Cate Corcoran

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Editor-in-Chief at Brownstoner

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Brooklyn Home Prices Set Record as Inventory Surges

1 week ago | brownstoner.com | Cate Corcoran

Average and median home prices hit new highs in Brooklyn in the first quarter even as inventory jumped, showing continued strong demand. After a period of constrained inventory followed by slight easing, the number of homes on the market rose 9.2 percent to 2,635 in the quarter compared to a year earlier, according to a report prepared by appraisal firm Miller Samuel for Douglas Elliman.
New York’s housing crisis: Why building alone won’t solve it

2 weeks ago | brooklynpaper.com | Cate Corcoran

While rents fell during the COVID pandemic, they climbed even higher two years later. While some contend that what is needed to ease New York City’s affordable housing crisis is more units at any price point, others say the focus should be on creating housing affordable to those most in need, while still others say let’s build it all.
NYC’s Housing Crisis: How can NYC provide more affordable housing? Let us count the ways

3 weeks ago | politicsny.com | Cate Corcoran

Posted on New York City’s affordable housing crisis is the most challenging problem facing the Big Apple in decades, and the numbers tell the story. Leila Bezorg, New York City’s executive director for housing, cited the 1.4% vacancy rate, 120,000 people sleeping in shelters the prior night, and more than 50,773 homeless children last year as proof that New York City is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis.
NYC’s Housing Crisis: How can NYC provide more affordable housing? Let us count the ways

3 weeks ago | amny.com | Cate Corcoran

New York City’s affordable housing crisis is the most challenging problem facing the Big Apple in decades, and the numbers tell the story. Leila Bezorg, New York City’s executive director for housing, cited the 1.4% vacancy rate, 120,000 people sleeping in shelters the prior night, and more than 50,773 homeless children last year as proof that New York City is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis.
How NYC Can Create Genuinely Affordable Housing

4 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Cate Corcoran

While rents fell during the Covid pandemic, they climbed even higher two years later. While some contend what is needed to ease New York City’s affordable housing crisis is more units at any price point, others say the focus should be on creating housing affordable to those most in need, while still others say let’s build it all.
How to Save Original Details When Renovating an Old House

1 month ago | brownstoner.com | Cate Corcoran

Many homeowners want to save the original details that attracted them to their home in the first place but don’t know how. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind:Savor original finishes. If you treasure historic character and don’t want the inside of your prewar apartment or classic Italianate brownstone to look like a new condo, save as much original material as possible.
Park Slope Walk-up With Two Bedrooms, Mantels Asks $4,250

1 month ago | brownstoner.com | Cate Corcoran

On the top floor of a circa 1890s three-story flats building, this floor-through apartment comes with hallmarks of the period plus updated wet rooms and central air. In the former category are high ceilings, moldings, doors, two mantels, and wood floors. Located at 405 Douglass Street in Park Slope, the unit has a flexible layout and could be used as a two- or three-bedroom.
Scoop Up Your Copy of Brownstoner's Spring 2024 Real Estate Special

1 month ago | brownstoner.com | Cate Corcoran

Brownstoner’s Spring 2025 Real Estate special is hot off the presses. Find the broadsheet inside the March 14-20 issues of Park Slope Courier and Brooklyn Paper, as well as at brokerages, homes, and other spots in Park Slope and nearby neighborhoods. Get your hands on a copy and check out:A tour of a Prospect Heights loft invigorated by revamped vintage furnishings. What’s selling in Park Slope. A shorter and more affordable Arrow Linen development. A Cobble Hill townhouse with pops of color.
Brooklyn's 12 Biggest Home Sales of 2024

2 months ago | brownstoner.com | Cate Corcoran

Townhouses dominated the market for high-end sales in Brooklyn in 2024, and the all-time residential record was not eclipsed. (The record holder remains the townhouse at 8 Montague Terrace in Brooklyn Heights, which sold for $25.5 million in 2020.) Apart from an SRO-to-single-family flip in Brooklyn Heights, which took the No. 1 spot last year, there were few surprises. Pricing over $10 million in the borough continues to be a tough nut to crack.
Hermès Williamsburg boasts bronze facade after $35M deal

Feb 12, 2025 | brooklynpaper.com | Cate Corcoran

The green construction fence came down and, for a short while, the future Hermès store could be seen in (almost) all its naked glory on the corner of North 6th and Berry Street in Williamsburg. More recently, green netting has gone up on top of molded plastic barriers. The exterior is looking close to done, while work inside continues. The rear of the building at 111 North 6th Street is newly clad in bronze bricks and matching bronze-finished columns.