🌱 Brooklyn Townhouse Sales + 'Utopian Gowanus'

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Daily.

First, today's weather:

A.M. rain, then a bit of ice. High: 40 Low: 19.

Here are the top three stories today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

1. Townhouse sales skyrocketed in New York last year–especially in northern Brooklyn, where there were 226 sales. That's probably because millionaire New Yorkers are seeking more space in slightly lower-density areas. (Mansion Global)
2. A new art project asks northern Brooklyn residents to imagine what a "utopia" would look like for Gowanus, as well as neighboring nabes like Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill (and maybe even Brooklyn Heights). The project comes right after the newly-approved Gowanus rezoning is set to radically change the area. (Brooklyn Paper)
3. The Grand Prospect Hall, who's interior first met the wrecking ball of demolition last fall, is now going to be developed as a 5-story apartment building, with 147 units, most likely condos. (Brooklyn Paper)

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Today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO:

• “FreeForm Love” V-Day Project (Photoshoots + Video Interviews) at Brooklyn Bridge Park (3 p.m.)
• Kundiman 2021 Mentorship Lab Reading at St. Ann & Trinity Church (7 p.m.)
• New play, "What The Butler Saw," opening today at The Heights Players, 26 Willow Place (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• There's a pop-up blood donation center at 309 Atlantic Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn. (Twitter)
• The PS8 PTA in Brooklyn Heights annual "readathon" is ongoing and doing great. (Facebook)
• The Brooklyn Arts Council is hiring for two position: Arts in Education Advocacy & Outreach Assistant. (Facebook)

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— Dashiell Allen