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

… then the market was pretty bad so the owner was open to renting or selling the apartment When my wife and I went to … a neighbor complained the owner sealed off the place Apparently it was done to code but to this day I think about how … the FDR especially after 911 and traffic made it a trek … Why we left Brooklyn … When we decided to list the apartment …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 14, 2024 - 10:00AM
What you can buy for $1 million in Brooklyn Heights

… this new series Brick looks at listings in New York Citys most indemand neighborhoods for under $1 millionroughly the … $25 million  If your goal is to live large think small Buying a studio or one bedroom is a way to net the nabe of your dreams New to buying NYC real estate Be sure to wrap your head around the …

By Nancy A. Ruhling |July 5, 2023 - 1:00PM
From Brooklyn Heights to the UWS: After years of renting, we realized we could buy and be near Central Park

… Mann and her husband John were renting they decided to buyand realized there were more affordable options on the … cozy in the winter Editors Note Brick Undergrounds series  Transitions  features firstperson accounts of what its like … Bridge Park and racing with the New York Road Runners … Buying a placeand surviving the coop approval process … …

By Kelly Kreth |September 16, 2022 - 9:30AM
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 part of Chicago for … Chicago is easy and effective but its not New York I lived near both 247 subway lines but eventually started to drive … the best either although Ive fallen in love with the beef pho at Hancos and theres a new deli on my street called …

By Kelly Kreth |September 9, 2022 - 12:30PM
Brick Underground's 2021 guide to the best Brooklyn neighborhoods for families: Bed-Stuy, Park Slope, Williamsburg, & more

… and expensive Manhattan Brooklyns winning attributes have long lured families from across the East River and … a neighborhood is considered a good one for families doesnt mean its necessarily affordablea big consideration … When I come home looking at the water I could be out of NYC he says It doesnt feel like Im in a city    … Crown …

By Mimi OConnor |October 25, 2021 - 9:30AM