Brooklyn News: History of Private Parking in Brooklyn
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Brooklyn News: History of Private Parking in Brooklyn
"Live Your Gilded Age Dreams in This Kingston Manse, Yours for $2.25 Million Gleaming woodwork, cozy window seats, and shimmering stained glass windows contribute to the lush Gilded Age atmosphere inside this 1890s Queen Anne in Kingston. All those details come at a price, but the interior looks lovingly cared for with restored original elements and period sensitive updates."
"Park Slope Manse With Mantels, Stained Glass Asks $5.25 Million A striking presence at the end of a stretch of Park Slope row houses, this Romanesque Revival dwelling has a richly ornamental exterior and some period details intact. The two-family residence has been updated, but stained glass windows, mantels, and wainscoting are still in place. In the Park Slope Historic District at 513 4th Street, it is just a short walk to Prospect Park."
"The Good Life: Private Parking in Brooklyn Off-street parking is rare in brownstone Brooklyn, and an enterprising doctor tried to remedy that in 1920 to the horror of his neighbors."
Open house picks included properties in Crown Heights, Bed Stuy, Beverley Square West, and East Flatbush, with a Bed Stuy townhouse starting at $799,000. A historical note recounts an enterprising doctor who attempted to create private off-street parking in 1920, provoking neighbor outrage. An 1890s Queen Anne in Kingston, listed for $2.25 million, features gleaming woodwork, cozy window seats, and restored stained glass and original elements. A Romanesque Revival Park Slope two-family at 513 4th Street asks $5.25 million and retains mantels, stained glass, and wainscoting near Prospect Park. An iconic Brooklyn Heights midcentury townhouse has a proposed rooftop addition slated for November 2025. Readers can email tips@brownstoner.com and follow Brownstoner on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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