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BHS sets up in landmark.


Brown Harris Stevens has established a new and larger Brooklyn Heights office in a landmark building at 129 Montague Street, designed to meet the special needs of clients in the growing and changing real estate market n Brooklyn.

"With 7,500 square feet of space on three floors of the prime commercial corner of Henry Street, opposite our former location, our new facility provides the opportunity to accommodate twice the number of brokers and equip them with the most advanced technical support available including up-to-the-minute Web-based listings and market information," says Brown Harris Stevens Executive Vice President Christopher Thomas Christopher Yancy Thomas (March 24, 1818 – February 11, 1879) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Thomas attended the common schools as a child and went on to graduate from a private academy in 1838.
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"The Brooklyn Heights residential market has long been known for the charm of its brownstone brownstone, red to brown variety of sandstone. Its unusual color is caused in some instances by the presence of red iron oxide which acts as a cement, binding the sand grains together.  neighborhoods that have traditionally been served by brokers who have deep roots in the community. Our brokerage team has built strong ties to the neighborhood and a 25-year tradition of knowledgeable professional service," Mr. Thomas adds.

In addition to the residential brokerage team, the new space includes the Brooklyn offices of the Brown Harris Stevens appraisal division, as well as other dedicated support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services  including in-house marketing, photography and data entry.

The new office, in its landmark building with a distinctive glazed glaze  
n.
1. A thin smooth shiny coating.

2. A thin glassy coating of ice.

3.
a. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.

b.
 terra cotta cot·ta  
n. pl. cot·tae or cot·tas
A short surplice.



[Medieval Latin, of Germanic origin.]
 facade, is entered through a gracious reception area with a large, plasma-screen display. The three levels are connected by a handsome decorative stairway stairway
 or staircase

Series or flight of steps that provides a means of moving from one level to another. The earliest stairways seem to have been built with walls on both sides, as in Egyptian pylons dating from the 2nd millennium BC.
 in harmony with the 1930's vintage architecture, as well as a newly installed elevator.

Brown Harris Stevens, established in 1873 and owned by Terra Holdings, is the premier provider of residential real estate services in Manhattan and is one of the oldest and largest real estate firms today.
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Title Annotation:Brown Harris Stevens
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 25, 2006
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