Brooklyn News: Homes for Sale, Holiday Markets

Our picks for open houses to check out this past weekend were found in Park Slope, Bed Stuy, and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $1.625 million to $6.75 million.

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Ditmas Park Tudor with paneling and wood-burning stove asks $2.15 million

This Ditmas Park residence, designed by Slee & Bryson, has a picturesque appearance with its wide verandah and Tudor-inspired half-timbering. There are only a handful of listing photos, but these show that the home also has some attractive interior details, including wainscoting, window seats, mantels, wood floors, stained glass windows, and more.

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The Insider: Boerum Hill Carriage House Reno deftly maximizes the small space

The few 19th-century carriage houses that remain in Brooklyn’s brownstone belt have long been coveted for their charm as homes, though they often have little living space.

When Osso Architecture tackled the renovation of a two-story carriage house and transformed its 1,000 square feet into a two-bedroom, 2.5-bath home, the work caught the attention of local residents. “People loved that carriage house and wanted to make sure a tower didn’t go up,” says architect Margot Otten, co-founder of the Brooklyn- and Hoboken-based firm Douglas Segulja.

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Dozens of debates if the apartment tower would diminish the landmark Fort Greene Church

During a heated, 3.5-hour hearing, nearly 80 speakers questioned whether the Landmarks Preservation Commission should allow a developer to build a 27-story, 240-unit tower using Fort Greene’s landmark Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church as its base.

Forty-six speakers supported the plans for the church at 144 St. Felix Street, on the corner of Hanson Place, largely citing the need for new housing – and many said the design was respectful of the church, the neighboring Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and the BAM Historic District. But 33 opponents argued that the project was completely excessive in size, would obstruct the view of the iconic bell tower, undermine the church’s history and architecture and amount to ‘facadism’.

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Find the perfect gift at these 11 holiday markets in Brooklyn

December is here, which means Brooklyn is bursting with holiday markets offering local and handmade items for gift giving.

We’ve rounded up some of the options taking place in the borough this year, with both indoor and outdoor markets on offer.

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