Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Bed Stuy Garden Makeover, a Castle in The Bronx

Gaze Down Upon The Bronx From a Quirky Castle With a Movie Past, Yours for $1.5 Million

If you are looking to command your own castle but want to stay within the five boroughs, this Bronx domicile is a quirky bit of architecture that includes a tower and terraces for loftily gazing down upon the neighborhood. In Kingsbridge Heights, it lacks a moat, dungeon or stable but does come with some original interior details, a garage and a side lot that is large enough for a generous garden. It even has a 1970s film credit to add some allure.

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Housing Lottery Opens for Adjmi-Designed Apartments at Puccio Marble Yard in ‘Burg

An affordable housing lottery has opened for six of the 20 apartments in the five-story brick development on the corner of Driggs and Metropolitan avenues, located at the former Puccio Marble yard sites.

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Lush Fort Greene Row House With Four Wood Burning Fireplaces, Koi Pond Asks $4.85 Million

With a richly colored interior, this row house in the Fort Greene Historic District embraces a bit of 19th century design aesthetic while also not ignoring modern amenities like a renovated kitchen and central air.

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Estate Condition Clinton Hill Anglo-Italianate With Plasterwork, Mantels Asks $3.125 Million

For the right buyer with pockets deep enough for a major restoration, this Clinton Hill Anglo-Italianate has an intriguing level of detail intact despite its rough condition, although another buyer might see it more as a development opportunity. The estate condition row house at 237 St. James Place sits just outside the historic district and is being sold as is for all cash only.

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The Outsider: Gravel Expanse, Wattle Fencing Give Bed Stuy Garden a European Courtyard Feel

Brook Klausing’s clients had recently purchased the two lower floors of a brownstone, with impressive, large-paned windows on the back wall that Klausing likened to “viewing boxes.” But there wasn’t much to view. “The backyard was a blank slate,” he recalled.

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