-particularly-timely report from Fox Business, real estate here is not just "hotter than Manhattan," it's actually "the new Manhattan."

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Here's What the Inside of a $5 Million Dollar Brooklyn Home Looks Like

Kristin Iversen — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400

Everyone loves real-estate porn. For a few reasons, really.…

Photos: Inside the Bed-Stuy Home of Good Candle Owner John Kroeger

Mike Conklin — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:52:00 -0400

Danielle Haun and her boyfriend, John Kroeger, share a first-floor apartment in Bed-Stuy and are eager to celebrate its modest luxuries: the back patio; the hallway where they stash their bikes; the dishwasher. After living in a string of "crappy New York apartments," Danielle understands the value of such niceties.…

Are We Allowed To Start Calling Townhouses "Castles" Now?

Virginia K. Smith — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:42:41 -0400

The obvious answer here being 'no.' What is this, Europe? Feudal Japan?…

Is This The Very Worst Room In Brooklyn?

Virginia K. Smith — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:41:00 -0400

Is such a distinction even possible? There are so many shitty rooms!…

Photos: At Home With Electro-Pop Trio Lemonade

Josh Stillman — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

Lemonade are an electronic three-piece from San Francisco consisting of Callan Clendenin, Ben Steidel, and Alex Pasternak. And from the moment you walk into their Williamsburg loft, one thing is clear: these boys are from California.…

What The Hell Is Going On With North Brooklyn Real Estate?

Virginia K. Smith — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:26:05 -0400

It seems like at least once a week, we bring you some absurd new update on the outrageous juggernaut that is Brooklyn real estate. This week is no exception!

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Photos: At Home With Filmmaker Alex Ross Perry

Josh Stillman — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:50:00 -0400

Alex Ross Perry lives in a cozy Park Slope apartment that's littered with film posters, film books, film props…did we mention that Perry was a filmmaker? He just wrapped a web series for HBO and is working on an independent feature due out this fall.…

Photos: At Home With Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos

Josh Stillman — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:18:00 -0400

Michael Angelakos, the lead singer of Passion Pit, shares a historic Brooklyn Heights apartment with his wife, Kristy, who works as a food writer. Their home is tasteful and refined, replete with working fireplaces and a spacious, sumptuous kitchen.…

Does Anyone Care That Lena Dunham Might Move to Williamsburg?

Kristin Iversen — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:15:00 -0400

I guess the real question is should anyone care that Lena Dunham might move to Williamsburg. To which the answer obviously is, yes.…

Inside the Bed-Stuy Home of Designer Rachel Doriss

Kristin Iversen — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400

In the fantasy New York apartment checklist that we all have in our heads, there are a few universal, non-negotiable requirements. There has to be a view.…

Street Savvy's Crown Heights Playhouse

Crystal Gwyn — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:02:00 -0400

Based in a basement, Street Savvy NYC and CLR Therapy, founded off a fantastical premise that wall art and wears coexist: using a combination of spray paint and acrylics, the team layers over preexisting objects such as shoes, mannequins, denim jackets, and furniture, sometimes stamped with a target symbol, always revealing their process through noted Basquiat and CY Twombly influence. Though you will find them parading their (surprisingly only somewhat) stiff pieces on the streets of SoHo, they have also recently collaborated with T by Alexander Wang x Shopbop, and Housing Works to produce in-house installations and look books, transforming strict spaces into a Pee-Wee worthy Playhouse.…

Is Greenpoint Cool Enough to Justify a $3 Million Loft?

Virginia K. Smith — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:20:00 -0400

Granted, in a lot of neighborhoods, a $3 million asking price for a loft wouldn't really raise any eyebrows. But in Greenpoint — which, in spite of rapidly rising prices, hasn't seen a higher-priced real estate deal than last year's $2.5 million sale of an actual 3-story house — the sale would be record-breaking, in a big way.…

Breaking! Brooklyn Realtors Make Money Off People's Stupidity

Kristin Iversen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:36:00 -0400

Remember how just a few years ago the economy was terrible and the housing market went bust and all of our rents were suddenly really, really low? Well, maybe not that last part.…

Photos: At Home With Pete Feigenbaum of Dinowalrus

Josh Stillman — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:52:00 -0400

In a sense, Pete Feigenbaum is the quintessential New York millenial. He lives in a chic neighborhood — Williamsburg — plays in a cool band — Dinowalrus - and is in graduate school at an elite university — Columbia.…

Would You Rent a $1,500/Month Room to Get the "Girls Experience?"

Virginia K. Smith — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:06:34 -0400

You know, overwrought, self-effacing preciousness on Craigslist aside, and preposterous trends surrounding Girls notwithstanding, this could just be a whole post about how it's totally normal, apparently, for a single room in a "livable and trendy but trashy-enough-to complain-about-apartment" to cost $1,500 to live in every month, just because it's in Williamsburg, in 2013. Everything about this is deeply obscene, and I will never get over it.…

Inside the Renovated Crown Heights Townhouse of Jesse and Thom Armstrong

Kristin Iversen — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:35:00 -0400

"We did everything backwards," Jesse Armstrong tells me as we walk through the immaculately renovated 1901 townhouse that she bought with her husband Thom 7 years ago. At the time, the two weren't married, and were just in their mid-20s.…

With Williamsburg Social, the "Dormification" of Brooklyn Continues

Kristin Iversen — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:45:00 -0400

Remember how great living in a dorm was? Sure you do!…

Williamsburg Is Getting a Massive Luxury Hotel

Virginia K. Smith — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:34:16 -0400

After spending the past three years meticulously renovating the historic Williamsburg Savings Bank building, developer Juan Figueroa is reportedly moving forward with plans to build a 40-story "boutique hotel" on the adjacent lot. "It's going to be the hottest hotel in Brooklyn — no question in my mind," CBRE director Edward Eschmann told The Real Deal.…

Rents in Bushwick Are Actually Calming Down

Virginia K. Smith — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

So, we can all relax a little. But only a little!…

The Latest Sign of Gentrification: Biggie's Old Apartment Is for Sale for $750,000

Kristin Iversen — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:46:00 -0400

New York Magazine's Daily Intel reports that the 3-bedroom apartment where a young Christopher Wallace, later known as Notorious B.I.G. (obviously), lived is now for sale for $750,000. That's a lot of money!…

At Home With Illustrator/Bar Reviewer Bill Roundy... Sorta

Mike Conklin — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:26:00 -0400

Bill Roundy is the brains (or…the hands) behind "Bar Scrawl," The Brooklyn Paper's series of illustrated bar reviews. When we suggested a traditional BK Shelter home profile — like, with photos — he offered to do us one better and draw the place himself.…

At Home with Artist and Designer Scosha Woolridge

Kristin Iversen — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:45:00 -0400

Located right in the center of Williamsburg, which can feel like the center of the incredibly chaotic universe, is the serene home that artist/designer Scosha Woolridge shares with her husband, Joe, also an artist, and their young son, Summit. The apartment, located in the back of the building and protected from the noise of the streets, is flooded with sunlight and full of vibrant art and beautiful textiles and, well, life.…

At Home With Su'Juk Owner Su Beyazit

Josh Stillman — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:09:00 -0400

Su Beyazit, who owns the Clinton Hill boutique Su'Juk, describes her store as "homey and woodsy." Her home in BedStuy, however, isn't quite so modest.…

The Dos and Don'ts of Spring Cleaning

Kristin Iversen — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:22:00 -0400

It's spring! It's sprung.…