Tag: housing

How Easy Is It to Get Insurance for Your Apartment Building?

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Jun. 13, 2024 Sponsored by the Brownstone Agency Some building owners have been Brownstone Agency clients for more than 50 years. Here’s why. Walk-in Service Here’s homespun for you: Any client can walk into the Brooklyn office and have a coffee and talk to a rep to get whatever they need for their brownstone…

Affordable housing lottery opens at new ‘design-forward’ Bed-Stuy building

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May. 31, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has launched for 70 apartments in a large and shiny 11-story development under construction on Myrtle Avenue between Lewis and Broadway in Bed-Stuy. Dubbed The MC, the Hill West-designed, 233-unit mixed-use building at 1100 Myrtle Ave. goes all the way through the block to Vernon…
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Fight against Gravesend homeless shelter comes to City Hall

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May. 24, 2024 By Adam Daly

Southern Brooklyn pols took their opposition to a planned homeless shelter in Gravesend to the steps of City Hall Thursday, calling on Mayor Eric Adams to fix what they say is a “failed policy” in dealing with homelessness.

Does Your Brownstone Building Insurance Have These Three Features?

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May. 15, 2024 Sponsored by the Brownstone Agency There are plenty of multi-family building insurance agencies out there, be it for townhouses and brownstones, co-ops, or rental apartment buildings. But does your current brownstone building insurance policy have these three features? Best pricing At the end of the day, many people decide on a…

North and northwest Brooklyn top New York City in housing development over 13-year period

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Apr. 29, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith The majority of the city’s housing development over the past 13 years has been in north and northwest Brooklyn, visualizations released last week show. And while development citywide has been substantial during that timeframe, with more than 297,500 new housing units constructed, the data also reflect slowdowns during periods…
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3 Step Checklist to Better Apartment Building Insurance

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Apr. 25, 2024 Sponsored by The Brownstone Agency

Insurance rates for multi-family brownstones continue to climb year after year. So here’s a three-step process to help you get the right insurance — at the right price.