#real-estate
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Via McneiltoursThe Five Families That Built Brooklyn Heights
The historical development of Brooklyn Heights was shaped by five influential families whose estates, ferry rights, and suburban vision transformed the area from Dutch farmland into New York City’s first suburb.
· 24 days agohistorylivingston familyremsen family
Via BrooklyneagleLPC approves revised plan for 420-foot tower over historic Duffield Street Houses
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved a revised plan to build a 420-foot-tall mixed-use tower atop four historic 19th-century houses on Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn.
Via BrownstonerHow Did Brooklyn Heights’ Fruit Streets Get Their Names?
Brooklyn Heights' iconic fruit-named streets emerged in the early 19th century as a departure from traditional naming conventions honoring aristocratic families.
· about 1 month agofruit streetshicks brotherslady middagh
Via BrooklyneagleCity hopes to reduce traffic, again, on historic Montague Street strip
The NYC Department of Transportation’s efforts to prioritize pedestrians on Montague Street have sparked debate among business owners and residents over the loss of parking and the aesthetic impact of new infrastructure.
· about 1 month agomontague streetpedestrian safetynyc dot
Via CrainsnewyorkWhole Foods signs lease at former Cobble Hill Rite Aid space
Whole Foods has signed a lease to open a new grocery store at the former Rite Aid location at 182 Smith Street in Cobble Hill.
· about 1 month agoopenings-closingsbusinessfood-drink
Via BkmagA $15,000,000 Promenade View, Boarded Up and Vacant for Decades in Brooklyn Heights
A long-vacant six-story brownstone at 194 Columbia Heights has hit the market for $15 million, appearing for sale after sitting boarded up for over 40 years.
· about 1 month agobusinesshistory194 columbia heights
Via CurbedThe Battle Over the ‘Times Square of Brooklyn’
Dumbo residents have launched a petition demanding a comprehensive crowd-management plan to address the overwhelming influx of tourists in the neighborhood.
· about 2 months agodumboovertourismwashington street
Via AndreastrongBig News: Danny Meyer to Open at the Hotel Bossert
Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group will open a flagship restaurant in the historic Hotel Bossert at 98 Montague Street, marking the group's first full-service venture in Brooklyn.
· about 2 months agoopenings-closingsfood-drinkbusiness
Via Page SixRose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale stun neighbors by holding stoop sale outside Brooklyn home
Boerum Hill residents Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne hosted a traditional stoop sale outside their brownstone this weekend following a reported move to a new local residence.
· about 2 months agoboerum hillrose byrne housestoop sale
Via Brooklyn Bridge ParentsRestaurant by Danny Meyer coming to the Bossert Hotel in Brooklyn Heights
Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group will open its first full-service Brooklyn restaurant at the historic Hotel Bossert in 2028.
· about 1 month agofood-drinkopenings-closingsbusiness
Via Brooklyn Eagle — Heights PressWhole Foods to open new store on Smith Street, on edge of Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill
Whole Foods Market has signed a lease to open a new 35,000-square-foot store at 182 Smith Street, formerly a Rite Aid location on the border of Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill.
· about 1 month agoopenings-closingsfood-drinkbusiness
Via BrownstonerDesign Studio and Home Goods Shop Debuts in Cobble Hill
Husband-and-wife duo Josh and Jack Manes have opened Manes Studio, a combined architecture firm and luxury home goods shop, in a former dry cleaner space at 484 Henry Street in Cobble Hill.
· about 1 month agoopenings-closingsbusinessmanes studio
Via BrownstonerBrooklyn Heights Anglo-Italianate Asks $12.5 Million
A multi-level 1850s Anglo-Italianate brownstone at 21 Pierrepont Street has hit the market for $12.5 million, highlighting the high-end real estate activity in Brooklyn Heights.
· about 2 months agobrooklyn heights real estatepierrepont streetluxury brownstones
Via NypostExclusive | Inside the last original house in Brooklyn Heights — built in the 1700s
A rare Revolutionary War-era farmhouse at 25 Cranberry St. has hit the market for $4.9 million, marking its first public offering in nearly three decades.
· about 2 months agobrooklyn heights real estatehistoric preservationcranberry street
Via RealtorBrooklyn Brownstone Abandoned for Decades Hits the Market for $15 Million
An 1860s Italianate brownstone at 194 Columbia Heights has hit the market for $15 million after sitting abandoned for several decades.
· about 2 months agocolumbia heightsbrooklyn heights promenadereal estate news brownstone
Via Brooklyn Bridge ParentsCrown Heights: A Neighborhood with History and Momentum
Crown Heights continues to attract residents with its mix of historic brownstones, cultural institutions, and a real estate market featuring a median two-bedroom condo price of $1.375 million.
· about 2 months agocrown heights real estatebrooklyn museumeastern parkway
Via Brooklyn Bridge ParentsThe Week in Brooklyn: May 11–17, 2026
Macy’s 4th of July fireworks will return to the Brooklyn Bridge for the nation's semiquincentennial as new developments and summer programming launch across the borough.
· about 2 months agobrooklyn bridge fireworks120 court streetlincoln restler
Via Brooklyn Eagle — Heights PressLast Walgreens in Brooklyn Heights to close June 4
The Walgreens pharmacy at 120 Court Street will close on June 4 as the site is slated for redevelopment into a 14-story mixed-use residential tower.
· 2 months agowalgreenscourt street road developmentsretail closures