🚴‍♂️ Brooklyn’s Riding High

July 9, 2025

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Welcome to The Edit with Aaron Seawood, a lifestyle letter serving a weekly dose of real estate, culture, and wisdom—all in three minutes or less. Let’s dive in. 

 

Real Estate Remix

🚴‍♂️ Brooklyn’s Riding High and So Are Property Values

Brooklyn just claimed the top spot as the #1 Best Large U.S. City for Biking, and while that’s big news for cyclists, it’s an even bigger signal for the real estate market.

This isn’t just about pedals and pavement, it’s about livability. Over 500 miles of bike lanes now thread through the borough, reshaping everything from morning commutes to weekend routines. Safer, more walkable streets are driving demand in neighborhoods like Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and Red Hook.

What we’re seeing is a shift: buyers and renters want lifestyle baked in. Car-optional living isn’t fringe anymore, it’s a premium feature. Add in smart urban planning, more green space, and better flow? That’s the kind of infrastructure that quietly lifts property values.

Bottom line: Brooklyn’s not just biking better, it’s building smarter. And the market’s riding that momentum all the way up.

 

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NYC Insider: What’s Happening This Week

Tyler’s Chromakopia Era Is Here

Tyler, the Creator isn’t just touring, he’s time-traveling. His latest album Chromakopia plays like a psychedelic memoir: past, present, and future Tyler colliding on one chaotic, beautiful frequency. It’s bold, cinematic, and narrated by the one person who knows him best, his mom, Bonita. Critics are calling it his best work yet. They’re not wrong.

While Gov Ball may offer a taste, the full Chromakopia experience is built for arenas, and NYC’s getting four of them:

• 🎟️ Madison Square Garden: July 14 & 15
  
• 🌀 Barclays Center: July 27 & 28

Expect costume changes, cult visuals, and a setlist that runs deep. This isn’t just a concert, it’s a fever dream in surround sound. Grab tix before they vanish.

 

Weekly Gem 💎 

“Protect Your Joy Like It’s Capital”

In a world wired for outrage and overload, joy becomes more than a vibe, it becomes a strategy.

This week I watched someone get dragged into drama that wasn’t theirs, drained by energy that didn’t serve them, and distracted from what they were actually building. Not because they lacked focus, because they forgot their joy was worth protecting.

Joy isn’t soft. It’s strength.

In this climate? Staying grounded, grateful, and light is the real rebellion.

So this week, guard it.

Laugh harder. Take the long walk. Hit “Do Not Disturb” like it’s self-care (because it is).

Protect your joy like it pays the bills, because in the long run, it does.

 

The Best Home on the Market This Week  

Here’s a special listing that caught my eye that I think you should consider if you’re in the market. I’m prioritizing quality, soul, and a space that truly speaks.

Listed by Randy Baruh (What Up Fam?!)

75 Columbia Heights

$12,995,000    7 Beds / 6 Baths   Brooklyn Heights

This isn’t just a brownstone, it’s a 25-foot-wide, 6,000+ square foot statement piece on one of those Brooklyn Heights blocks. Historic soul meets modern function, with postcard views and pre-war drama baked in. No fluff. Just fire. Highlights below:

• 13.5 ft ceilings on the parlor level. yes, they’re as grand as they sound

• Chef’s kitchen with Sub-Zero, Miele, and a Dynasty range built to host

• Four original fireplaces, ornate plasterwork, and pocket doors that glide

• Private terrace and a landscaped garden, outdoor space that doesn’t feel like an afterthought

This is Brooklyn Heights at its most cinematic. Bring vision or don’t. It’s already built.

 

 Who wants a tour?

 

Before you go…

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🏝️Watermark Beach Club is back! Palm trees, mega margaritas, and skyline views that hit like vacation, right on the East River.

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Looking to Buy, Sell, or Rent? Let’s talk.

 

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