Lower Broadway can be an exhilarating place. The rush of pedestrian traffic moves you along, shopping bags in tow, eyes darting from window to window. But downtown Broadway offers more; maybe it deserves a Sunday morning before the rush. Sky those eyes upwards and cherish the architecture, much of it hasn’t changed in more than a century. 644 Broadway, otherwise known as Bleecker Tower, at the northeast corner of Broadway and ...
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When describing this worldly Chelsea apartment it is difficult to find a starting point. It all works. But in this case, we’re going to start outside and work our way into the interior. It is this mix of indoor and outdoor space that elevates Apt 10-D at 212 West 18th Street into our “Apartments We Love” series. This gracious residence is crowned with a north-facing 1,026 square foot terrace which boasts ...
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If you’re a New Yorker with even the slightest real estate bent, you have seen your share of over-the-top kitchens. Unfortunately, most of them are either on the Internet or the glossy pages of Architectural Digest. The fantasy of playing gracious dinner host in one of these worldly spaces is always a dream away. Well, this particular kitchen, tucked away in a Brooklyn Heights townhouse, is certainly a "joie de vivre." ...
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There is no shortage of lofts in Chelsea, some carved out of older commercial buildings, others built anew. No two ever appear to be the same; each space its own creation. This edition of our series, “Apartments We Love," takes us to one such loft, a 4,100 square-foot floor-through residence in one of Chelsea’s most sought-after pre-war buildings. Built in 1926, and commonly known as the Capital, 236 West 26th Street ...
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According to city records the median sale price in Brooklyn for the month of March was $730,000. This is on par with last year's median price, which was $727,500 for the borough. Not surprisingly, the number of apartments sold jumped from 408 to 472, an increase of 16%. So what do you get for $730K in Brooklyn? Today we will look at two of the four apartments that defined the median ...
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