No townhouse in Brooklyn is immune from the condo conversion craze. After a while the wide plank floors, exposed bricks and waterfall counters all begin to look the same. But this particular conversion on Union Street in Carroll Gardens caught our eye. 341 Union Street is a four-story turn-of-the-century townhouse that has been converted into four floor-through residences. The penthouse apartment, stunning in its own right, delivers a knock-out punch with ...
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The highest recorded closed price for a Manhattan apartment for the first week of March was $9.7 million for unit 7-A at 30 East 71st Street, a magnificent prewar at the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and 71st Street. Talk about a prime location. There are three distinct sections to this grand ten-room residence, the living and entertaining area, the bedroom wing and the greater kitchen area. To no one’s surprise, ...
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Who doesn’t love a great conversion of a historical building. Add to that an unbelievable Greenwich Village location just two blocks south of Union Square and we’re glad to say that 111 Fourth Avenue has made our list of “Buildings We Love.” Built originally as the New York headquarters for the International Tailoring Company (thus the building name), this 13-story loft building stands prominently on the southeast corner of East 12th ...
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We just love the windows. Dramatic triple-paned windows wrap around this penthouse like holiday ribbons. The spectacular window expanse bathes the apartment in light and seamlessly fuses the home’s interior with the vast exterior space and the city beyond. 550 Vanderbilt Avenue is the first residential building to be completed in the heralded Pacific Park mega-development in the Prospect Park section of Brooklyn. The 22-acre project will offer a mix of ...
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The highest recorded closed price for a Manhattan apartment for the week of February 23 was unit 28-C at 53 West 53rd Street, the sleek new supertall by Jean Nouvel that towers over the Museum of Modern Art. The 2,094 SF two-bedroom residence sold for $6.367 million, just over $3,000 per square foot. The apartment features a grand corner living room, a gracious entry gallery, a sumptuous five fixture en ...
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