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Brownstones may rule the day in Park Slope, but in neighboring Gowanus, the housing stock is a little more eclectic, which makes for some interesting finds. Take this brick two-family on 7th Street between Third and Fourth avenues. Represented by Space Marketing Shop and asking $2.75 million, it's been gutted to the studs and remade into a pair of modern apartments.

Oftentimes, scrolling through real estate listings pictures makes us feel depressed about our current living situation. But not these.

This week's batch of odd listings photos comes—as usual—courtesy of Andy Donaldson, the man behind the Terrible Real Estate Agent Photographs blog and book, complete with Donaldson's own commentary.

Of the subject of this photograph we know only 2 things:

1. Is Astoria over? A local mulls over the changes her neighborhood has seen

2. What I learned from losing my apartment in a fire: An Upper West Sider shares her hard-earned lessons

Whether you agree that Astoria is over or not, there's no arguing its increasing popularity. Below, sellers hosting open houses this weekend for those considering planting roots. For good measure, we've thrown in a few options in neighboring Jackson Heights, too, in case you want to keep your options open. 

On its name alone, Waverly Place in the West Village is a street that evokes visions of quaint, old New York. This $8.75 million townhouse (represented by townhouse experts at Leslie J. Garfield) has a brick facade that transports you immediately to the past, and charming details that townhouse lovers look for—crown moldings, hardwood floors, fireplaces, chair railings, and plenty of woodwork.