#historic-districts

#historic-districts

The Elmwood neighborhood's commercial strip could be declared a historic district if city officials approve a proposal backed by local preservationists and hundreds of residents. But to critics, the drive looks more like an attempt to thwart plans to build housing in the wealthy and exclusive neighborhood than a genuine effort to honor history.

Bed Stuy Locals Race to Buy Historic Stuyvesant Avenue Mansion as Sale Looms A group of Bed Stuy residents is scrambling to take community ownership of a historic early 20th-century mansion on Stuyvesant Avenue following a court-ordered sale, organizing to form a community land trust and raise millions of dollars to buy and repair the property before it is sold to a private buyer.

This week, the most popular real estate listings on Brownstoner include a Cobble Hill carriage house, a limestone in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and a semi-detached house in Windsor Terrace.