Inside the rockin’ Brooklyn firehouse home we bought for just $175K
Janet Rutkowski, a sculptor, were reluctantly flung into the housing market after flooding issues forced them to leave their Long Island City loft.They hoped their next home would serve as a nexus for their creative comrades and maybe that’s why they were drawn to a diamond in rough: The former headquarters of Fire Department Engine Company 38 at 176 Norman Ave. in Greenpoint.The 6,000-square-foot, 1880s-era station was shut down in 1976, as NYC teetered on bankruptcy.