The dream of owning a Brooklyn brownstone is just one of many reasons why people make the move to the popular outer borough.

How do you make a Brooklyn brownstone more sustainable? First, get rid of the brownstone.

Balancing historic details with modern updates, these renovated Brooklyn brownstones are the stuff of dreams.

A family enlists Brooklyn design-build firm MADE to renovate a brownstone using surplus and salvaged materials for a...

After a total renovation, a historic home becomes a modern masterpiece while keeping its charm intact.

As head of retail development and legal counsel leasing for American Apparel, Michael Pozner spends a lot of time sorting out the...

An enterprising couple turn their talents toward their Brooklyn residence, where period details meet a sartorial sensibility.

Daniel Kaplan of Bowerbird Architects raises a dwelling’s downstairs ceilings and relocates the living spaces to glory in natural...

VonDalwig Architecture fills a lower-level Brooklyn residence with light and garden views.

After a top-to-bottom renovation and a two-story extension, garden views now fill this 19th-century home in Fort Greene.

When a Brooklyn-based couple sought to renovate a brownstone in Crown Heights, they knew exactly which architect they wanted for...

With a monochromatic makeover, a pair of designers revive a common Brooklyn brownstone apartment.

Sometimes church congregations move on, perhaps because the building itself is falling apart or it becomes too small.

"Personally, I’d rather be living outside,” says architect David Hertz.

Michael K. Chen Architecture resuscitates a Clinton Hill residence by restoring its historic details and applying bold hues...

Uli Wagner upgrades a historic brownstone in Fort Greene while preserving its original beauty and character.

Listed for the first time in decades, this two-family gem is fitted with exposed brick, exquisite woodwork, and ornamental...

Featuring expansive floor plans, high ceilings, and edgy industrial elements, these unique designs take warehouse-to-home...

An inspiring renovation gives new life to a San Francisco family's old, unused garage.

Affordable gestures abound in this transformation of a dilapidated former duplex in the Texas Hill Country.

With their stained-glass windows, vaulted ceilings, open-floor plans, and intriguing history, churches that are repurposed into...

Accentuating the lobby of the eco-conscious 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge is a 25-foot, vertical living wall that blends industrial...

On a tree-lined street in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, a former carriage house from the 1930s is now a colorful modern home that...

Built in 1890, this recently renovated townhouse balances a beautiful mix of styles and eras.

Stewart-Schafer transforms a 1901 Brooklyn brownstone into a stylish, contemporary, and light-filled dwelling.

Frederick Tang Architecture restores an 1896 home’s historic details but takes things a step further with exuberant accents,...

While most people living in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn didn’t see much to love about an abandoned, weedy lot...

In a former foundry that was most recently home to Vice Media, a new members-only co-working space opens up for business,...

In her mid-twenties, Mimi Jung quit her job as a graphic designer to start her own creative studio under the name Brook&Lyn.

Urban Pioneering Architecture strategically preserves the historic details of this Clinton Hill row house while creating a...

Decades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a...

Seeking simplicity and open space, a Boulder-area couple settled on a wooded hilltop with views of the mountains and the city.

Sited on a typical 25-by-100-foot corner lot in Brooklyn, this 5,000-square-foot residence was built with 21 stacked shipping...

A green roof cools your home in the summer, insulates in the winter, and has far-reaching benefits for the community, but keeping...

See if you check off all the boxes when it comes to creating an eco-friendly household.

It’s simple to make lasting changes to your home, wardrobe, and everyday life that are kind to the planet.