Articles by Rebecca Baird-Remba

82 Dean Street, image via Google Maps

Expansion and Conversion Planned for Boerum Hill SRO at 82 Dean Street

Single room occupancy hotels, or SROs, are a sad remnant of New York City’s past, and in expensive Brooklyn neighborhoods, SRO status can create significant roadblocks for homeowners who want to buy and renovate a building. But one homeowner has gotten all her paperwork in order and filed plans to convert an SRO at 82 Dean Street in Boerum Hill into a large single-family home.

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