samhexum Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Major transformation is on the horizon for a low-income apartment complex notable for its three-story-high buildings with distinctive Dutch stepped gables occupying a superblock on the southeastern edge of Bed Stuy. Developers have filed to rezone the property, known as Fulton Park, to make way for a mega-development with up to a dozen buildings reaching 17 stories and holding upwards of 2,000 market-rate and affordable apartments. Potentially, about half the units could be affordable, and current residents would be able to move into similar but new apartments at the same rent. The application was filed by L+M Development Partners and SMJ Development in partnership with the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. It calls for the rezoning of 1754 Fulton Street and 53 Utica Avenue, lots bound by Utica Avenue and Nelson Mandela High School to the west, Fulton Street to the north, Rochester Avenue and Hunterfly Place to the east, and Atlantic Avenue to the south. As part of the plan, the 38 existing buildings at Fulton Park, which contain 209 Section 8 affordable apartments and a management building, would be demolished. Two new buildings would be constructed to replace the existing housing units and one of the replacement buildings is expected to be built first on part of the vacant portion of the Fulton Park site. That would allow residents living in the southern portion of the site to move directly into newly built apartments without an interim relocation, according to a rep from L+M, who added those tenants would receive units with the same number of bedrooms and bathrooms and would continue paying the same rents. The rep said the development team had been gathering input from residents for the past two years. After the first relocation, the existing buildings south of a parking lot on a former stretch of Herkimer Street would be demolished, followed by construction of additional buildings on that portion of the site. The remaining existing residents would then be relocated into newly completed buildings. In addition to the Fulton Park site, the rezoning includes a long-vacant HPD-owned parcel west of Utica Avenue that has been used by locals as a skatepark. Under the proposal, the overall development would include 11 new buildings on the Fulton Park site and one new building on the HPD site. In total, the 12 proposed buildings would contain approximately 1.97 million gross square feet of development. About 1.91 million square feet would be residential, roughly 20,900 square feet would be commercial space, and about 33,120 square feet would be devoted to community facility use. The development would include approximately 2,035 apartments, the documents say. That figure includes the 209 Section 8 units replacing the existing Fulton Park housing, 351 apartments that would be 100 percent affordable on the HPD site, and between 337 and 505 additional affordable units at Fulton Park required under Mandatory Inclusionary Housing. As part of the rezoning application, L+M is also seeking to acquire the HPD-owned site and a representative for L+M said the proposed 100 percent affordable building on that parcel is contingent on the city approving its disposition. HPD confirmed it is in early discussions regarding the site. An HPD spokesperson told Brownstoner: “HPD is committed to building housing on this site and we are in early conversations with L & M about the potential utilization of the city-owned land for affordable housing. The L & M site is adjacent to a vacant HPD-owned site. Due to complicated regulatory issues, including the fact that both sites are part of the same tax lot, and expediency, the rezoning application is covering both sites. There are no immediate plans for HPD to develop that vacant site.” The rep added that there have been “some early conversations with L&M, but we have not made any determinations on next steps for the site” in regards to disposition.
BSR Posted February 2 Posted February 2 I just heard about this record-breaking sale from last August: an $87.5 million penthouse in the West Village, the highest price ever for a downtown property. Wow, I’m almost old enough to remember when Jane St, especially that far west, was a dicey neighborhood. cany10011 1
+ Charlie Posted February 2 Posted February 2 On 12/5/2025 at 12:05 PM, Lotus-eater said: 4 East 79th Street in Photos ROBBREPORT.COM The palatial $68 Million Gilded Age townhouse in New York City was the site of a brutal murder in 1915. I would definitely need to hire a fulltime housekeeper. + SidewaysDM, Lotus-eater and MikeBiDude 1 2
samhexum Posted February 11 Posted February 11 For Sale: Brooklyn Five-Bedroom. Price: $100 New York Focus identified more than a thousand cases where a disputed interest formula increased a home’s bidding price at auction, allowing a bank to obtain it for a pittance. https://nysfocus.com/2026/02/05/foreclosures-emigrant-bank-brooklyn-home-disputed
Lotus-eater Posted February 28 Posted February 28 https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/apartment-complex-private-enclave-san-francisco-1237566764/ + SidewaysDM 1
samhexum Posted February 28 Posted February 28 6 minutes ago, Lotus-eater said: https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/apartment-complex-private-enclave-san-francisco-1237566764/ what a lovely starter home + Charlie, thomas, + SidewaysDM and 1 other 4
samhexum Posted March 2 Posted March 2 Hunterfly Road Houses Completes Restoration In Crown Heights, Brooklyn Photograph from groundbreaking ceremony for Hunterfly Road Houses, via NYC. Restoration work is complete on Hunterfly Road Houses at the Weeksville Heritage Center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The $4 million city-funded project was led by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Department of Design and Construction, and began in the fall of 2024. The 19th-century wood-frame houses are the last remaining structures of Weeksville, one of the nation’s largest free Black communities before the Civil War. The 18-month project focused on restoring the exterior of the four homes, including façades, siding, windows, doors, and front-entry porches. Additional upgrades included new plumbing, exterior lighting, a modernized fire alarm system with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and a CCTV monitoring system. A climate-controlled storage room was also installed in the cellar of one of the houses to better preserve historical artifacts. Funding was provided by the Mayor’s Office, the Brooklyn Borough President, and the New York City Council. Photograph of one of the Hunterfly Road Houses, via NYC. Weeksville was founded in 1848 by James Weeks, a formerly enslaved man who purchased land in what is now Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant. By the 1850s, the community had grown to more than 500 residents and served as a refuge for Black New Yorkers, including during the 1863 Draft Riots in Manhattan. The houses were rediscovered in 1968 after nearly being lost to urban renewal, designated a New York City Landmark in 1970, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Today, the center operates as Brooklyn’s largest African American cultural institution, hosting exhibitions, educational programming, and community events. Transit nearby the Hunterfly Road Houses includes the Kingston–Utica Avenues station, served by the 3 and 4 trains, and the Utica Avenue station, served by the A and C trains. marylander1940 1
Lotus-eater Posted March 11 Posted March 11 (edited) If you need a place to stay in Palm Springs for the upcoming gathering and prefer traditional architecture (Monterey Colonial Revival) with some Hollywood history, you can buy Donna Reed's old house: https://robbreport.com/shelter/celebrity-homes/gallery/donna-reed-former-palm-springs-home-photos-1237674483/ Edited March 12 by Lotus-eater Luv2play and Peter Eater 1 1
Luv2play Posted March 12 Posted March 12 (edited) On 2/2/2026 at 10:59 AM, BSR said: I just heard about this record-breaking sale from last August: an $87.5 million penthouse in the West Village, the highest price ever for a downtown property. Wow, I’m almost old enough to remember when Jane St, especially that far west, was a dicey neighborhood. How old are you? I stayed in a b&b on Jane St down near the Hudson in 1997. The host was a retired actor and playwright in NYC. The street was very nice, old brownstones and the people held a street party for my host that weekend as he was turning 75. Perhaps 50 years earlier it was dicey but so was the whole lower west side before the gays moved in. North of there the meat packing district was rough but became gentrified later. I went back two times, once in 2001 after 9/11 and in 2019. Both times the place was as nice as I remembered it in 1997. In the first visit I went out to dinner with the b&b host with my sister. The last visit he was no longer alive. So I just walked the street reliving the memories. Edited March 12 by Luv2play Peter Eater 1
BSR Posted March 12 Posted March 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, Luv2play said: How old are you? I stayed in a b&b on Jane St down near the Hudson in 1997. The host was a retired actor and playwright in NYC. The street was very nice, old brownstones and the people held a street party for my host that weekend as he was turning 75. Perhaps 50 years earlier it was dicey but so was the whole lower west side before the gays moved in. North of there the meat packing district was rough but became gentrified later. I went back two times, once in 2001 after 9/11 and in 2019. Both times the place was as nice as I remembered it in 1997. In the first visit I went out to dinner with the b&b host with my sister. The last visit he was no longer alive. So I just walked the street reliving the memories. I lived in the West Village from 1984-87, when it had already become very much a gayborhood. At that time it was safe to walk around in the far west (Greenwich St. onward) part, but I don’t know if I would’ve felt safe doing so in the wee hours. My uncle, also gay and whose apartment I was subletting, told me how much safer the area was vs. 10 years prior. That’s what I meant by “almost” old enough. Edited March 12 by BSR Typo Luv2play 1
Luv2play Posted March 12 Posted March 12 5 hours ago, BSR said: I lived in the West Village from 1984-87, when it had already become very much a gayborhood. At that time it was safe to walk around in the far west (Greenwich St. onward) part, but I don’t know if I would’ve felt safe doing so in the wee hours. My uncle, also gay and whose apartment I was subletting, told me how much safer the area was vs. 10 years prior. That’s what I meant by “almost” old enough. I visited NYC a number of times when you lived there in the 80’s and felt safe walking at late night in that neighborhood. I was young and fit and walked fast. Never encountered any problem. Stupid lucky?
Lotus-eater Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Another quaint little house in the Palm Springs area (Rancho Mirage) is available: https://robbreport.com/shelter/auctions/chateau-dumont-auction-rancho-mirage-1237693146/ Peter Eater 1
Lotus-eater Posted March 24 Posted March 24 https://robbreport.com/shelter/new-construction/inside-80-clarkson-west-village-1237698572/ BSR, + azdr0710 and + SidewaysDM 1 2
samhexum Posted March 24 Posted March 24 4 hours ago, Lotus-eater said: https://robbreport.com/shelter/new-construction/inside-80-clarkson-west-village-1237698572/ Are we to assume the apartment pics are from the live-in super's unit? Nice pics overall, but the tree motif looks a bit tacky to me:
Lotus-eater Posted April 10 Posted April 10 (edited) Trina Turk, who was one of the ringleaders in getting the Marilyn Monroe statue moved because it is deemed to be too kitschy and titillating (while selling skimpy swimwear for women and men), is selling her Palm Springs house. https://robbreport.com/shelter/celebrity-homes/gallery/trina-turk-soleil-house-palm-springs-photos-1237766061/trinaturk_soleilhouse_ca_18/ Edited April 10 by Lotus-eater
BigDMike Posted April 10 Posted April 10 22 minutes ago, Lotus-eater said: Trina Turk, who was one of the ringleaders in getting the Marilyn Monroe statue moved because it is deemed to be too kitschy and titillating (while selling skimpy swimwear for women and men), is selling her Palm Springs house. https://robbreport.com/shelter/celebrity-homes/gallery/trina-turk-soleil-house-palm-springs-photos-1237766061/trinaturk_soleilhouse_ca_18/ Met her and her late husband years ago. He was cool....she was wackadoodle thomas, TonyDown, Lotus-eater and 1 other 2 2
samhexum Posted April 26 Posted April 26 Tucked away Rare Brooklyn carriage house lists for $5.8M on a hidden street where homes almost never sell Nestled behind a tucked-away block that most New Yorkers don’t know exists, a 19th-century carriage house in Brooklyn Heights has just landed on the market for $5.795 million. The property at 28 College Place sits on a private, landscaped mews just off Love Lane, a cobblestoned sliver of old New York that has barely changed since horse-drawn carriages were still a mode of transportation. It remains one of the few hidden streets that only houses carriage homes. Built around 1899, the two-story structure stretches 2,640 square feet and retains nearly everything original — tin ceilings, hardwood floors, cast iron radiators, hay doors, transoms, and ornate moldings that date to the building’s working-stable days. This is not a gut renovation dressed up in vintage clothing. The place is authentically, stubbornly old. Three bedrooms and 1.5 baths are spread across the two floors, with a full kitchen and dining area anchored by a center island. The ground floor is wide open and can serve as a garage, art studio, or whatever a buyer with imagination dreams up. Skylights and oversized windows flood the interior with natural light. College Place itself is the kind of address that rarely appears in any conversation, let alone a real estate listing. A landmarked cul-de-sac in the heart of Brooklyn Heights, it is lined with 19th-century carriage houses and anchored by the boutique Love Lane Mews condominium. According to Compass listing agent Jack Elliot Heard, “College Place dates back to the mid-1800s as part of the Brooklyn Heights development as a major commuter town to Manhattan,” he told The Post. The last carriage house to sell there was at 32 College Place, which sold in 2022 for $6.45 million. Prior, it had been held by the same owner since 2009. “The carriage houses were built to store stables, carriages and staff members,” Heard added. “Being tucked away, hidden and becoming a Landmarked District in 1965, it is one of the enclaves of Brooklyn Heights that has frozen in time and is now home to some of the most special homes that not just Brooklyn, but New York City has to offer.” The home last sold in 2005. Its most recent owner, Robert “Rob” Iannucci — a retired New York attorney, motorsports figure and preservationist — passed away in December at 80. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ‘Rare’ Tiny-Home Compound Featuring 3 Adorable Abodes Hits the Market in Seattle for Just $900K A unique collection of tiny homes built across a single lot in Seattle has just hit the market for the bargain price of $900,000. That boils down to just $300,000 per home. Located on the outskirts of Puget Park, the properties have been meticulously restored in recent years, having previously been used as accommodation for staff at a nearby industrial estate. "When the sellers bought the property, they were three little huts that were falling apart," says listing agent Patti Hill of John L. Scott–West Seattle. "They were used as workers' homes. The sellers rebuilt them between 2021 and 2023, and now they are way cool." Originally constructed in 1907 in the gated Industrial District West, the multifamily cedar-sided cottages have come a long way from the crumbling structures that the sellers found in 2015, when they purchased the property for just $60,000. Today, the three dwellings boasts modernized spaces with loft-style interiors and a world of opportunity for their future use. Each Pigeon Point residence offers one bedroom, one bathroom, and a kitchen space, meaning that they can operate as entirely independent properties. Hardwood and concrete floors, exposed beams, sleek kitchens and bathrooms, skylights, and energy-efficient thermal windows can be found throughout the interiors. Each tiny home also has a private deck. For the past few years, the compound has operated as a kind of micro-neighborhood, with each dwelling serving as a private residence for a long-term renter. "The sellers have long-term renters using them," Hill explains. "I think the next buyer will probably be an investor who will keep it as a rental property. It could also be someone looking to live in one of the cottages as a primary residence and rent the other two out." Alternatively, the compound would be a unique multigenerational abode. Or if a group of friends are looking to get onto the property ladder for a lower price, it could be turned into a kind of modern commune. "An ideal setup for investors, owner-users, or anyone looking for a unique multi-home property in a prime Seattle location," the listing notes. Located on just one fully fenced-in lot, the triplex community is centered around a patio, offering a "shared community vibe," while also maintaining the privacy of each resident. "All of the residents get along, and there is a fire pit that everyone uses," Hill says. What's more, because the homes all occupy a single lot, the taxes are incredibly low. Records show that 2025 fees were just $8,106 for all three properties. "It's one lot. We didn't split the lot, so it's one tax parcel," the listing agent confirms. Almost as intriguing as the three detached cottage assemblage is the compound's unusual site. "It's an interesting location that is very industrial," Hill reveals. "There is a working waterway a block away where ships come in and load containers." https://www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/tiny-home-compound-rare-seattle/?cid=psc_nyp_syndication_unique-homes_tiny-home-compound-rare-seattle
BigDMike Posted April 26 Posted April 26 It's all about the view....and of course, the money to build something even better, the issue with nearby residents concerned you'll block their view and the California Coastal Commission which will have a say in whatever gets built.... https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1041-Marine-Dr-Laguna-Beach-CA-92651/25140907_zpid/ Lotus-eater and + azdr0710 2
Luv2play Posted April 26 Posted April 26 56 minutes ago, BigDMike said: It's all about the view....and of course, the money to build something even better, the issue with nearby residents concerned you'll block their view and the California Coastal Commission which will have a say in whatever gets built.... https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1041-Marine-Dr-Laguna-Beach-CA-92651/25140907_zpid/ Wow. What a beautiful spot. 18mil for a 450 sq ft cottage. It will be replaced by a huge mansion given the size of the property. Amazing it has lasted unspoiled as long as it has. BigDMike 1
BigDMike Posted April 26 Posted April 26 25 minutes ago, Luv2play said: Wow. What a beautiful spot. 18mil for a 450 sq ft cottage. It will be replaced by a huge mansion given the size of the property. Amazing it has lasted unspoiled as long as it has. The factors I mentioned are all the reasons in fact why it hasn't been snatched up yet. Getting the land is one thing...but the red tape to do something with it in a true test of patience and even more money + azdr0710 1
samhexum Posted Monday at 04:38 PM Posted Monday at 04:38 PM THE GATES OF HELL: New York City storefronts that still drop solid metal gates at closing time are officially on the clock. The Department of Buildings took to X on Feb. 25, 2026 to remind property owners that roll-down security grilles on buildings classified as Business (Group B) or Mercantile (Group M) must meet a visibility standard by July 1, 2026. Owners are being told to check their Certificate of Occupancy or the building code to confirm whether the rules cover their particular storefront. What the rule requires The regulation says that horizontal or vertical grilles installed along the sidewalk must allow at least 70 percent visibility when they are closed. Any grille that was installed or replaced on or after July 1, 2011 has to hit that 70 percent mark no later than July 1, 2026, according to the Department of Buildings. The advisory ties the schedule to Local Law 75 of 2009 and flags the relevant sections of the 2022 Building Code. I saw an interview with a store owner who complained that not only will he be out over $10,000 for a new gate, and that he was also worried that mischief-makers could just shove something through the gaps in a compliant gate and break his window.
marylander1940 Posted Tuesday at 02:31 PM Posted Tuesday at 02:31 PM San Francisco house where family of 4 died sells in days for $700,000 over asking Video BigDMike 1
BigDMike Posted Tuesday at 03:49 PM Posted Tuesday at 03:49 PM 1 hour ago, marylander1940 said: San Francisco house where family of 4 died sells in days for $700,000 over asking Video That's a really well done property.....despite the ghosts, I can see the cost https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/930-Monterey-Blvd_San-Francisco_CA_94127_M19166-41247 marylander1940 1
samhexum Posted Wednesday at 11:00 PM Posted Wednesday at 11:00 PM https://www.brownstoner.com/real-estate-market/brooklyn-heights-194-columbia-heights-photos/ It has been a mystery for decades, with its chained doors and boarded up windows, but sunlight is finally illuminating the interior of an Italianate brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, providing a glimpse of some tantalizing details. Brownstoner had a chance to walk, carefully, through the interior of 194 Columbia Heights to gaze upon the mantels, ceiling medallions, moldings, and other impressive details that are still intact inside the long closed-up dwelling. There isn’t any electricity, but a sunny day, and flashlights, allowed a wander through the grandly scaled interior. The brownstone hit the market this month for $15 million — the first time it has been on the market since the 1960s. A fair amount of work was done before it was ready for showings.
marylander1940 Posted Thursday at 01:51 AM Posted Thursday at 01:51 AM A D.C. Home Built Over a 100 Years Ago Lists for $17.75 Million
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