The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to recognize the 1889 Romanesque Revival school building for its architectural significance and its role in expanding educational opportunities for women, immigrants, and working-class New Yorkers.
According to the NYPD, responding officers found a 38-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left leg at around 12:30 a.m. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover. Police say there are no arrests or suspect descriptions at this time.
First up, in Boerum Hill this renovated brownstone has plasterwork, mantels, and an original stair. This former Open House Pick sold in August for $5.814 million, which was $819,000 over the asking price. In Flatbush, this roomy single-family boasts a new kitchen and period details like parquet floors, wainscoting, and a brick mantel. This former House of the Day sold in September for $1.815 million, which was $285,000 under the asking price.
Around 1964, the name Boerum Hill began to appear on maps of Brooklyn's old brownstone neighborhoods. The name, announcing a new residential area in downtown Brooklyn, was to be seen not on all maps but chiefly on those that had been drawn up in Boerum Hill itself. People living in such nearby areas as Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Park Slope-the establishment, so to speak, of Brooklyn's brownstone neighborhoods.
With gleaming wide planked floorboards, marble mantels, and a soft color scheme, this Boerum Hill rental is certainly photogenic. On the top two floors of the circa 1850s row house at 433 Pacific Street, it also has three bedrooms, two full baths, storage space, and in-unit laundry. The transitional Greek Revival/Italianate brick row house sits within the Boerum Hill Historic District and is one of a row of three.
