March 3, 2007: Vol. 30, No. 9
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Saturday, March 3, 2007
Big price paid for small buildings
Downtown: How hot is Brooklyn Heights real estate? Two buildings and a vacant lot on Pineapple Street were bought this week by a New Jersey developer for $7.4 million. Comment.
FREE PARKING: City ignores abandoned car
Downtown: The latest update on the two-week saga of the abandoned car that no one seems to want to pick up. Comment.
More movement on Duffield Street
Downtown: The “Underground Railroad” is surrounded. Three properties on Duffield Street — lumped together by their real-estate broker as the “Albee Square Assemblage” — are on sale for a cool asking price of $33 million. Comment.
Fire makes school building hotter
Heights Lowdown: The fire is out at St. Charles Borromeo School in Brooklyn Heights, but the building is hotter than ever — thanks to a decision by the Brooklyn Diocese to close the school and sell or lease the property. Comment.
Second time around, still no charm
Fort Greene: Lightning may not strike twice, but crime can — in the same spot, no less: A gun-toting thief robbed a man on the corner of Schermerhorn and Bond streets on Feb. 26, police said. The 23-year-old victim said it was the second time he was mugged in the same spot. Comment.
Greasing the wheels in DUMBO
Downtown: Keeping DUMBO green is going to be a lot easier, thanks to an innovative program to transform used restaurant cooking oil into bio-diesel fuel. Comment.
