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A restored mid-century modern NJ home designed by prefab pioneer Carl Koch lists for $1.5M

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August 31, 2022

A restored mid-century modern NJ home designed by prefab pioneer Carl Koch lists for $1.5M

A mid-century modern home in New Jersey originally designed in the 1950s by American architect Carl Koch, known as the "grandfather of prefab," and since rebuilt and restored has hit the market. Located at 12 Pardoe Road in Princeton, the three-bedroom, three-bath residence capitalizes on its sunny half-acre corner lot with an abundance of large windows, which bring in lots of natural lighting and serene leafy views. Now available for $1,475,000, the home was revitalized by the current owner, who took it "down to the studs and rebuilt" the property while respecting Koch's original design.
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For $829K, this Connecticut ‘Deck House’ is an intact gem from the 1960s prefab boom

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September 30, 2021

For $829K, this Connecticut ‘Deck House’ is an intact gem from the 1960s prefab boom

By Dana Schulz

We all love a good mid-century-modern time capsule, but this property in Woodbury, Connecticut has the added retro perk of being an original "deck house." In the 1960s, the Deck House Co. built more than 20,000 prefabricated mid-century homes, mainly in the northeast. This specific deck house was built in 1966 and features the signature open floorplan, glass walls, and high ceilings. It sits on seven acres and has three bedrooms, two-and-half bathrooms, and 2,000 square feet of space. It's on the market for just $829,000.
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March 15, 2017

Marvelously mod prefab guest house was built in just two days time

By Rebecca Paul

While many vacation homes are the result of an elaborate design process and lengthy construction, this house located in rural New York was designed and then built using prefabricated elements in just a couple of days. The U.S. firm Desai Chia Architecture is responsible for the single-story rectilinear space, also known as LM Guest House. The 2,000-square-foot prefab oasis is located in Dutchess County (about two hours north of Manhattan) and situated on a rocky outcrop of land that overlooks a trout pond and farm.
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Developer of the world’s tallest prefab tower in Brooklyn is exiting the modular business

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October 6, 2016

Developer of the world’s tallest prefab tower in Brooklyn is exiting the modular business

By Michelle Cohen

After boasting that it had “cracked the code” on modular construction, with plans for a Brooklyn factory, developer Forest City Ratner is exiting the prefab building business, reports the New York Times. The factory at the Brooklyn Navy Yard will be sold to Roger Krulak, a former Forest City executive, along with the technology used to construct the world's tallest prefabricated steel structure, the 32-story 461 Dean Street in the Pacific Park complex in Brooklyn. Construction on the building has just been completed and 461 Dean is weeks from getting its first residents.
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February 23, 2015

RES4’s Modern Prefab Home Beautifully Combines Wood and Stone in the Catskills

By Ana Lisa Alperovich

With a monolithic entrance wall sandwiched between two contrasting wooden volumes, this home makes a bold statement in the Catskills region of New York. Designed by Resolution: 4 Architecture and called Catskills Suburban, the dwelling is one of more than 30 prefab "Modern Modular" homes under the studio's belt. A contemporary factory-built house, its design and building method minimize costs while maximizing time and money.
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January 30, 2015

RES4 Brings a Beautiful Prefab Home to the Hamptons with the ‘Swingline’

By Alyssa Alimurung

When a brownstone-living couple were looking to build an idyllic family home in the Hamptons, they turned to Resolution: 4 Architecture to create a place the could call home far from the city. Called “Swingline,” this wonderful retreat was completely prefabricated and assembled on site. And with six bedrooms, seven baths, a pool house, a rooftop deck and numerous […]

January 13, 2015

Just Add Nature: You Can Buy This ‘Plug and Play’ Prefab Getaway Online

By Michelle Cohen

Danish home goods manufacturer Vipp, known for their sleek, modern trash bins and kitchen kit, has recently expanded their product line beyond iconic interiors with a thoroughly contemporary prefabricated dwelling that can be purchased online and delivered in six months’ time to the bucolic site of your choosing.
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December 11, 2014

Bates Masi + Architects Renovated the Far Pond Residence with Hurricane-Proof Prefabricated Panels

By Ana Lisa Alperovich

The stunning Far Pond Residence has a naturally weathered wood skin and large windows overlooking layers of wetlands, an estuary and the Atlantic Ocean. Located on a half-acre site on the east end of Long Island in Southampton, this modern family dwelling is actually a renovated 1970s kit house. Its extension and tasteful modernization was designed by Bates Masi + Architects, who used prefabricated materials and new technologies that minimized waste and elevated the experience of inhabiting the space.
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October 27, 2014

Has the Failed B2 Tower Ruined Large-Scale Prefab Housing for the City?

By Diane Pham

Prefab housing has taken the world by storm in the last years, lauded for its low cost and flexibility, with buildings ranging from single-family homes to art schools popping up across the globe. But not until Forest City Ratner's plan for B2 BKLYN have we seen an attempt to build a large-scale module tower topping out at 32-stories—the world's tallest prefab tower. It's well known that the project has been a big flop; construction was far slower than originally projected and was halted in August amidst disputes between the builder, Skansa USA, and the developer, Forest City Ratner. In September lawsuits went flying, both pointing fingers as to why the whole thing failed. Forest City blamed the execution of the plan, while Skanska said the design was flawed. Fast-forward to today, and the work on the tower has been shut down with only 10 stories erected. A recent WSJ article looks at where the whole thing went awry, and more importantly: Is pre-fab construction even feasible at such a scale?
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June 27, 2014

INTERVIEW: Resolution: 4 Architecture’s Joseph Tanney Talks Prefab Homes and Designing NYC Apartments

By Patty Lee

Since it was founded in 1994, Resolution: 4 Architecture (RE4A) has been a game-changing force in the world of building and design. Founders Joseph Tanney and Robert Luntz were some of the first architects to embrace the idea of modular prefabricated homes, a concept that continues to grow in popularity for its cost0-efficiency, eco-friendly nature and versatility in design. The RE4A team has worked on numerous projects, ranging from envy-inducing vacation retreats to space-efficient lofts to the headquarters for Equinox gym. While they have helped design and build spaces across the nation, the firm calls New York City — specifically, Chelsea — home and plenty of Big Apple sensibilities show up in their work, which is bold, yet functional. We recently spoke with Tanney about RE4A's mission and upcoming work, plus his tips for creating a storage-friendly apartment.
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Live the Victorian seaside life in this $5.2M Cape May confection

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November 6, 2023

Live the Victorian seaside life in this $5.2M Cape May confection

By Michelle Cohen

Located in the popular destination town of Cape May on the southernmost tip of the Jersey Shore, this colorful cottage at 24 Jackson Street is surrounded by Victorian-style homes. Built in 1905, this historic property, asking $5,200,000, is a charming example of the neighborhood's eclectic architecture. The restoration of this former bed and breakfast was a true labor of love for the home's current owner, who added a full menu of modern updates while maintaining the home's historic character.
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$2.25M Hudson Valley home with pool and guest house is a mid-century icon

All photos courtesy of Gabriel Zimmer Studio for Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty

August 10, 2023

$2.25M Hudson Valley home with pool and guest house is a mid-century icon

By Michelle Cohen

If you dream of a mid-century modern house surrounded by forest, you’ll want to take a look at this perfect specimen of a home, surrounded by 11 acres of meadow, wildflower fields, trails, and forest in Millbrook, New York. As one of a handful of Deck House homes in the area, this iconic Hudson Valley property, asking $2,250,000, includes a gunite pool, a two-bedroom vintage-inspired guest house, and an organic garden.
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This $1.2M Princeton home is a modernist gem designed by Otto Kolb

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July 20, 2023

This $1.2M Princeton home is a modernist gem designed by Otto Kolb

By Michelle Cohen

This Otto Kolb original home at 140 Heather Lane, asking $1,195,000, is tucked into a wooded 2.39-acre lot on a quiet Princeton street. The Swiss-born Modernist architect designed this one-of-a-kind jewel box of a single-story home in 1959. Rooms in the five-bedroom house wrap around two courtyards, surrounding them with nature and sunlight.
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Princeton manor designed by Mar-a-Lago architect lists for $4.3M

All photos courtesy of Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty

April 11, 2023

Princeton manor designed by Mar-a-Lago architect lists for $4.3M

By Devin Gannon

Over the course of his 50 year career, American architect Marion Sims Wyeth designed more than 700 projects in Palm Beach, Florida, including Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump's current residence. Wyeth also designed this grand Princeton, New Jersey home, recently listed for $4,250,000. Built in 1927, the seven-bedroom manor at 91-93 Edgerstoune Road sits on a little more than three acres and boasts a bucolic backyard with an outdoor pool and a pond with a pagoda.
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New Jersey home seen in ‘The Amityville Horror’ sells for $1.5M

Photos courtesy of Motion City Media/ Childers Sotheby’s International Realty

January 30, 2023

New Jersey home seen in ‘The Amityville Horror’ sells for $1.5M

By Devin Gannon

The New Jersey home seen in the 1979 film "The Amityville Horror" has found a buyer. Located in Toms River in Ocean County, the waterfront property at 18 Brooks Road was used as a stand-in in the horror movie for the real-life "haunted" house on Long Island. After first listing for $1.7 million this past September, the four-bedroom home recently closed for $1.46 million.
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A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hudson Valley home 30 minutes from Manhattan asks $1.5M

Photos courtesy of Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty

October 7, 2022

A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hudson Valley home 30 minutes from Manhattan asks $1.5M

By Devin Gannon

A well-preserved mid-century prefab home in New York designed by prolific architect Frank Lloyd Wright hit the market this week. Surrounded by woods in the Hudson Valley hamlet of Blauvelt, the "Socrates Zaferiou House" was designed by Wright in a variation of his trademark Usonian style. Asking $1,525,000, the single-family home features a flat roof, L-shaped open floor plan, asymmetrical forms, and large windows to bring the outside in.
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First-ever hotel on wheels to open in the Hudson Valley this winter

All photos by David Mitchell

October 26, 2021

First-ever hotel on wheels to open in the Hudson Valley this winter

By Devin Gannon

The world's first hotel on wheels is set to debut in the Hudson Valley this winter. The New York-based startup company Moliving Inc. revealed earlier this year its first model unit, which measures roughly 400 square feet and includes two outdoor decks. The company believes the movable luxury hotel rooms, which are designed to be easily installed and relocated, offer hoteliers the opportunity to build hotels faster, more sustainably, and to adjust room inventory according to seasonal demand.
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Everything you need to know about houseboat living in NYC, from finding a boat to securing a slip

Photo of the 79th Street Boat Basin by Jim Henderson on Wikimedia

October 6, 2020

Everything you need to know about houseboat living in NYC, from finding a boat to securing a slip

By Cait Etherington

In Amsterdam, houseboats are considered an affordable way to live in the center of the city. They're also popular in other global cities, from London’s Little Venice to waterfront neighborhoods in Vancouver, Los Angeles, and Sydney. So why doesn’t New York City—with its 578 miles of coastline—have a thriving houseboat community, too? While it's impossible to know for certain, recent estimates for Manhattan suggest that year-round houseboat residents or “liveaboards” may now number fewer than 50.
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April 29, 2020

Brooklyn Bridge Park’s rebuilt Squibb Bridge will reopen on May 4

By Dana Schulz

After closing for good nearly two years ago, a new Squibb Bridge will open at Brooklyn Bridge Park on May 4 at 9am, as was first reported by Curbed. The 450-foot-long walkway over Furman Street connects the Squibb Park (which will also reopen) on the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade to Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and has had quite a shaky history since first opening in 2013. Eric Landau, the president of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, told Curbed, "The new bridge has the same overall aesthetic feeling of the previous bridge that people loved, with full functionality."
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New renderings show 72,600-square-foot public park coming to Brooklyn’s Pacific Park development

Renderings of park courtesy of MNLA

November 19, 2019

New renderings show 72,600-square-foot public park coming to Brooklyn’s Pacific Park development

By Alexandra Alexa

Developer TF Cornerstone this week released new renderings for two sites within Brooklyn's long-delayed Pacific Park development that have yet to break ground: 615 and 595 Dean Street. Their plans will bring 72,600 square feet of public open space with community amenities, 800 units of mixed-income housing, and retail to Pacific Park. In addition, Chelsea Piers is set to open a Field House that will offer a wide range of family and youth-focused programming when the site opens in 2023.
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Waitlist opens for ‘affordable’ units at Pacific Park’s modular tower, from $2,025/month

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June 20, 2019

Waitlist opens for ‘affordable’ units at Pacific Park’s modular tower, from $2,025/month

By Devin Gannon

A rental tower in Brooklyn's long-plagued Pacific Park development is currently accepting applications for its affordable housing waitlist. The 363-unit building at 461 Dean Street opened in 2016, with its affordable housing lottery launching that same year. Three years later, the building's lottery waitlist has opened, inviting New Yorkers earning 160 percent of the area median income to apply for the not-so-affordable $2,025/month studios and $2,541/month one-bedrooms.
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Pacific Park construction accelerates with groundbreaking at tallest tower

Rendering courtesy of Greenland Forest City Partners

April 23, 2019

Pacific Park construction accelerates with groundbreaking at tallest tower

By Alexandra Alexa

Long in the works, construction at the Pacific Park complex in Brooklyn is set to ramp up after Greenland Forest City Partners announced a partnership with the Brodsky Organization to develop 18 Sixth Avenue. Designed by Perkins Eastman, the building will exceed 500 feet and become the tallest in Pacific Park. As 6sqft previously reported, Brodsky was also tapped for another apartment building in the complex at 664 Pacific Street, which will also include public space and a school. Groundbreaking at both sites is set to take place within the next two weeks.
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Mixed feedback from LPC on proposed open-air pavilion at Fulton Ferry Landing

Rendering by Starling Architecture

April 9, 2019

Mixed feedback from LPC on proposed open-air pavilion at Fulton Ferry Landing

By Michelle Cohen

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) on Tuesday gave mixed reviews for a proposed new concession pavilion outside of the landmarked fireboat station at the Fulton Ferry Landing. The proposal, chosen last December by the Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP), includes constructing an outdoor restaurant and bar that would connect to an adjacent utility shed and sit in front of the two-story fireboat station, previously home to the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. While Alex and Miles Pincus, the operators of the proposed space, designed the outdoor concession to be simple and airy, some LPC commissioners expressed concern over the structure possibly blocking views of Manhattan and the need to keep the space as open as possible.
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September 27, 2018

Renzo Piano unveils his third and final building at Columbia’s Manhattanville Campus

By Dana Schulz

Sixteen years after Columbia University president Lee Bollinger announced the development of the school's $6.3 billion 17-acre Manhattanville campus, he joined Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano to celebrate and unveil the third and final building of the starchitect's ensemble in West Harlem. Previously, Piano completed the Jerome L. Greene Science Center and the adjacent Lenfest Center for the Arts, and today he marked the completion of the Forum, the ship-like structure that peaks at the triangular intersection of Broadway and West 125th Street. The 56,000-square-foot building will serve as a flexible meeting and conference hub, and like its siblings, was purposefully designed with a transparent, public ground floor surrounded by plazas.
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