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A gently restored Greenpoint wood frame townhouse with history intact asks $3.75M

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May 8, 2025

A gently restored Greenpoint wood frame townhouse with history intact asks $3.75M

By Michelle Cohen

In the highly desirable Greenpoint neighborhood, the most sought-after properties may be the lovingly restored townhouses on its handful of tree-lined, historic blocks. Asking $3,750,000, this wood frame home at 141 Calyer Street is a fine example. Built in 1899, this three-family townhouse is currently configured as a one-bedroom garden apartment with a triplex above. Over 3,000 square feet of interior space has been preserved and updated with both respect for history and an eye for design.
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Talk show host Graham Norton’s ‘jewel box’ carriage house on a secret Murray Hill mews asks $5.6M

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May 7, 2025

Talk show host Graham Norton’s ‘jewel box’ carriage house on a secret Murray Hill mews asks $5.6M

By Michelle Cohen

The tiny, close-ended Sniffen Court Mews in the midst of Manhattan's Murray Hill neighborhood is magical even without celebrity cachet. It's one of the city's smallest historic districts, one of those NYC places where you feel like you've completely stepped away from the city altogether. Irish comedian and talk show host Graham Norton's carriage house at 6 Sniffen Court is one of 10 former horse stables built on the mews during the Civil War. Asking $5,595,000, the home is described by Norton in a New York Times feature as a "jewel box of a carriage house." The 20-foot-wide home's interiors aren't the slightest bit old-fashioned: A fabulous renovation by Gachot Studio and a landscaped roof deck are a design-lover's dream within this private paradise.
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$6.5M Cobble Hill townhouse has renovated interiors that follow the original layout, with a dumbwaiter between floors

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May 6, 2025

$6.5M Cobble Hill townhouse has renovated interiors that follow the original layout, with a dumbwaiter between floors

By Michelle Cohen

The four-story townhouse at 146 Baltic Street in Cobble Hill gets contemporary design points for stylish, renovated interiors designed by the award-winning architecture firm of Baxt / Ingui in 2017. But the layout of the 1852 home retains the configuration of the day, with the kitchen as the lower-level engine of the home, from which hard-working staff would ferry dinner and dishware up to the formal dining room above via dumbwaiter. Asking $6,495,000, the home is filled with modern comforts, including a newly-installed dumbwaiter on the lower three floors.
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Behind this $12M West Village townhouse is a private path to a secret garden

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May 2, 2025

Behind this $12M West Village townhouse is a private path to a secret garden

By Michelle Cohen

On one of the many winding alleyways and streets of the most charming part of the West Village, this 22-foot-wide townhouse at 27 Perry Street has a secret in the back. Between this home and its neighbor is a private horse walk leading to the thoroughly romantic escape known as St. John's Colony gardens. Asking $11,950,000, the four-story, two-unit townhouse has plenty of charm on the inside as well, with historic details and a decorator's touch.
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An eclectic Crown Heights townhouse with a vintage bohemian vibe asks $2.2M

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April 15, 2025

An eclectic Crown Heights townhouse with a vintage bohemian vibe asks $2.2M

By Michelle Cohen

This 1930s Colonial Craftsman home at 1005 Carroll Street shows that Brooklyn townhouse living can be joyfully imperfect while not sacrificing the luxury of space. Asking $2,175,000, the two-story-plus-basement home in Crown Heights has been updated and renovated by its current owner, an antique collector who designs interiors for film and television. The combination of eras and styles with a great eye for color promises a great backdrop for whatever feels like home to the next owner.
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$2.4M Crown Heights townhouse enhances historic flourishes with modern comforts and craftsmanship

All photos courtesy of Hayley Ellen Day

April 11, 2025

$2.4M Crown Heights townhouse enhances historic flourishes with modern comforts and craftsmanship

By Michelle Cohen

In a week of featured townhouses with backyards awaiting spring plantings, this Renaissance Revival-style home at 259 New York Avenue might appear to come up short. But the 4,000-square-foot Crown Heights home with a pale limestone facade takes advantage of every inch of its significant interior space. A rare and elegant front porch–and a deck off the kitchen–allow outdoor living to be part of the picture. Asking $2,399,000, this pretty three-story townhouse is located on a historic Crown Heights block surrounded by similar beauties. Interiors have been given 21st-century updates while preserving a heavenly collection of original details.
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This old West Village firehouse is now a peerless $21M townhouse with a jazz club in the basement

Photo credit: Yale Wagner for Sotheby’s International Realty. Staging by Interior Marketing Group

April 10, 2025

This old West Village firehouse is now a peerless $21M townhouse with a jazz club in the basement

By Michelle Cohen

Lovely on its own, but even more interesting as a former firehouse, the five-story building at 78 Morton Street was built in the 1800s. In its current life, the 6,850-square-foot townhouse is a single-family residence that makes a remarkably strong case for living up to its $21 million ask. In addition to the peerless perk of a private, wood-paneled elevator that accesses each of its five floors, the exquisite home has a four-car garage/gallery space with a curb cut, a landscaped terrace garden, a glass-paneled penthouse level with a roof terrace, and an elegantly outfitted jazz club–complete with stage–in the basement.
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This $5.5M Queen Anne townhouse in Park Slope finds room for modern life in historic geometry

Photos courtesy of Shannon Dupre, DD-Reps

April 9, 2025

This $5.5M Queen Anne townhouse in Park Slope finds room for modern life in historic geometry

By Michelle Cohen

This pale salmon brick-clad townhouse at 323 Garfield Place paints a pretty Park Slope picture, right down to having Prospect Park just steps away. Asking $5,500,000, the home is distinguished from the outside by arched windows and doorways, shingled gables, and a peaked roof. Within, historic character surrounds livable warmth, extending to a leafy rear yard and patio.
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For $4M, a terraced Park Slope townhouse, ready for spring gardening

Photos courtesy of Anastazia Swerer-McNutt/Allyson Lubow for The Corcoran Group

March 31, 2025

For $4M, a terraced Park Slope townhouse, ready for spring gardening

By Michelle Cohen

On a quintessential Park Slope block (just two blocks from the park), this 20-foot-wide red-brick townhouse at 428 7th Street is a perfect home base for anyone with a green thumb and outdoor aspirations. Asking $3,995,000, the two-family townhouse consists of a sunny garden flat topped by an owner's triplex, with a private back patio, a bedroom sun deck, and a landscaped front garden. Historic details like crown molding, tall windows, exposed brick, and interior archways from the home's turn-of-the-20th-century origins have been well-preserved, and there's plenty of space to work with if you have your own 21st-century vision.
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Miami meets Brooklyn in this $10M Williamsburg townhouse with a three-car garage

Photos courtesy of DDreps. Renderings courtesy of Masha Begun, Crosby Studios. Floorplans courtesy of Interiors by Kat.

March 28, 2025

Miami meets Brooklyn in this $10M Williamsburg townhouse with a three-car garage

By Michelle Cohen

Brought to you by the development team behind 112 India Street and The Bath Haus, Greenpoint, and designed by the visionaries at Crosby Studios (Opening Ceremony, Dover Street Market Paris, and immersive environments at Design Miami/2021), this single-family design masterpiece at 276 Berry Street is steps from the Williamsburg waterfront. But its architecturally distinct seven-level form, pale stone facade, modern windows–and the indulgent privacy of a three-car garage–wouldn't be out of place in Miami or Malibu. Asking $10,000,000, the corner home embodies modern design inside and out.
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For $2.75M, a two-family house in Greenpoint with a pool in the backyard

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March 7, 2025

For $2.75M, a two-family house in Greenpoint with a pool in the backyard

By Michelle Cohen

You don't have to move to the suburbs to have a private backyard pool and solar panels on the roof. This townhouse in everybody's favorite Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint has those perks, plus a two-unit setup that allows for rental income in addition to living–and swimming–space. Asking $2,745,000, the 2,500-square-foot house at 214 Eagle Street has been renovated and well-maintained, with attractive additions and convenient advantages on all three floors.
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William Lescaze’s modernist Upper East Side townhouse is on the market again, for $15M

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February 28, 2025

William Lescaze’s modernist Upper East Side townhouse is on the market again, for $15M

By Devin Gannon

One of New York City's first modernist residences is back on the market. The townhouse at 32 East 74th Street was designed by William Lescaze, a Swiss-born American architect credited with pioneering modernism in the United States. Known as the Raymond C. and Mildred Kramer House for the original owners, the Upper East Side property has an iconic white stucco and glass brick facade preserved to comply with landmarks law. Inside, however, several renovations over the years have left little traces of Lescaze's interior design. Now asking $15,000,000, the home, which has been divided into three duplex apartments, has been on and off the market for nearly a decade.
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In historic Sunset Park, this $2M row house is an architectural gem with modern upgrades

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February 24, 2025

In historic Sunset Park, this $2M row house is an architectural gem with modern upgrades

By Devin Gannon

On a landmarked block in Sunset Park, this single-family row house offers the best of both worlds, combining historic design with modern upgrades. Now on the market for $1,995,000, the Renaissance Revival-style brownstone at 4704 6th Avenue was built in 1905; today, its facade, L-shaped stoop, and curved bay windows look the same as they did 120 years ago. Inside, a renovation brought the architectural gem into the 21st century with an eat-in chef's kitchen, spa-like baths, and rooftop solar panels.
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Behind a stately Village brownstone facade, a massive six-story mansion asks $35M

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February 11, 2025

Behind a stately Village brownstone facade, a massive six-story mansion asks $35M

By Michelle Cohen

From a basement gym to a fully landscaped roof terrace–and the elevator that shuttles between them–the six-floor townhouse at 34 West 12th Street has all the trimmings of a contemporary suburban mansion. From the outside, the 1860s home maintains the genteel tone of the neighborhood, its perfectly preserved brownstone facade blending with neighbors on a tree-lined Greenwich Village block. Though a no-expenses-spared three-year renovation has endowed the home's interiors with over 7,000 square feet of luxury finishes and 2,000 square feet of private gardens and terraces, its $35,000,000 ask represents a tall order.
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Live in the treetops with private gardens below in this $12.5M Brooklyn Heights townhouse

Photos courtesy of Nikola Strbac for The Corcoran Group

February 5, 2025

Live in the treetops with private gardens below in this $12.5M Brooklyn Heights townhouse

By Michelle Cohen

Even on a postcard-perfect block amid the homes and gardens of historic Brooklyn Heights, the six-story Federal-style townhouse at 12 Sidney Place is a standout. Asking $12,500,000, the 21-foot-wide home offers 5,700 square feet of breathtaking interior architecture, surrounded by the greenery of a sunken garden, multiple terraces, and an enclosed sleeping porch.
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For $2.75M, row house charm and a big front porch, a block from Prospect Park

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January 30, 2025

For $2.75M, row house charm and a big front porch, a block from Prospect Park

By Michelle Cohen

In the Prospect Park-adjacent Brooklyn neighborhood of Windsor Terrace, this compact brick row house at 247 Windsor Place begins with a wide, welcoming front porch. Asking $2,750,000, the 2,600-square-foot, four-bedroom home has kept its historic charm, while modern updates–like a repositioned staircase that allows for an open main-floor layout–add 21st-century liveability.
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For $2.5M, turn-key townhouse living in a historic Crown Heights home

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January 29, 2025

For $2.5M, turn-key townhouse living in a historic Crown Heights home

By Michelle Cohen

In the Weeksville section of Crown Heights at 313 Troy Avenue, this 1901 townhouse is easily recognizable as a historic gem from the first glance at its barrel-front facade. Within the home's graceful architecture, a dramatic renovation has introduced modern luxury and eye-pleasing design. The two-family home, asking $2,500,000, includes a renovated garden-level flat with a duplex above.
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Elevate your workout in the rooftop gym above this $9.5M Upper East Side mansion

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January 28, 2025

Elevate your workout in the rooftop gym above this $9.5M Upper East Side mansion

By Michelle Cohen

Behind an unassuming facade, this 6,600-square-foot Upper East Side townhouse at 161 East 74th Street opens to reveal a Manhattan mansion loaded with understated luxury on six floors. Asking $9,500,000, the two-family property is currently configured as a single-family residence with plenty of space for family, friends, staff, and guests and an elevator to move them from the garden floor to the skylit rec room/gym and rooftop deck.
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A renovation by MADE adds colorful style to a $13M Cobble Hill townhouse

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January 22, 2025

A renovation by MADE adds colorful style to a $13M Cobble Hill townhouse

By Michelle Cohen

At 25 feet wide with five stories and a separate garden flat, the 1884 late-Italianate-style townhouse at 234 Clinton Street would be a dream home for just about anyone. But the brick-fronted Brooklyn residence achieves icon status with a stem-to-stern renovation by celebrated architecture firm MADE, which added a vibrant color palette to design-showcase interiors while preserving the home's history. Asking $12,995,000, details like pale mint green stairs, a modern kitchen clad in emerald tiles, and a top-floor studio make this one of the neighborhood's most exciting offerings.
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For $2.3M, this Georgian townhouse in Jackson Heights has Art Deco details, modern interiors, and a garage

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January 17, 2025

For $2.3M, this Georgian townhouse in Jackson Heights has Art Deco details, modern interiors, and a garage

By Michelle Cohen

This corner townhouse 34-41 83rd Street is a three-story refuge within the picturesque Jackson Heights Historic District. Built in 1927, its Georgian-style brick exterior reveals historic details that have been given new life with a modern renovation. Asking $2,295,000, the home's classic design and Art Deco flourishes are joined by the convenience of a garage and parking for five cars, outdoor space, a basement rec room, and a beautifully renovated kitchen and bathrooms.
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The oldest house in the West Village is on the market for $12M

Photos courtesy of Stefano Ukmar for Brown Harris Stevens

January 15, 2025

The oldest house in the West Village is on the market for $12M

By Michelle Cohen

Known as the Isaacs-Hendricks House, this four-story home at 77 Bedford Street, built in 1799, is the oldest house in the West Village–and one of the oldest remaining buildings in Manhattan. Asking $12 million, the single-family townhouse, standing among some of the city's loveliest historic properties, has retained some of its original architecture and added modern conveniences and details that pay homage to the era of its construction.
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For $3.75M, this two-unit Crown Heights townhouse is filled with historic details and modern necessities

Photo credit: Anastazia Swerer-McNutt/Allyson Lubow Photography for The Corcoran Group

January 14, 2025

For $3.75M, this two-unit Crown Heights townhouse is filled with historic details and modern necessities

By Michelle Cohen

Surrounded by a neighborhood of ornate 19th-century homes, the five-story townhouse at 890 Park Place offers 6,000 square feet of beautifully renovated living space, divided between two units. Perfectly preserved period details frame contemporary luxuries on every floor. Asking $3,750,000, the home's enviable attributes extend to a graceful bow-fronted facade and an extra-long 135-foot lot for an unusual amount of outdoor space.
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This $4.8M townhouse adds modern architecture to a historic Manhattan Valley block

Photo courtesy of Edward Menashy and Douglas Elliman

January 10, 2025

This $4.8M townhouse adds modern architecture to a historic Manhattan Valley block

By Michelle Cohen

The Upper West Side's Manhattan Valley district has a neighborhood vibe that's increasingly rare in New York City. This aspect–along with proximity to Central Park–is another reason the five-floor townhouse at 138 Manhattan Avenue may be a rare find. Asking $4,750,000, the 19th-century home was designed by noted Gilded Age architect C.P.H. Gilbert. Within its graceful frame, the home's interiors are a showcase of modern architecture and design, including a roof deck and "penthouse" studio on the fifth floor.
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Andy Warhol’s 1960s Upper East Side home is for rent asking $22K a month

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January 3, 2025

Andy Warhol’s 1960s Upper East Side home is for rent asking $22K a month

By Michelle Cohen

The Upper East Side townhouse at 1342 Lexington Avenue that was home to iconic pop artist Andy Warhol from 1960 until 1972 is now on the rental market for $22,550 per month. The renovated 3,072-square-foot home, built in the 1880s, was updated for a new century with contemporary interiors that complement its well-preserved historic details. According to the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, Warhol had his early gallery shows—including the famous Campbell's soup can paintings—and established his Factory, during his residence here.
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For $2.5M, this laid-back Ditmas Park home is historic, lovely and livable

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December 24, 2024

For $2.5M, this laid-back Ditmas Park home is historic, lovely and livable

By Michelle Cohen

A sprawling front porch is the first welcome gesture you'll see at the townhouse at 465 Argyle Road—and there are many more to come. Set among the historic homes in Brooklyn's Ditmas Park neighborhood, the spacious residence has kept its early 20th century charm while adding 21st-century livability and modern comforts with many years of considered renovation.
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