"Bed Stuy Locals Race to Buy Historic Stuyvesant Avenue Mansion as Sale Looms A group of Bed Stuy residents is scrambling to take community ownership of a historic early 20th-century mansion on Stuyvesant Avenue following a court-ordered sale, organizing to form a community land trust and raise millions of dollars to buy and repair the property before it is sold to a private buyer."
"Brooklyn had another slow year for landmarking in 2025, with no new individual landmarks designated. The borough did, however, gain two new historic districts. Both districts, located in Flatbush, were designated unanimously by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in November, expanding protections for blocks south of Prospect Park that preservation advocates have long sought to see designated. The new Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West historic districts bring the area's total number of historic districts to five."
A group of Bed Stuy residents is mobilizing to form a community land trust and raise millions to buy and repair an early 20th-century Stuyvesant Avenue mansion before a court-ordered sale transfers it to a private buyer. Brooklyn recorded no new individual landmarks in 2025 but gained two Flatbush historic districts—Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West—designated unanimously by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, increasing protections for blocks south of Prospect Park and bringing the area’s total historic districts to five. Historian Suzanne Spellen produced monthly columns and broadsheet features on Brooklyn history and architecture. Cara Greenberg’s Top 10 Insiders continued weekly interior design tours, and popular upstate listings ranged from Greek Revival to Shingle Style.
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