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LongIsland1995 t1_j8s97ai wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in 24 Middagh Street, Brooklyn Heights, New York. (1925 vs. today) by libananahammock

Aren't most Brownstones multi family?

You can't seriously be claiming that Bed Stuy, Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, Harlem, etc. aren't urban enough. Every single brownstone neighborhood in NYC has a population density in line with European cities.

3-6 story buildings are actually better for urbanity than high rises. I don't see how an urbanist could argue that Co-op City and Rochdale village are better planned neighborhoods than the brownstone/3-6 story multi family neighborhoods.

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Flaste t1_j8tzkaj wrote

Park Slope has lost units over the last couple years as people convert multi-family brownstones into single family ones. Many of the larger buildings are illegal to build today due to the downzoning and historic district. While it's not perfect, it is still pretty good compared to many other areas slightly further into the borough.

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TizonaBlu t1_j8utlbo wrote

I don’t know the percentage, but a large amount of townhouses were converted to multi family rentals from 60s onwards, so that owners could collect rent. Often times configured as an owners unit and multiple rentals.

That’s also when many stoops were removed in favor of ground level entrance.

However, in the last 20-25 years, it’s been going the opposite direction, and multi families have been converted to single family.

Townhouses are really rare and coveted.

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