Carroll Gardens Gossip Mill: House Next to 360 Smith Street Sold

Here's a bit of totally gratuitous neighborhood gossip sent to us by a reader. It's of interest because the building in question is 125 2nd Place in Carroll Gardens. So what, you say? Well, it is the building next door to 360 Smith, the controversial building that would be built by developer Billy Stein and designed by architect Robert Scarano. Our tipster writes:

The unfortunate first house on Second Place next to the proposed 360 Smith street is or was owned by a woman very prominent in Carroll Park. At least, until yesterday. She has been the President of the Committee to Improve Carroll Park. So, the question is, who was her house was sold to ???? (All bets are on Mr. Stein.) She is leaving early August.

The resident in question is Judy Rayner, who has had prominent and productive civic involvement in the community as the President of the Committee to Improve Carroll Park. (The property intrigue aside, she will be greatly missed in the community.) We don't generally pass on who is selling to whom scuttlebutt, but thought it interesting in this case. Available online property records do not yet show that the property has changed hands or to whom it has been sold, so we must reemphasize that the only solid info we have is the email tip.