I lived in a Brooklyn Heights garden-floor apartment for nearly 20 years—it's not like living in a basement

… then Brooklyn Union Gas in 1988 when like most things in New York City I heard through word of mouth about a …  features firstperson accounts of interesting reallife New York City real estate experiences  An earlier version of … We added central air and an inunit laundry which most New Yorkers dream of Having a backyard made it easy to hook …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 14, 2024 - 10:00AM
Why I moved to NYC from Chicago: To restart my life and to settle the pizza rivalry

… Pizza enthusiast Eric Loughlin has great apartment karma He lived in a studio in a hot … that good apartment juju with him After seeing just two apartments he landed a rentstabilized unit in tony Brooklyn … mostly upscale stores I love to cook and would like more affordable options  Another drawback There are tons of …

By Kelly Kreth |September 9, 2022 - 12:30PM
From Brooklyn Heights to Rockaway: Letting go of a rent-stabilized apartment to buy a condo by the ocean

… but the place was dark and the building neglected She saw a new waterfront condo in the Rockawaysthe only building she … firstperson accounts of what its like to move from one New York City neighborhood to another This article was … Brooklyn Heights was gone I needed a fresh start someplace new  I decided to explore my options as a buyer At first I …

By Kelly Kreth |August 23, 2021 - 10:30AM