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Learn More About Historic Home Rehab Tax Credit Opportunities With a PLG Forum

Curious about what exactly a historic rehabilitation tax credit is and whether work on your home might qualify? The Prospect Lefferts Gardens Heritage Council is sponsoring a forum to share information about existing credits as well as New York State Senate Bill S293A. Longtime homeowners who face displacement because of gentrification will be eligible for the tax credit program if the bill passes.

The hybrid event will include presentations by New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Deputy Commissioners Daniel Mackay and Frances Stern from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Homeowners will get full

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Sunset Park HDFC Co-op With Three Bedrooms, in-Unit Laundry Asks $599K

In Sunset Park, this income-restricted co-op is a bit unusual: It is the second floor of an early 20th century row house. The listing doesn’t divulge the details on the qualifying income range for the HDFC (Housing Development Fund Corporation) co-operative, but the unit is spacious with three bedrooms and in-unit laundry.

At 650 51st Street, the house dates to 1909, one of 12 brick houses built on the block by John C. Wandell Co., according to the Sunset Park National Register Historic District nomination. Records show that HPD turned the property over to Habitat for Humanity in 1992, and

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Brooklyn News: A Japanese-Style Brownstone Reno

Brooklyn Heights Brownstone With Mantels, Central Air, Waterfront Views Asks $13,999 Million

Coming onto the market for the first time in decades with an impressive asking price, this Brooklyn Heights brownstone has period details like marble mantels and plasterwork along with waterfront views and central air. Within the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, the circa 1860s to 1870s Italianate brownstone at 75 Columbia Heights is a legal two-family with a garden rental and an owner’s triplex above.

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A Park Slope Brownstone With a Roof Deck and Three More to See, Starting at $820K

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Professional home organizer Marie Kondo says she’s given up on tidying: ‘My home is messy’

Lifestyle author and professional organizer Marie Kondo says she’s taking a break from tidying to spend more time with her children.

Kondo, 38, who is originally from Tokyo and is famous for her many books on how Japanese philosophy can help people declutter and organize their lives, revealed that her home isn’t as neat as it once was in a recent press webinar, according to The Washington Post.

“My home is messy, but the way I am spending my time is the right way for me at this time at this stage of my life,” she said through an interpreter.