In Brooklyn, a 19th-Century College Is Turned Into Luxury Rentals

In Brooklyn, a 19th-Century College Is Turned Into Luxury Rentals

Residents will soon bring new life to the halls of a 19th century Catholic college in Brooklyn that stood empty and in ruins for over a decade. The building, now known as The Hartby, at 788 Willoughby Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, started leasing units this week. With 54 unique floor plans, many of the apartment units nod to the building’s past. In 1869, the cornerstone was laid for what would become the College of St. John the Baptist, and late…