Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx is home to the borough's oldest townhouses

… most healthful cheerful economical and easily accessible homes that have ever been known   More than 100 years later … style Now the precinct is set to move out of its original home and into a brand new ultramodern building on East 149th … away from him theres a sign in the window of one of the homes that says Let Me Be Brooks says thats his neighbors …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM
Explore Newark's unsung historic districts

… To many Newark NJ is the name in front of an airport a place for a Portuguese … Historic Districts include Forest Hill Four Corners James Street Commons Lincoln Park Military Park Commons … fall with pricing scaled according to income The marketrate apartments are fully rented out with prices ranging from  …

By Lana Bortolot |August 10, 2017 - 2:14PM
Chester Court: A cul-de-sac in Brooklyn that feels like the U.K.'s Cotswolds

… Peter J Collins was a man with a housing plan When in the early 20th century he … … Collins went to work at 13 as a store clerk but by the time he was 20 he was in the building business According to … Eagle for the Chester Court homes p romoted among other attributes their easy housekeeping plan Around this time the …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |January 18, 2017 - 8:59AM
Bertine Block : A small street in the Bronx that offers a window into 19th century NYC

… If youre walking down East 136th Street between Willis Avenue and Brook Avenue in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx youll likely find … the Bronx       … 5 … Modern day Bertines are building new apartments and attracting new residents to a changing Mott …

By Marjorie Cohen |December 22, 2016 - 9:12AM