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Mr. Ezra, 34, is a founding principal of Avery Hall, a residential developer focused on Brooklyn. The company, which was started in 2013, is working on several projects, including residential and mixed-use developments in Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Park Slope. Mr. Ezra grew up in Park Slope.

While much of the focus in Brooklyn’s development boom has been on the recently rising towers downtown, many medium-sized projects are cropping up in neighborhoods across the borough. One such project — going up at 465 Pacific Street in Boerum Hill — will feature an unusual brick and metal facade.

COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT — A neighborhood nonprofit is striking a deal to sell a Columbia Street plot to a private developer in hope of preserving 28 affordable units nearby and possibly creating dozens more with its profit.

A little-noticed Brooklyn neighborhood is getting a second look for its new homes and quaint shops. Long in the shadow of Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill, Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill neighborhood is getting noticed these days for its new homes and re-energized commercial strips.

For apartment hunters who think that Brooklyn has become too glassy in recent years, with some buildings that look like as if they had floated up from South Florida, a new condominium in Boerum Hill may come as a relief, particularly its lower floors.

When Avery Hall—led by partners Brian Ezra, Avi Fisher and Jesse Wark (ages 34, 34 and 37 respectively)—proposed building a four-story mixed-use project at 112 Atlantic Avenue (a.k.a., 325 Henry Street) last year they walked into machine gun fire.

Brian Ezra and Avi Fisher, co-founders of Avery Hall…

A Conversation With Brian Ezra

Take A Sneak Peek At The Luxe, Terraced Apartments Rising On Pacific In Boerum Hill

Sale Of Columbia Street Lot May Preserve 28 Affordable Units Elsewhere

The Happening Boerum Hill

New Boerum Hill Condo: Less Glass, More Brick

Avery Hall Investments Is Building To Protect Brownstone Brooklyn

Q+A With Brian Ezra And Avi Fisher