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This Bed-Stuy Home Just Had A $100K Price Drop
It still isn't cheap, but this townhome in Bed-Stuy just had its price reduced to $1.4 million.

It still isn't cheap, but this townhome in Bed-Stuy just had its price reduced to $1.4 million.

The 89 apartments on Gates Avenue include studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom options.

Row houses that neighbors have said will be an eyesore on the historic Chauncey Street lot got the go-ahead from landmarks commissioners.
$2.6 million will get you 4,500 square feet on Decatur Street.
The city will launch an initiative this spring aimed at protecting New Yorkers in neighborhoods prone to displacement.
Few neighborhoods in Brooklyn added more housing in the last decade than Bed-Stuy, even as demolitions wiped out some gains.
Nearly 100 new apartments on Fulton Street hit the affordable housing lottery on Monday, some for those making as little as $25,000.
$525,000 will get you 481 square feet of space.
Average rent prices in Bed-Stuy have dropped significantly since January 2020, but they might be starting to creep up, a new study shows.
Too many people in your apartment competing for the bathroom in the morning? Drop a few million and get five bathrooms instead.
Only three homes listed in the neighborhood cost less than $400,000. Here's a look at what the price-point will get you.
The $1.1 million home has been on Realtor.com for nearly two years.
A little more than $313,000 gets you a one-bedroom on Lafayette Avenue.
Three men accused of running a massive mortgage scam — including on nine Brooklyn homes — are facing a lawsuit from the federal government.
New York City rents have fallen more this year than they did during the Great Recession, according to a StreetEasy study.
These are the 10 Brooklyn buildings with the most violations this year, according to the Public Advocates ranking of NYC's landlords.
The landmarks board asked architects to revise the designs for four houses that locals said would be an eyesore on historic Chauncey Street.
The attorney is accused of stealing deeds to eight houses in foreclosure from homeowners who thought he was helping them, prosecutors said.
The proposed requirement to install a sprinkler system in buildings taller than 40 feet got the thumbs down from council members this week.
Two buildings have hit the affordable housing lottery, though they both require a salary of more than $65,000.
In New York City, even the tiniest apartments come with big price tags. Bed-Stuy's smallest unit gives 453 square feet for nearly $500K.
A cool $3.6 million dollars will get you 11 bedrooms, five stories and a rooftop on Stuyvesant Avenue.
The deadline to apply is approaching for six buildings on the affordable housing lottery. Salary requirements range from $30,000 to $76,000.
The pandemic has caused real estate prices to fluctuate around New York City. Here's an example of what $2,000 can get you in Bed-Stuy.
Dozens of apartments on Johnson Avenue have hit the affordable housing lottery with salary requirments ranging from $31,000 to $78,000.
Brooklyn BP Eric Adams called for an extension on an April 1 tax deadline in latest of a spate of sometimes-criticized coronavirus actions.
Nervous about paying April's rent? Brooklyn's and Manhattan's borough presidents propose unlocking security deposits for rent relief.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams called for city and state officials to hand down a 90-day moratorium on rent and utility payments.
Do you make $107,000 a year? Congratulations, you meet the minimum household income requirements for a new housing lottery offering.
A housing nonprofit called CAMBA filed plans to bring 57 apartments to the border of Bed-Stuy and Bushwick.
Only households making $68,000 a year can apply for a new affordable housing listing in a neighborhood with a typical income of $36,000.
Check out where in Bed-Stuy buyers inked high-dollar contracts last week, according to a report of luxury home sales.
A 28-apartment Dekalb Avenue building is another recent entrant into Bed-Stuy's busy real estate market.
Developers want to build a six-story, 12-unit building with a mezzanine on Tompkins Avenue across from the Tompkins Houses, plans say.
Brooklyn real estate dipped by 19 percent last year, but properties still sold hand over foot in Bed-Stuy, the study found.
A "boutique" developer filed plans this week to build a massive residential development on Sanford Street.
Landlords' rent hikes in Bed-Stuy ranked among the city's top five highest following the unexpected ban, according to the study.
Dekalb Commons, a planned development near the Kosciuszko Pool, will offer apartments for 40 to 80 percent the area's median income.
“We’ve had a steady and growing client base in Bed-Stuy,” said Jessica Rose, executive director for Brooklyn A.
More than 7,000 homes were sold in Bed-Stuy over the past decade, the second-most of any New York City neighborhood.