59 Pineapple Street

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When the Brooklyn Bridge opened on May 24, 1883, the connected cities of Brooklyn and Manhattan declared holidays, and hundreds of thousands of people crossed the bridge. It was immediately clear that Brooklyn would never be the same again.

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In the 1920s, many homes in Brooklyn Heights were converted into rooming houses or cut up into small apartments. During the Depression, one-third of the dwellings in the Heights were boarded up due to bank foreclosures; however, Brooklyn Heights soon regained much of its stylish, if unconventional appeal, and by the late 40’s, the Heights had the city’s largest concentration artists and writers outside of Greenwich Village.

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During the ’50s the Heights once again became a magnet for young families, attracted by its historically unique and architecturally beautiful buildings. Within a huge city, Brooklyn Heights retained its small town charm. A pride of place had taken hold by 1960, when an unrelenting effort was made by the Brooklyn Heights Association and others to protect the architectural and historic quality of the Heights. Within a few years, this energetic group, had succeeded not only in preserving history, but in making history when Brooklyn Heights was designated the first Historic District of New York City.

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Living at 59 Pineapple Street means you are close to shopping, dining, the Promenade, the pedestrian bridge to the ever-expanding Brooklyn Bridge Park and other neighborhood attractions.  Just one stop from Manhattan, you live steps to the 2/3 subway line and just a short walk to the A/C, 4/5, R, and F lines, as well as the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. The common roof deck offers panoramic views of the harbor and Manhattan skyline. The building amenities include an elevator, basement laundry and storage rooms as well as a resident super.