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Most of us can only dream of owning a townhouse on the Upper East Side, so the idea of having three of them seems downright silly. But that's exactly what's for sale on East 62nd Street–three adjacent townhouses that are being sold as a package deal for their potential to be combined into one giant, 30,000-square-foot mansion. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the $120 million listing, and the Daily News revealed that the billionaire Safra family, of Brazilian banking fame, is behind the company listed as the seller. Currently, the three limestone, six-story homes at 12, 14, and 16 East 62nd Street are divided into 13 apartments with one doorman, though they can be delivered vacant. Together they boast 23 fireplaces, 11 terraces, and two roof decks. What makes the trifecta perfect for a combination is the fact that the homes are pretty much identical, with their cornices, ceilings, and floors all lining up.
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June 5, 2015

Charming Apartment in One of Harlem’s Oldest Co-ops Asks $1.1M

If you want to live in one of the oldest private co-ops in Harlem, here's your chance. The 25-foot-wide, 102-foot-long unit at 152 West 131st Street has an interesting floor plan with the living room and dining room on complete opposite sides of a long narrow hallway. But it has charming original details, nice finishes, and it's in an adorable brownstone, so the $1.1 million pad is definitely worth a look.
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June 3, 2015

Bed-Stuy Townhouse with Flair and Flexibility Asks $2 Million

This four-family brownstone at 278 Clifton Place in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, just hit the market for $1.995 million. It's a well-preserved historic brownstone that offers plenty of potential for conversion. It's currently set up as an owners duplex with two rental units above, but as the listing says, "You have the flexibility to make it a grand single family home, smart double duplex, triplex over garden rental or four floor-through income generating units." The house already has an extension that includes a terrace for the third-floor rental unit. The extra space and the flexible configuration gives the new buyer plenty of opportunity to use their imagination.
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June 2, 2015

This Historic $2.1 Million Bed-Stuy Townhouse Comes with a Koi Pond

For $2.1 million you can nab a turn-of-the-century Italianate brick townhouse on a tree-lined block in Bed-Stuy. The two-family home measures 20 feet wide and 45 feet deep, and offers period details like inlaid parquet floors, pocket doors, pier glass mirrors, and marble mantelpieces. And who doesn't want a koi pond?
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May 20, 2015

New York State Pavilion Documentary Premiers; Blogger Photographs Bed-Stuy’s Trash

Head to the Queens Theatre on May 22 and 23 for the world premier of “Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair Pavilion,” a documentary about the history of Philip Johnson’s New York State Pavilion. [Brownstoner Queens] Like your burger delivered to you by a waitress on roller skates? Here’s a list of drive-in restaurants near NYC. [Gothamist] Hudson Yards […]

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May 19, 2015

Brooklyn Heights Apartment Has Amazing Windows for Amazing Views

If your apartment's got views of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York Harbor and the Lower Manhattan skyline, you may as well enjoy it through massive, beautiful windows. This two-bedroom co-op at 188 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn Heights has both the views and the windows. It's a lovely 1,600-square-foot apartment that takes up a floor of a historic 1800s brownstone. This area of the neighborhood, sometimes referred to as Columbia Heights, is distinguished by a row of prominent mansions and townhouses that sit atop the BQE and look out onto Lower Manhattan. The prestige of the location does not come cheap—this unit is asking $2.7 million.
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May 15, 2015

‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Firehouse in Cobble Hill Sells for $6.25M

By Michelle Cohen

The 19th century Cobble Hill carriage house featured in the Julia Roberts movie version of Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat Pray Love" has just sold for $6.25 million, according to the Observer. We’re reminded of the boho-fabulous Park Slope townhouse featured in Noah Baumbach’s "The Squid and the Whale," which changed hands for its ask of $3.45 million back in 2012, so this may be a testament to how much the market has shifted since then–or one could compare indie film cred with Julia Roberts-grade mainstream appeal. Either way, this charming 1840s former firehouse at 172 Pacific Street on a pretty, shade-dappled Cobble Hill block has cinematic qualities on its own. The home, which had been on the market for nearly a year, is unique even on this block of quaint 19th century houses.
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May 13, 2015

Ikea Says New Yorkers Actually Like Cooking; Get Inside 125 Sacred Sites This Weekend

Ikea’s latest Life at Home report focuses on the kitchen. Turns out, 46 percent of New Yorkers cook almost every weekday and 81 percent enjoy the art of cooking. But, no surprise here, we hardly ever eat in our kitchens or dining rooms. [IKEA] Photos of ’90s newsstands show a grittier and cheaper New York City. [Daily Intelligencer] This Saturday […]

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May 12, 2015

19th Century Bed-Stuy Townhouse on ‘Doctors Row’ Is Swimming in Wood Details

When you're lucky enough to come across a gorgeous older home that has been lovingly restored like this eight-bedroom home at 126 Hancock Street, you grab your broker and run like the wind to claim it. And you just might do so after you've had a look at this brownstone. This stunning home was originally built in 1883 by architect Isaac D. Reynolds and has been carefully restored to its original glory by a team of interior designers from Pure Interior Design of New York. After this group was finished shining this baby up like a brand-new penny, we were left with a stunning home with all the modern updates, asking $3.195 million.
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May 12, 2015

New App Gives Real-Time Subway Locations; Don’t Trip on the Met’s New Rooftop Installation

LiveTrain NYC maps eight subway lines using actual train location data from the MTA. [CityLab] Researching the history of your Brooklyn brownstone? Here’s how to find the original blueprints. [Brownstoner] Tribeca’s AT&T Long Lines Building was constructed to withstand a nuclear blast and be self-sufficient for two weeks. [Ephemeral NY] In honor of Bike to […]

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May 11, 2015

It’s Hard to Pick a Favorite Apartment at This Double Duplex in Boerum Hill

When it comes to multi-family townhouses, it's typical that the owner's floors look a whole lot more desirable than the units that will be listed for rent. Not so at this Boerum Hill townhouse at 355 Pacific Street. The house has undergone a renovation resulting in two very lovely duplex apartments. Picking favorites is going to be a lot harder than the new owner might expect. For the whole 3,440-square-foot property, it's asking $4.595 million.
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May 11, 2015

One WTC’s Elevator Descent Will Fly You Through FiDi; Starbucks Is Coming to Bushwick

By Diane Pham

Construction may be booming, but there is a record shortage of homes on the market. The low inventory is causing prices to jump and making it harder for folks to move to, let along buy in, New York. [Crain’s] Eight of the ten “Broken Angel” condos are in contract after launching sales less than a […]

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May 11, 2015

Rock Out Like Mozart in This Hip but Historic Bed-Stuy Crib

Original details like decorative fireplaces, wood moldings and pocket doors await you at this $1.85 million Bed-Stuy residence at 349 Hancock Street. This 3,104-square-foot home was built in 1900 and sits on an 18 x 100-foot lot. It is currently divided into an owner's triplex over a garden apartment—and there's even a cool room for your drum set.
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May 10, 2015

$13M Tudor Revival Mansion on Lake George Has Historic Connection to Brooklyn

Lake George, New York is about a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Brooklyn, but this stunning upstate mansion has an interesting connection to the borough. Known as Wikiosco, which means "home on beautiful waters" in Algonquin, the Tudor Revival-style residence was built in 1895 for Royal C. Peabody, founder of Brooklyn Con Edison. It was designed by Brooklyn-based architecture firm Ludlow and Peabody; architect Charles S. Peabody was Royal's son. Our friends at Find Everything Historic noticed that Wikiosco is on the market, asking $12.9 million. And considering that a 25-foot-wide Brooklyn brownstone often goes for far more than that, we think this seven-bedroom, 20,000-square-foot mansion is the perfect getaway home for one lucky New Yorker. Not only is it one of the last intact 20th century mansions along Lake George's western shore (which is known as Millionaire's Row), but it boasts a 4,000 bottle wine cellar, 12-car garage, two covered boathouses, and a heated outdoor pool.
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May 9, 2015

Weekly Highlights: Top Picks from the 6sqft Staff

New York Times Columnist Frank Bruni Nabs a Broadway Corridor Pad for $1.65M New Renzo Piano-Designed Residential Tower to Rise in Soho Amy Poehler and Will Arnett’s Former West Village Home Asks $10 Million Gowanus Brownstone Has an Inhabitable Blob in Its Living Room VIDEO: Bjarke Ingels Takes Us Through His 57th Street Pyramid ‘Courtscraper’ […]

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May 5, 2015

House Tours Galore: Where to Get a Look Inside the Area’s Most Fabulous Homes and Gardens

Temperatures have finally hit the high 70s mean, and that can only mean one thing–it's house tour season. Architecture buffs, history lovers, and die-hard New Yorkers look forward to these events all year. It's a time to see how the other half lives; get some design inspiration; and just enjoy a nice day out looking at beautiful homes and gardens. From Harlem brownstones to Hamptons estates to the gardens of Jackson Heights, we've rounded up this season's hottest tours.
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The High and Low: Two Pretty Prewar Co-ops on Prospect Park

235 Lincoln Place, Apt. 2C (l), 20 Plaza Street East, Apt. D10 (r).

May 4, 2015

The High and Low: Two Pretty Prewar Co-ops on Prospect Park

By Michelle Cohen

Just north and west of Grand Army Plaza and the green expanse of Prospect Park, the heavenly slice of brownstone Brooklyn where Prospect Heights meets Park Slope is considered one of the best spots in the borough–possibly the city–to live. Its streets offer some of the area's loveliest historic townhouses and some of Brooklyn's most gracious prewar apartment buildings, home to notables from Sen. Charles Schumer to Chloë Sevigny. Near an alphabet soup of subway lines and every amenity you could imagine–from the Brooklyn Museum to Barclays Center–these two classic prewar co-ops claim this prime location, sought-after full-service buildings and pretty Deco-era bones. The first also offers the spacious layout sought by co-op buyers, and at $1.4 million for a large three-bedroom, there's plenty of room to roam. And though a diminutive studio is best for one (or two who like to be very close) this particular version, asking a double-take-prompting $350k, is on a high floor in one of the area's loveliest buildings and has the same look–minus a few hundred square feet–as its more spacious sibling.
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May 4, 2015

Robert De Niro Lived in a Penthouse with Seven-Car Garage; Leasing Starts at Brooklyn’s Tallest Tower

By Diane Pham

Turns out Robert De Niro called this extravagant penthouse with glass floors and a seven car garage home for two years. [NYP] Brooklyn’s upcoming tallest tower, the Avalon Willoughby West, has started leasing. Studios will go for $2,890 a month. [Brownstoner] A federal transportation bill could lead to the city to removing some of the oversize […]

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April 30, 2015

Awesome Attics: Inside the ‘Other Penthouses’ of New York City

By Diane Pham

New York City is abuzz with penthouse talk, whether it's the $100M blockbuster sale at One57, the unbelievable $150M ask for the topper at the Sony Building, or if it's all the chatter around just how much more folks are willing to pay to have these two letters in their address: PH. While we love playing the game "If I had the money..." as much the next person, we thought before we start daydreaming too far out of our financial means—or cursing the system altogether—that we'd pay homage to the city's "other penthouses," the ones far closer in reach. Okay, so they're really just tiny attics or additions, but what each of these little spaces lacks in floor area, they certainly make up in character. Check out some of the coolest, cutest and just downright amazing attic spaces we've dug up ahead!
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April 30, 2015

Unconventional Greenwood Heights Home Has Two Gardens and Mid-Century Modern Appeal

Here's a gorgeous single-family home just blocks away from Prospect Park that just hit the market for $2.25 million. Located in Greenwood Heights, the 2,280 square-foot home features multiple skylights, landscaped gardens, exposed beams, hardwood floors, industrial-style finishes, and built-in storage. And, of course, there are those sunken floors giving this pad the ultimate mid-century modern vibe.
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April 30, 2015

Actress Christina Ricci Nabs a $2M Fort Greene Townhouse Neighboring the BQE

By Annie Doge

Some people find the sound of moving traffic soothing, which must be the camp actress Christina Ricci falls into. According to the Post, Ricci has just scooped up a $2 million townhouse located at 67 Adelphi Street, right next door to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Although not sited within the lovely and leafy quarters Fort Greene is best known for, the 2,205-square-foot home does have its charms: there are four sunny bedrooms, three bathrooms and a deck off the kitchen that leads to a large garden.
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April 30, 2015

Hell’s Kitchen, Once the ‘Wild West,’ Now Undergoing Rapid Gentrification

There's yet to be an exact agreed-upon theory as to where the name Hell's Kitchen came from, but most historians agree that it had something to do with the poor tenement conditions and general filth of the neighborhood in the 19th century. Its reputation didn't get any better in the 20th century, though. After the repeal of prohibition, the area became overrun with organized crime, and until the 1980s it was known as a home base for several gangs. Today, Hell's Kitchen is no longer the "Wild West," but rather a rapidly gentrifying community ripe for new development. A neighborhood profile today in the Times looks at the transformation of the neighborhood, also called Clinton or Midtown West, which is generally defined as the area from Eighth Avenue to the Hudson River between 34th to 59th Streets. Summed up, "New buildings are going up, and older ones are being converted to high-end residences. The development of Hudson Yards and the High Line just to its south and the addition of the Time Warner Center on its northeast border have spurred growth. Prices have gone up but are still generally lower than in surrounding neighborhoods."
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April 29, 2015

Rustic-Meets-Industrial Chelsea Pad Is Like a Parisian Atelier

If you value location and like exposed brick, wood beams and skylights, this $650,000 Chelsea pad at 127 West 15th Street just might be the answer to your prayers. The restored one-bedroom boasts all those features and more, including tall ceilings and a decorative fireplace. And if you want your own gym you can just forget a few items when you leave the house and run back up and down the three flights to this top-floor walk-up. We're only 50% joking.
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The Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate of Brooklyn’s… Gravesend?

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April 28, 2015

The Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate of Brooklyn’s… Gravesend?