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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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Bjarke Ingels’ Checked Design Swoops Like a Rollercoaster Between Batcave and Whole Foods

Designed by prominent Brooklyn architect firm Bjarke Ingels Group, a statement-making concept for a new apartment building intended to take advantage of the controversial Gowanus rezoning will be tiered like a wedding cake, with walkable ramps and a waterfront park. The project — which includes a terrace with a sculpture by Brooklyn artist WhIsBe, spots where the public can take in the views, and educational programming — aims to turn the area into a neighborhood destination.

Located at 175-225 3rd Street in Gowanus — next to Powerhouse Arts in the Batcave and across the street from Whole Foods — the

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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.