Brownstone Brooklyn's in-demand architect, test driving Nest Secure, & more

By Jennifer White Karp | May 2, 2019 - 11:00AM

Elizabeth Roberts, the in-demand architect responsible for transforming Brooklyn brownstones into showstoppers (The New York Times)

Test driving the $399 Nest Secure smart home integrated security system (Business Insider)

The city has the green light top open a homeless shelter on Billionaires’ Row (New York Post)

NYC has cleaner air, but Sunnyside and Woodside were found to have the most harmful pollutants (qns.com)

Tenants at 919 Prospect Ave. in the South Bronx are suing their landlord, accusing him of inhumane living conditions (The Real Deal)

The advantages for a landlord of a co-op vs. condo conversion (The Commercial Observer)

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