Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Housing Lotteries Launch in Fort Greene and Gowanus
Popular stories on Brownstoner this week include the history of the brownstone revival, a look at the architecture of history of Erasmus Hall Academy and High School, and more Brooklyn news.
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Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Fort Greene Tower With Units From $750
An affordable housing lottery has opened for a new 21-story, 294-unit tower blocks away from Fort Greene Park, with apartments starting at $750 a month.
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Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in Gowanus With Units From $848
An affordable housing lottery has launched for an under-construction nine-story, 214-unit building on Gowanus’ 3rd Avenue, the latest lottery to go live for a development that benefits from the area’s rezoning. Taking up the whole block along 3rd Avenue between Union and Sackett, the Union Channel Apartments features a rooftop pool and outdoor areas. Units start at $848 a month.
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A Midwood Park Standalone With a Garage and More to See, Starting at $2.2 Million
Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Carroll Gardens, Windsor Terrace, Midwood Park, and Homecrest. They range in price from $4.675 million to $2.2 million.
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Brownstone Revival: The Rebirth of the Brooklyn Townhouse
For many, the brownstone is the quintessential symbol of Brooklyn, as much an icon as the Brooklyn Bridge. Yes, other boroughs also have attached masonry row houses, but the Brooklyn brownstone beats them all.
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A Masterpiece of Education: Flatbush’s Erasmus Hall Academy and High School
When the Dutch and then the English established settlements and towns in Brooklyn in the late 1600s, aside from homes, the first three buildings to go up were usually a church, a tavern and a school. (Not necessarily in that order.) It was felt that it was important for a free man to be able to read the Bible, sign his name, and do simple arithmetic. Farmers as well as townspeople needed to be able to “do sums,” as mathematics were called, and have the basic reading skills needed to function in their society.
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