http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com A Perspective Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:55:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yeah, my house.  A bittersweet event to say the least. Info here: http://www.75fenimore.com/ http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2008/02/24/house-for-sale/ My ongoing search for a place to buy in the suburbs while packing and prepping this house to sell. Difficult to conceptualize  in many respects -- we are leaving Brooklyn -- or at leaving having a break. We are seeking a historic property in the "right location" in order to start a bed and ... http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2007/11/12/real-estate-2007/ 1448 Nostrand Avenue -- wonder if it will be worth a visit tomorrow. http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2007/10/30/pumpkins/ For Sale via Danrich Family Homes.  Another real estate company I never heard of until I was walking along Parkside and saw the sign.  Haven't been on this block for a while so no idea how long this place has been on the market. I love the buildings on Parkside.  However ... http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2007/10/12/for-sale/ I didn't vote for Clarke, somehow I am not surprised.  A political activist in DC sent me this link.  In the current issue of Black Agenda Report  there is an article on the latest report card published by the CBC Monitor. From the Report Card: "CBC Monitor is a group of nonpartisan African American ... http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2007/09/26/yvette-clarke-gets-a-d/ Ever-changing Flatbush Ave.  Directly to the left is Associated. http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2007/09/19/644-flatbush/   It had been a while since I wandered around Tilden and E. 28th Street.  This area has been fascinating to me because of the amount of new builds.  The landscape of that immediate area has completely changed, now populated with Fedders buildings and driveways. It appears the owner/developer might be finding ... http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2007/09/18/east-28th-revisited/   This is the second business in this space that appears to have departed.  The first was a shop involved in creating costumes for the annual West Indian parade.  Never experienced that one personally at parade time, but have heard reports from neighbors regarding the noise involved. From what I can tell, it appears Adwa's Life ... http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2007/09/18/adwas-life-line/ Located nearly at the corner of Winthrop, this newly renovated building is rental only, Corcoran is handling it.  The link is to the agent's listings, just scroll down to Current Apartments for Rent and you can see four units being offered. Julian, the super in the building across the street, saw ... http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2007/09/17/593-rogers/   Somehow I missed this one, until today.   Though a banner is in place promoting 260Linden.com via Douglas Elliman Real Estate, the link is dead and it appears the domain is up for grabs.  There are still a couple of condos available here and here.  The two bedroom is $295k w/ $183 Maintenance; ... http://mylifeinbrooklyn.com/2007/09/17/nostrand-and-linden/