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Brooklyn Open Houses: A PLG Standalone

Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Cobble Hill, Park Slope, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Crown Heights. They range in price from $1.85 million to $11.49 million.

parlor with plasterwork

227 Clinton Street
Price: $11.49 million
Area: Cobble Hill
Brokers: Sotheby’s (Karen Heyman, Alan Heyman)
Sunday, March 5, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
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parlor with coats and wood floors

418 5th Street
Price: $2.995 million
Areas: Park Slopes
Broker: Corcoran (Bridget Applegate, Charlie Pigott)
Sunday, March 5, 12 – 2 p.m
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dining room with wood floors

58 Maple Street
Price: $2.2 million
Area: Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Broker: R New York

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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.

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Singular Fort Greene Condo With Vaulted Ceiling, Stained Glass, Terrace Asks $6,450 a Month

A vaulted ceiling, rose windows, marble counters, spiral stairs, and built-ins are some of the features of this unusual condo for rent in a former chapel in the Fort Greene Historic District. Located at 264 Cumberland Street, The Sanctuary went condo in 2008 with 13 units spread over four stories.

Advertised as a two-bedroom, this duplex unit has a lofted bedroom open to the downstairs as well as an enclosed bedroom on the lower level with a closet and two skylights but no windows.

The great room has a double height ceiling and windows on three sides, including a giant