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190-year-old West Village wooden house with storied history asks $6M

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October 26, 2023

190-year-old West Village wooden house with storied history asks $6M

By Devin Gannon

A 19th-century wooden house in the West Village that has lived many lives over its nearly 190-year-old history is now on the market. Built in 1834, the property at 392 West Street (also known as 6 Weehawken Street) was originally part of the open-air Greenwich Market and later operated as a tavern, cigar store, pool hall, speakeasy, and two gay bars. The building's last owner, Jean-Louis Goldwater Bourgeois, made headlines in recent years after claiming he would leave the home to the Lenape people, the original Manhattanites. But when Bourgeois died last year, the house went to his estate and is now on the market for $6,000,000, as Gothamist reported.
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Enjoy your own four-bedroom Versailles on the Upper East Side for $8M

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October 24, 2023

Enjoy your own four-bedroom Versailles on the Upper East Side for $8M

By Michelle Cohen

As if a Fifth Avenue address isn't elegant enough, this four-bedroom co-op at 910 Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side offers Gilded Age glamour in every detail along with Central Park vistas and a private terrace. At 4,200 square feet, this Manhattan home, asking $7,975,000, is townhouse-sized, with perks like a private elevator landing, service elevator, staff quarters, and much, much more.
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Cozy West Village co-op has pre-war charm and modern amenities for $1.6M

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October 17, 2023

Cozy West Village co-op has pre-war charm and modern amenities for $1.6M

By Devin Gannon

In one of New York City's most charming neighborhoods, an equally charming apartment is now on the market. The two-bedroom co-op at 211 West 10th Street is an example of what makes the West Village so desirable: it's attractive and historic but also boasts must-have contemporary luxuries. For $1,595,000, live out your Manhattan pre-war fantasies with the help of exposed brick, crown molding, and tree-top views.
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Behind a historic facade, this $14M Upper West Side mansion is all about the 21st-century amenities

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October 11, 2023

Behind a historic facade, this $14M Upper West Side mansion is all about the 21st-century amenities

By Michelle Cohen

In the heart of the Upper West Side among the coveted neighborhood's historic townhomes and steps from Central Park, this newly-renovated mansion at 137 West 77th Street packs just about every modern perk into four stories (plus a rooftop terrace). Asking $13,995,000, the 7,000-square-foot 1890s home is semi-detached, with three exposures and fronted by a restored facade. Within, every convenience and comfort is present in the context of aesthetic perfection, from the private elevator, sauna, and spa to a full menu of home automation tools.
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Your guide to the West Village: New York City’s downtown heart of cultural history

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October 10, 2023

Your guide to the West Village: New York City’s downtown heart of cultural history

By Michelle Cohen

It may seem challenging to navigate the winding, narrow streets in one of the few Manhattan neighborhoods not arranged on a sensible grid. Fortunately, it’s also hard to make a wrong turn no matter where you end up in the West Village. And there’s so much to see and do in this iconic and charming neighborhood, that you may find it even harder to leave.
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17 of NYC’s oldest bars and restaurants you can still dine at today

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October 9, 2023

17 of NYC’s oldest bars and restaurants you can still dine at today

The Statue of Liberty was erected in 1886. The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883. Grand Central Terminal opened to the public in 1913. Fraunces Tavern, a famed Financial District watering hole, has been serving New Yorkers since 1762.
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Red Hook’s most expensive condo on the market is this $3.15M penthouse

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October 5, 2023

Red Hook’s most expensive condo on the market is this $3.15M penthouse

By Aaron Ginsburg

The evolution of Red Hook continues, as developers target the creative waterfront enclave for new high-end condo buildings and modern townhouses. At one building, The Conover at 199 Conover Street designed by FAB 314 architects, a new penthouse is asking $3,150,000, the priciest listing in the neighborhood. The three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom condo unit boasts 1,990 square feet of living space and a spacious private rooftop terrace with sweeping views of the waterfront and Manhattan skyline.
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For $2.5M, this compact Harlem carriage house has a backyard, garage, and room to expand

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October 4, 2023

For $2.5M, this compact Harlem carriage house has a backyard, garage, and room to expand

By Michelle Cohen

Located on the bustling west side of Harlem near Columbia University and just a few blocks from Central Park, this two-story brick carriage house at 158 West 118th Street represents an opportunity for Manhattan living with perks like a garage, a leafy backyard, and room to grow. With 2,905 interior square feet, the 18-foot-wide home may not be a mansion, but it's a two-family property with over 6,000 square feet of unused Floor Area Ratio (FAR), adding flexibility to its value at $2,495,000. Historic details, a detached garage, and lots of outdoor space make this unique dwelling more than a condo alternative.
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This $8.75M mansion designed by Robert A.M. Stern is the most expensive listing in the Bronx

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September 29, 2023

This $8.75M mansion designed by Robert A.M. Stern is the most expensive listing in the Bronx

By Michelle Cohen

This 11,135-square-foot four-story home at 421 West 250th Street in the Riverdale section of the Bronx has the distinction of being the borough's record-holding big-ticket residential listing, according to Mansion Global. Designed by prolific New York City firm Robert A.M. Stern Architects in 2005, the gingerbread-esque mansion sits on just over a half-acre in the private Villanova Heights subdivision. A pitched roof with a trio of whimsical dormers and delphinium blue window shutters provide a rustic air to its architectural simplicity. Within, an elevator makes travel between living, sleeping, and recreation floors convenient to all residents. Previously, the borough's highest-price listing was a $7 million neo-Georgian brick home in Fieldston.
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This $2.8M Upper West Side co-op was designed to be a timeless home

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September 26, 2023

This $2.8M Upper West Side co-op was designed to be a timeless home

By Michelle Cohen

On a classic Upper West Side block surrounded by historic townhouses and pre-war apartment buildings, this gracious eight-room co-op at 801 West End Avenue has plenty of living space and Riverside Park for a backyard. Asking $2,795,000, this family-sized home is configured for flexibility, with four bedrooms and room for more. Edwardian-era architectural details and renovated interiors add up to timeless style.
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This $3.5M Village co-op has a designer pedigree and the biggest terrace in the building

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September 20, 2023

This $3.5M Village co-op has a designer pedigree and the biggest terrace in the building

By Michelle Cohen

Located in The John Adams co-op at 101 West 12th Street, this two-bedroom (convertible to three) home happens to possess one of the largest wrap-around terraces in Greenwich Village. With interiors designed by the former owner, the late Tony-winning scenic designer Robin Wagner, this enviable downtown Manhattan space boasts a private terrace of 1,000 square feet with four-direction views.
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Famous Bay Ridge Gingerbread House is on the market again, asking $8.75M

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September 19, 2023

Famous Bay Ridge Gingerbread House is on the market again, asking $8.75M

By Michelle Cohen

This one-of-a-kind dwelling at 8200 Narrows Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn is anything but cookie-cutter basic. Known as the Gingerbread House, this cute-enough-to-eat Hobbit-esque home is an American Arts and Crafts-style design by architect James Sarsfield Kennedy. Built for shipping mogul Howard Jones in 1918, the home was described as "the most magnificent residence in all of New York City." According to Brownstoner, the home was last listed in 2017 for $9 million. It's currently asking $8,750,000.
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This unique Hudson, NY home has offbeat charm and plenty of potential for $970K

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September 8, 2023

This unique Hudson, NY home has offbeat charm and plenty of potential for $970K

By Michelle Cohen

The buttercup-yellow house at 450 Union Street in quaint and fashionable Hudson may look unassuming, but it conceals a wealth of opportunity. Asking $970,000, the 2,376-square-foot, 13-room home is officially a two-family dwelling–and a fully licensed Airbnb. Within find lots of living space and six bedrooms, unified with a colorful and cozy palette of bohemian charm. In addition, a garage at the rear holds a partially-finished loft. However you choose to arrange it, the upstate property is ready to become an investment with space for extended family or a sprawling single-family home base.
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‘Beastie Boys Square’ to be unveiled at LES block party with Ad-Rock and Mike D

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September 7, 2023

‘Beastie Boys Square’ to be unveiled at LES block party with Ad-Rock and Mike D

By Aaron Ginsburg

A Lower East Side intersection is being renamed "Beastie Boys Square" this weekend, with members of the famed hip-hop trio expected to make appearances during the celebration. On Saturday, September 9 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond will join Council Member Christopher Marte and fellow New Yorkers for a block party celebrating the co-naming of the corner of Ludlow and Rivington Streets. The now-iconic intersection was featured in the art for the group's second studio album "Paul's Boutique."
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For $2M, this Cobble Hill brownstone duplex includes a perfect private garden

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September 6, 2023

For $2M, this Cobble Hill brownstone duplex includes a perfect private garden

By Michelle Cohen

If you've always envied the magical back gardens of brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods like Cobble Hill, here's a chance to enjoy your own–without having to buy a brownstone. This two-bedroom co-op at 193 Clinton Street, asking $2,000,000, spans the lower levels of a pretty townhouse. In addition to the outdoor oasis, there's bonus space on the lower level–and a laundry room.
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The Met announces major Harlem Renaissance exhibition

Archibald J. Motley, Jr. (American, 1891–1981), Black Belt, 1934, Oil on canvas, Framed: 33 in. × 40 5/8 in. × 1 3/4 in. (83.8 × 103.2 × 4.4 cm), Collection of the Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia, © Estate of Archibald John Motley Jr. All reserved rights 2023 / Bridgeman Images Image courtesy Hampton University

August 23, 2023

The Met announces major Harlem Renaissance exhibition

By Aaron Ginsburg

The Metropolitan Museum of Art next year will host an exhibition establishing the Harlem Renaissance as the first-ever African-American-led international art movement. Debuting in February 2024, "The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism" will explore the ways in which Black artists depicted everyday life in the new Black cities that developed across the United States from the 1920s through the 1940s, like New York City's Harlem and Chicago's South Side. As the first art museum survey of the Harlem Renaissance in the city since 1987, the exhibition includes roughly 160 works of painting, sculpture, film, photography, and more.
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For $14M, this full-floor Upper East Side condo feels like a designer show house, wine room and gallery included

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August 23, 2023

For $14M, this full-floor Upper East Side condo feels like a designer show house, wine room and gallery included

By Michelle Cohen

Situated a prime Park Avenue location, in the Parkside condominium building at 525 Park Avenue, this sprawling 4,000-square-foot home occupies an entire floor, with a layout that feels like a townhouse in the sky. Designed by noted decorator David Kleinberg, each room of the pre-war condo, asking $13,995,000, is a showcase of elegant texture, color and pattern. An extra-large gallery is perfect for a sizable art collection; a wet bar and a wine room await grand-scale entertaining. A high floor location means iconic unobstructed views in every direction.
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This $31M Upper East Side mansion with long and layered history is now four beautiful apartments

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August 16, 2023

This $31M Upper East Side mansion with long and layered history is now four beautiful apartments

By Michelle Cohen

This beautifully renovated limestone townhouse in Manhattan's Carnegie Hill, adjacent to Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was built in the 1890s as part of a row of four mansions for members of New York City's wealthiest families. The home at 9 East 82nd Street, now asking $31 million, was first owned by stockbroker J. Prentice Kellogg. The home's facade, built in the Neoclassical style, features a raised portico entrance and a secondary service entrance. A fifth floor was added to the 25-foot-wide townhouse in 1920. The property's current configuration as four turn-key luxury rental apartments is the result of a 2021 stem-to-stern renovation and restoration effort.
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$65M UES mansion is a showcase of Gilded Age history, updated for a new era of grand-scale living

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August 14, 2023

$65M UES mansion is a showcase of Gilded Age history, updated for a new era of grand-scale living

By Michelle Cohen

On a Central Park-adjacent block near Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side, the 35-foot wide limestone mansion at 4 East 79th Street is a historic testament to Manhattan's Gilded Age; asking $65,000,000, it's among a handful of the most expensive townhouses to ever be listed in New York City. The six-story home with over 15,000 square feet of interior space offers an opportunity for living and entertaining befitting a new era of opulence, including two elevators, a professional-grade catering kitchen, a security office, a wine cellar and reception room, a grand center stair hall, and a top-floor skylit gym.
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Trevor Noah finds buyer for Hell’s Kitchen penthouse with plunge pool, last asking $11M

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August 1, 2023

Trevor Noah finds buyer for Hell’s Kitchen penthouse with plunge pool, last asking $11M

By Aaron Ginsburg

Trevor Noah's penthouse in Hell's Kitchen entered contract this week for $10,995,000, after hitting the market last fall, CityRealty reports. The comedian and former host of "The Daily Show" first listed the sprawling duplex at the Art Deco Stella Tower at 425 West 50th Street last October for $12,950,000, soon after announcing his departure from the Comedy Central show. The three-bedroom duplex condo, which Noah bought for $10 million in 2017, offers expansive views of Manhattan and a 1,000-square-foot landscaped terrace with a heated plunge pool with built-in speakers and a wet bar.
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For $11M, live in a Brooklyn Heights mansion with perfectly restored details and a literary past

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July 31, 2023

For $11M, live in a Brooklyn Heights mansion with perfectly restored details and a literary past

By Michelle Cohen

From the wine cellar to the landscaped roof deck, this 19th-century Greek Revival mansion represents five stories of pristine restoration, with historic flourishes accenting modern style and ease of living. Asking $11,500,000, the 6,094-square-foot two-family townhouse at 20 Remsen Street in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District has some notable literary history: Norman Mailer had his writing studio here. The house was also, according to the listing, the inspiration for Mailer's 1951 novel "Barbary Shore."
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This $2M garden flat in Margaret Mead’s former home is the picture of cozy West Village charm

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July 27, 2023

This $2M garden flat in Margaret Mead’s former home is the picture of cozy West Village charm

By Michelle Cohen

On a postcard-perfect West Village street among the neighborhood's historic brownstones, this garden co-op at 72 Perry Street is a rare chance to live a bohemian dream not often found in today's New York City. Asking $1,995,000, the two-bedroom home in a restored townhouse has a landscaped private back garden as the almost-too-good-to-be-true addition to the elegance of its interior living spaces. The boutique co-op building is known as Mead House in honor of one-time resident Margaret Mead. The famous anthropologist lived in the townhouse with her husband Gregory Bateson and other colleagues from 1941 to 1955.
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WeWork founder Adam Neumann relists Gramercy penthouse for $32M

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July 26, 2023

WeWork founder Adam Neumann relists Gramercy penthouse for $32M

By Devin Gannon

Adam Neumann has relisted his Gramercy Park penthouse for $32 million, $5.5 million cheaper than when it last hit the market in 2020. In 2017, the founder and former chief executive of WeWork and his wife Rebekah Paltrow Neumann paid $27.5 million for the duplex penthouse at 78 Irving Place and the unit below it; the couple also picked up two additional apartments on the ground floor for $7.2 million.
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Upper East Side rental to be razed and replaced with high-end condo from Eliot Spitzer

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July 25, 2023

Upper East Side rental to be razed and replaced with high-end condo from Eliot Spitzer

By Aaron Ginsburg

An Upper East Side rental will be demolished and replaced with a new luxury condominium developed by former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's firm. The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday approved plans from Spitzer Enterprises to raze the 25-story, 46-unit building at 985 Fifth Avenue and build a completely new tower with just 26 apartments. The commission concluded the existing building does not contribute to the cohesion of the Metropolitan Museum Historic District, allowing demolition to proceed. Designed by Studio Sofield and SLCE, the new condo building would rise 19 stories and feature a limestone facade with setbacks, according to The Real Deal.
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$7.9M Soho penthouse feels like a country estate with a magical rooftop garden, hot tub included

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July 24, 2023

$7.9M Soho penthouse feels like a country estate with a magical rooftop garden, hot tub included

By Michelle Cohen

This 3,121-square-foot Soho co-op at 80 Greene Street is the real downtown loft deal, disguised as a perfectly decorated home (enchanted 1,200-square-foot roof terrace with hot tub included). The three-bedroom triplex tops a classic Soho cast-iron building on a historic Belgian block street. Comprised of a designer-renovated main floor, mezzanine, and dramatic top-floor bedroom suite, the tranquil apartment, asking $7,900,000, is bathed in white, with outdoor space to rival a country manor.
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