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June 25, 2025

For $2.9M, this updated Bed-Stuy brownstone has a private rooftop sun deck

Outdoor space is a rare commodity in the city; a leafy backyard or a roof deck adds a coveted dimension to warm-weather living. This four-story townhouse at 271 Decatur Street in Stuyvesant Heights has both. Asking $2,895,000, the historic townhouse has a two-part stoop and a detailed, ornate facade. Inside, a 21st-century renovation reflects modern design choices.
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The Met unveils last rooftop commission until at least 2030

Jennie C. Jones (born 1968, Cincinnati, Ohio). Installation view of The Roof Garden Commission: Jennie C. Jones, “Ensemble,” 2025. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photos by Hyla Skopitz

April 15, 2025

The Met unveils last rooftop commission until at least 2030

By Devin Gannon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has unveiled its last commission for its rooftop until 2030. On view at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden through October 19, "Ensemble" by Jennie C. Jones includes large sculptures based on string instruments that play sounds activated only by the wind. Free with museum admission, the installation marks the 12th and final Roof Garden commission before work begins on the new five-story Tang Wing for modern art designed by Frida Escobedo.
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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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$2M Park Slope loft has a layout that’s great for gathering and a private terrace for your garden

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March 6, 2025

$2M Park Slope loft has a layout that’s great for gathering and a private terrace for your garden

By Michelle Cohen

In the heart of Park Slope just a block from Prospect Park, this well-appointed co-op has pre-war loft bones, plenty of light, and a long list of just-right custom amenities and features. Asking $1,990,000, the two-bedroom loft in a former horse stable at 499 12th Street is arranged around a perfectly-appointed central kitchen, with a private terrace that feels like it's just outside a woodland home.
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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.
six floors of townhouse living, this way

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143 apartments available next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Crown Heights, from $914/month

Rendering courtesy of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

December 27, 2024

143 apartments available next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Crown Heights, from $914/month

By Aaron Ginsburg

A housing lottery has opened for 143 mixed-income apartments just a block from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Crown Heights. Located at 54 Crown Street, Loden is a 17-story building offering residents thoughtfully designed apartments in a prime location within the vibrant Brooklyn neighborhood, with Prospect Park, the BBG, and public transit just steps away. New Yorkers earning 40, 60, and 100 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $914/month studios to $3,067/month two bedrooms.
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This $8.75M Village townhouse is a downtown dream home with an elevator, three terraces, and a rooftop office suite

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November 15, 2024

This $8.75M Village townhouse is a downtown dream home with an elevator, three terraces, and a rooftop office suite

By Michelle Cohen

If your idea of the perfect home is a historic townhouse in the West Village, you're definitely not alone. This two-family home at 12 Leroy Street embodies the dream with 4,300 square feet of tranquil interior space in the endlessly charming vicinity of Bleecker and Bedford Streets. Asking $8,750,000, the 20-foot-wide property consists of a garden apartment and four renovated upper floors accessible via private elevator, several terraces, and a suitably enchanting landscaped garden in the rear.
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Sales launch for boutique condos with private outdoor spaces in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, from $835K

Credit: Palette Architecture

October 23, 2024

Sales launch for boutique condos with private outdoor spaces in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, from $835K

By Aaron Ginsburg

Sales launched this week at one part of a unique two-building luxury development in Brooklyn's Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood. Developed by Kingsdel Real Estate and designed by Palette Architecture, Calvert Villas at 624 New York Avenue is a six-story boutique condo building with 10 two- to four-bedroom apartments, each with private outdoor space. Prices start at $835,500.
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Brooklyn Children’s Museum begins $15 million garden makeover

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s terrace, courtyard, and outdoor spaces will be modernized under the project. Rendering courtesy of Gans and Company / NYC DDC

August 14, 2024

Brooklyn Children’s Museum begins $15 million garden makeover

By Aaron Ginsburg

Work has begun on the $15 million revitalization of outdoor space at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. The city's Departments of Cultural Affairs and Design and Construction this week broke ground on the project to beautify the Crown Heights museum's courtyards and terraces and create 20,000 square feet of accessible outdoor programming space for young New Yorkers and their families. The project is being funded by the Mayor's Office, City Council, and the Brooklyn Borough President's office.
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Architecture And Design

For $1.4M, this full-floor Park Slope co-op comes with a private rooftop oasis

Photo credit: Shannon Dupré, DD Reps

July 3, 2024

For $1.4M, this full-floor Park Slope co-op comes with a private rooftop oasis

By Michelle Cohen

Asking $1,375,000, this two-bedroom co-op at 144 Park Place at the border between Park Slope and Prospect Heights is a sunny top-floor home with a fresh renovation, clean lines, and inspiring city views. But the full-floor walk-up shows its best advantage in summertime: Just upstairs, a full private roof deck offers space for dining, gardening, and entertaining in enviable Brooklyn style.
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Photo courtesy of Dream Downtown / Tao Group Hospitality

June 14, 2024

NYC’s best rooftop hotel pools offering day passes

By Michelle Cohen

Coming soon: Full-time sun and swimsuit season. Some lucky apartment dwellers count a private pool among their building’s amenities. Otherwise, your local options include public pools or pricey pool clubs and gyms. One way to hack summer in NYC is to snag a day pass to a pool atop one of the city’s trendy hotels. Usually reserved for hotel guests, some hotels allow visitors to pay by the day–often with poolside restaurant and bar privileges. Some venues host events like pool parties with DJs, live music, and drink specials. Read on for cool pools with day rates. Many hotel pools open on Memorial Day weekend. Pools may be reserved for private events, or rates and access information may change; be sure to check in with the venue before finalizing your plans.
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This $4.25M Village condo has a deck with city views–and a rooftop studio inside an old water tank

Photo credit: Tim Waltman / Evan Joseph Images for CORE

June 10, 2024

This $4.25M Village condo has a deck with city views–and a rooftop studio inside an old water tank

By Michelle Cohen

This breezy, modern two-bedroom condo at 12 East 12th Street has the pristine interiors, light-filled rooms, and dazzling views that command a $4,250,000 ask; a massive roof deck adds coveted outdoor space. But one detail that sets this Village aerie above its many competitors is revealed in an Architectural Digest feature: A sunlit studio space on the home's top level was created inside a decommissioned classic New York City water tank.
Outdoor living in the village, this way

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The Met’s rooftop installation features sculptures inspired by children’s desktop doodles

Petrit Halilaj (born Kosovo, 1986) Installation view of The Roof Garden Commission: Petrit Halilaj, Abetare, 2024 Courtesy of the artist: Chert Lüdde, Berlin; kurimanzutto, Mexico City / New York; Mennour, Paris. Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo by Hyla Skopitz

April 30, 2024

The Met’s rooftop installation features sculptures inspired by children’s desktop doodles

By Aaron Ginsburg

A sprawling series of sculptures inspired by the doodles and drawings of school children have been installed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's rooftop, as part of the annual Roof Garden commission. Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj this week unveiled his work "Abetare," an exhibition of three-dimensional metal sculptures depicting drawings he found on classroom desks at his former school in Kosovo, as well as in Albania and countries from the former Yugoslavia. While appearing whimsical, the sculptures provide a look at the imagination of children whose lives were upended by war. The installation is on view at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden through October 27.
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Dine and dance on the private rooftop of this $6.4M Flatiron penthouse loft

Photo credit: MW Studios for Sotheby’s International Realty

October 12, 2023

Dine and dance on the private rooftop of this $6.4M Flatiron penthouse loft

By Michelle Cohen

Situated between Broadway and Fifth Avenue in one of Manhattan's most vibrant neighborhoods, the home atop 22 East 18th Street in Flatiron offers 3,300 square feet of freshly renovated loft living with three bedrooms, 11-foot ceilings, and massive skylights. The best part of this stunning co-op apartment, asking $6,350,000, may just be the 1,800-square-foot private roof deck, complete with a wet bar, built-in lighting, and irrigation–and panoramic views of the surrounding city.
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August 29, 2023

25 best rooftop bars in New York City

By 6sqft

The city’s rooftop bars and restaurants provide some of the best views of iconic landmarks, all while enjoying delicious food and drinks with the skyline as a backdrop. Ahead, find a rooftop watering hole that checks all of the boxes, whether you're looking for a swanky terrace to impress out-of-towners or a more relaxed seaside bar with views of the Atlantic.
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NYC’s Gramercy Park Hotel to reopen with rooftop bar and Danny Meyer restaurant

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August 28, 2023

NYC’s Gramercy Park Hotel to reopen with rooftop bar and Danny Meyer restaurant

By Aaron Ginsburg

After closing during the pandemic, Manhattan's famed Gramercy Park Hotel will reopen under new ownership, the Wall Street Journal reported. MCR Hotels, the nation's third-largest hotel owner and operator, has purchased a 99-year lease to the hotel, located directly across from the exclusive Gramercy Park, for roughly $50 million and expects to reopen the property as one of the city's most luxurious hotels in 2025 following renovations. Plans include upgrades to the lobby, the 197 guest rooms, the first-floor restaurant (Danny Meyer's Maialino), and the 7,000-square-foot rooftop bar.
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This $5.4M Park Slope penthouse has the luxuries of city living–with a rooftop yard and parking

Photo credit: Allyson Lubow Photography and Leonard Lo Russo for The Corcoran Group

May 18, 2023

This $5.4M Park Slope penthouse has the luxuries of city living–with a rooftop yard and parking

By Michelle Cohen

This full-floor corner penthouse condo at 133 Sterling Place has the sleek interiors and views you'd expect from a $5,350,000 New York City apartment, with the full-house perks of parking and a huge roof terrace that doubles as an urban backyard. Inside are three bedrooms, two baths, and plenty of closets. It's the 1,800 square feet of outdoor space that make this Park Slope home extraordinary.
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For $2.4M, this Park Slope home is renovated with an enviable rooftop

All photos courtesy of Lesley Semmelhack Team

February 2, 2023

For $2.4M, this Park Slope home is renovated with an enviable rooftop

By Devin Gannon

This Park Slope apartment is just a quarter of a mile to the tip of Prospect Park. But with a private finished roof deck that runs the length of the building, who needs Brooklyn's backyard, anyway? Asking $2,395,000, the top-floor co-op at 801 Union Street has undergone a recent renovation inside and out, including the landscaped roof deck that is a paradise of leisure and entertainment.
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Photo credit: Kristina Crane with Evan Joseph Studios

January 5, 2023

Paris garret and rooftop cabin meet in this unique Nomad penthouse, asking $2.5M

By Michelle Cohen

The penthouse at 66 Madison Avenue is one of those unusual apartments that resembles nothing so much as a charming cabin in the sky, surrounded by 700 square feet of outdoor terrace space. This 1,100-square-foot one-bedroom co-op–located in the building's original rooftop machine room–is perched atop a 1918 Beaux Arts building in the popular Nomad neighborhood. 6sqft featured the rooftop aerie when the previous owner, designer and fashion PR exec Leslie Klotz, listed it for $2,450,000 in 2016; it sold for $2,260,000 in early 2017. House Beautiful called the light-filled home, now asking $2,500,000, "a wonderful mashup of Manhattan and Montmartre."
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This lofty $7.5M Village co-op would be perfect for an art lover or an avid gardener

Photo credit: Celeste Godoy Photography for The Corcoran Group

September 23, 2022

This lofty $7.5M Village co-op would be perfect for an art lover or an avid gardener

By Michelle Cohen

Located within a classic 1844 Greenwich Village building, this jewel box of a co-op boasts a custom renovation by noted interior designer Carlos Otero. The result, currently asking $7,500,000, is a thoroughly modern and luxurious home that has retained the warmth and creativity befitting its address. The three-level co-op at 200 Mercer Street includes 3,000 square feet of creatively-designed interior space and an expansive landscaped private roof terrace.
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From neglected mud patch to outdoor oasis, a Brooklyn backyard gets a garden makeover

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August 25, 2022

From neglected mud patch to outdoor oasis, a Brooklyn backyard gets a garden makeover

By Michelle Cohen

After a top-to-toe renovation of their 1870s Clinton Hill two-family townhouse that spanned two years (read all about it here), 6sqft writer Michelle Cohen and her husband, Stanley Peck, decided to relegate sprucing up their brownstone backyard to “phase 2.” They’d already added a rear terrace with steps to the yard and created a small roof deck above their lower extension. The couple certainly planned to address the neglected outdoor space–even though the existing weed-jungle-meets-mud-patch had a certain overgrown charm. Below, hear from Michelle about the results, along with professional advice for creating a verdant outdoor space in the city.
How to create an urban garden retreat

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$4.5M Chelsea penthouse co-op has a private roof garden with a dining pavilion and skyline views

Photos courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens

July 26, 2022

$4.5M Chelsea penthouse co-op has a private roof garden with a dining pavilion and skyline views

By Michelle Cohen

Atop a 1909 former button factory building at 139 West 19th Street in Chelsea, this penthouse co-op, asking $4,498,000, features traditional loft architecture with the rare luxury of a 1,600 square foot private landscaped urban garden. The rooftop space is as perfect for outdoor entertaining on a grand scale as it is for enjoying a quiet sunset.
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New affordable housing building in the Bronx has a rooftop greenhouse and aquaponic farm

All images courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

July 18, 2022

New affordable housing building in the Bronx has a rooftop greenhouse and aquaponic farm

By Aaron Ginsburg

A new housing development with more than 100 deeply affordable and supportive apartments, a rooftop greenhouse, and an aquaponic urban farming system officially opened last week. Located at 2865 Creston Avenue in Bedford Park, the project was developed by homeless services nonprofit Project Renewal. Bedford Green House includes social services for residents and amenities that center around healing through nature.
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Chinatown speakeasy Apotheke opens new Nomad location with rooftop terrace

Photos by Gabi Porter for Apotheke

July 15, 2022

Chinatown speakeasy Apotheke opens new Nomad location with rooftop terrace

By Devin Gannon

Fourteen years after making its Chinatown debut, popular speakeasy-style cocktail bar Apotheke has opened a second New York City location. Located on West 26th Street in Nomad, the bar will serve its signature medicinal-themed beverages alongside its first-ever food menu, made up of small and shareable plates. Apotheke Nomad offers two separate spaces, a dimly-lit basement speakeasy and a rooftop terrace that will open later this summer.
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Radio Park debuts summer garden dining series atop Radio City Music Hall

Radio Park above Radio City Music Hall. Photo credit: Rockefeller Center

June 20, 2022

Radio Park debuts summer garden dining series atop Radio City Music Hall

By Michelle Cohen

With the start of summer comes summer dining, and this July will mark the debut of an event that combines the excitement of Rockefeller Center with the experience of dining in a garden oasis high above New York City. Radio Park, the 24,000-square-foot landscaped rooftop that opened last year above Radio City Music Hall, will host "Dine at Radio Park," a new weekend dining series led by two celebrated local chefs.
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