"Bed Stuy Locals Race to Buy Historic Stuyvesant Avenue Mansion as Sale Looms A group of Bed Stuy residents is scrambling to take community ownership of a historic early 20th-century mansion on Stuyvesant Avenue following a court-ordered sale, organizing to form a community land trust and raise millions of dollars to buy and repair the property before it is sold to a private buyer."
"Brooklyn had another slow year for landmarking in 2025, with no new individual landmarks designated. The borough did, however, gain two new historic districts. Both districts, located in Flatbush, were designated unanimously by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in November, expanding protections for blocks south of Prospect Park that preservation advocates have long sought to see designated. The new Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West historic districts bring the area's total number of historic districts to five."
"In addition to upgrades for modern living, this renovated Prospect Heights apartment has some style nods to its 1930s origin. On the top floor of 55 Eastern Parkway, the move-in-ready unit has a sunken living room, a dining gallery, wood floors, and a vintage yellow tub."
Bed Stuy residents are organizing to acquire a historic early 20th-century mansion on Stuyvesant Avenue before a court-ordered sale, forming a community land trust and seeking millions to buy and repair the property. Brooklyn saw no new individual landmarks in 2025 but gained two Flatbush historic districts — Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West — designated unanimously by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, bringing the neighborhood's total to five districts. A renovated Prospect Heights one-bedroom at 55 Eastern Parkway features a sunken living room, dining gallery, wood floors, and a vintage yellow tub, asking $775K. A Bay Ridge prewar one-bedroom at 145 95th Street asks $379K and offers period details and proximity to Shore Road Park. An all-out Carroll Gardens renovation transformed a brownstone into a multigenerational home.
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