Author Archives: Donald Brennan

Let’s Talk Real Estate, Brooklyn Style—Over Wine and Cheese!

New evening session! Tuesday, October 19   6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Brooklyn Wine Exchange, 138 Court Street, Cobble Hill Join us as we pair wines with chat at this new evening session of Let’s Talk Real Estate, Brooklyn Style. As you sample Old World vs. New World wines, you’ll also get a taste of [...]
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Let’s Talk Real Estate, Brooklyn Style, on August 17

If you need a more visual invitation to our monthly real estate seminar, please watch our short video above. We’re looking forward to having coffee with you on August 17th and chatting about buying, selling and renovating real estate in Brooklyn…and showing you one of the finest examples of our work. Space is limited, so [...]
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Calling All Housing Research Analysts

We are looking for someone to help us update an analysis first undertaken by the New York City Independent Budget Office in a Background Paper – The Impact of Historic Districts on Residential Property Values, 1975 through 2002. If you think you are up for the challenge please contact Donald Brennan via email or on [...]
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To Landmark or Not Landmark, That Is the Question

As the debate over potentially enlarging the boundaries of the Carroll Gardens historic district intensifies, I went back to the NYC IBO’s 2003 study, The Impact of Historic Districts on Residential Property Values, to refresh my memory on whether or not historic districts have constrained the appreciation in residential property values. The answer is NO. [...]
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