Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Housing Lottery Launches in Gowanus

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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Windsor Terrace Prewar With Three Bedrooms, Wood Floors Asks $1.1 Million

Across from Prospect Park, this Windsor Terrace co-op offers a fair amount of space in exchange for a walk up to the fourth floor. Located at 250 Seeley Street, the top-floor unit has three bedrooms, including one with two exposures.

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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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Updated PLG Row House With Striking Woodwork, Wall of Glass Asks $3.75 Million

When pitching houses for sale over the week of Thanksgiving in 1897, an ad assured buyers considering Rutland Road that while they should observe the Thanksgiving Day presidential proclamation of thanks, it shouldn’t stop them from taking a look at the modern houses on offer. Popping up just before the Thanksgiving holiday this year is 49 Rutland Road, which still contains details like hardwood trim, mirrors, and bookcases that the ad promised, along with some updates for the 21st-century buyer.

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At the New Hermès Store Going Up in ‘Burg, the Original Details Are Fake

The under-construction Brooklyn flagship of storied French luxury brand Hermès has attracted attention on social media since it emerged from scaffolding in recent weeks. Highly visible on a prominent corner in Williamsburg, the storefront at 111 North 6th Street appears to be a group of 19th century brick buildings with bricked-over windows and big new modern openings punched through the facade. But it’s actually new.

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