Lottery for affordable housing in the Near Block Long ‘Burg development opened

An affordable housing lottery has been opened for 56 apartments in a new, nearly block-long, nine-story complex stretching from the corner of Lorimer Street to about three-quarters of Grand Street in Williamsburg.

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A charming Gothic cottage in Rockland County – yours for $2.495 million

Although there is no stone with a hand-engraved construction date, the design details of this stone home make its construction period quite clear. The Gothic-inspired home dates to 1865, when Picturesque-style villas and cottages were becoming popular through the work of a group of architects who represented their vision of the American home, including Andrew Jackson Downing, Alexander Jackson Davis, Calvert Vaux, and Frederick Clarke Withers.

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A Park Slope brownstone with air conditioning and more to see, from $739,000

Our recommendations for open houses to view last weekend were in Park Slope, Boerum Hill, East Flatbush and Cypress Hills, with prices ranging from $739,900 to $6.45 million.

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Flatbush house with original tiles, hardwood floors and garage costs $4,895 per month

A limestone row house with a vaulted facade for rent in Flatbush has a garage and plenty of original details, including early 20th-century kitchen wall tiles, as well as upgrades. Properties like this rarely rent, at least not for the price of a two-bedroom elsewhere in the borough.

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Crown Heights Block wins first place in the “Greenest Block in Brooklyn” competition

Beverly Hall has her own “little peaceful oasis” on Lincoln Place, between Nostrand and New York Avenue. Filled with blooming marigolds, hydrangeas, ferns and more, her green space is one of many green spaces along the block that helped it win first place in the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest—for the third time in the contest’s history.

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