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January 7, 2022

This $8.975M Soho penthouse is a private garden retreat with a hot tub and an outdoor kitchen

Surrounded by a 1,344-square-foot network of lushly landscaped terraces–including a rooftop with a hot tub, outdoor kitchen, shower, and pergola–this duplex penthouse at 15 Renwick Street in Hudson Square feels like a garden in the sky. Asking $8,975,000, the 2,859-square-foot duplex has floor-to-ceiling windows and a windowed kitchen to gaze at the greenery.
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This $4.5M penthouse has the breathtaking bridge and Manhattan skyline views you only get in Dumbo

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January 4, 2022

This $4.5M penthouse has the breathtaking bridge and Manhattan skyline views you only get in Dumbo

By Michelle Cohen

Asking $4,500,000, this penthouse loft condo sits atop the Sweeney Building at 30 Main Street in Dumbo. The 1,887 square-foot loft has three bedrooms and 18 windows for taking in panoramic, unobstructed views of the East River, bridges, and city skylines. But the most coveted perk may be the huge private terrace where said views can be enjoyed outdoors.
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December 28, 2021

A terrace and high-floor views make this $4.6M pre-war classic six the perfect Park Avenue pad

By Michelle Cohen

Asking $4,575,000, this two-bedroom co-op at 1095 Park Avenue is the epitome of a classic Upper East Side co-op with six rooms, pre-war details, and lots of living space. Not every "sky-townhouse" has a terrace, but this one does.
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For $1.8M, a charming Clinton Hill duplex with a two-level backyard and a downstairs rec room

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December 27, 2021

For $1.8M, a charming Clinton Hill duplex with a two-level backyard and a downstairs rec room

By Michelle Cohen

Asking $1,825,000, this airy duplex garden condo at 260 Greene Avenue in Clinton Hill has two official bedrooms and two and a half baths. A sunny backyard spans both levels, serving as an outdoor extension of a lower-level rec room. Known as Copper House, the new-construction condominium residence was completed in 2014.
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See the city and the stars from your bedroom’s glass ceiling or your private Village roof deck for $1.8M

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December 8, 2021

See the city and the stars from your bedroom’s glass ceiling or your private Village roof deck for $1.8M

By Michelle Cohen

Asking $1,825,000, this two-bedroom co-op duplex at 49 East 12th Street in Greenwich Village is perfect for star-gazers and urban gardeners. A prime location near Union Square makes this pre-war penthouse a find, but the primary bedroom's solarium effect and a bi-level private roof deck are the details that truly shine.
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$5M penthouse is a Manhattan classic with 360-degree views and wraparound terraces

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December 6, 2021

$5M penthouse is a Manhattan classic with 360-degree views and wraparound terraces

By Michelle Cohen

This 5,000-square-foot penthouse at 303 East 57th Street in the Excelsior co-op tower is the sort of apartment you see in your favorite 20th-century New York City films. Asking $4,995,000, the duplex is wrapped by 2,500 square feet of terrace and offers 360-degree views from four exposures including Central Park and the East River.
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In Murray Hill, $4.5M townhouse has two gracious apartments and a romantic Broadway history

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December 1, 2021

In Murray Hill, $4.5M townhouse has two gracious apartments and a romantic Broadway history

By Michelle Cohen

Built in 1857, the 4,000-square-foot townhouse at 113 East 35th Street on a tree-lined Murray Hill block is a fine example of Italianate brownstone style. Inside, a thorough renovation of the home's five floors has resulted in two spacious apartments–a two-bedroom lower duplex and four-bed upper triplex–that offer the best of Manhattan living. Asking $4,500,000, the home has kept its historic details while adding modern style and convenience. It has also been blessed with well-deserved fame of the best New York City kind: Former residents include film and stage stars Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, who lived here in the 1940s and 1950s, during the heady days of their legendary romance.
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This luxury-filled $15M Brooklyn Heights townhouse has passive house tech behind its historic grandeur

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November 30, 2021

This luxury-filled $15M Brooklyn Heights townhouse has passive house tech behind its historic grandeur

By Michelle Cohen

This 7,040 square foot townhouse at 37 Sidney Place in the postcard-pretty Brooklyn Heights Historic District spans six stories of living space–all accessed by a bronze-mirrored elevator. From the gym and sauna in the basement to the top-floor treehouse room, there are six bedrooms, nine baths, a landscaped garden, and two terraces. Asking $14,950,000, the Greek Revival-style home was built in 1846. A complete renovation by Baxt Ingui Architects has added every modern luxury and a sustainable future: The house is under review for passive house certification.
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This bright, cozy $6.5M Upper East Side townhouse was home to Broadway royalty

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November 19, 2021

This bright, cozy $6.5M Upper East Side townhouse was home to Broadway royalty

By Michelle Cohen

On the outside, the tidy black-shuttered single-family townhouse at 248 East 68th Street in Lenox Hill is one in a cheerful historic row, built in 1881 by a developer who sought charm instead of monotony. The home is being sold for $6.5 million by the estate of the late Broadway producer Isobel Robins Konecky and her husband, entertainment attorney Ronald Konecky. The couple lived in the house since the 1970s, renovated it in 2006, and created a home with every modern comfort. In doing so they added even more charm to the four-story, four-bedroom home, where they hosted family, friends, and clients, including Walter Cronkite, Roone Arledge, Barbara Walters, and Frank Gifford.
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This unique $7M Dakota penthouse has an octagonal cupola and floating glass staircase

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November 18, 2021

This unique $7M Dakota penthouse has an octagonal cupola and floating glass staircase

By Michelle Cohen

This duplex penthouse in the historic Dakota at 1 West 72nd Street on the Upper West Side is architecturally unique and visually stunning. From the octagonal cupola on the main floor that conceals a media room to the glass staircase, window-walled upper-level sunroom, and 500-square-foot terrace, the $6,950,000 co-op is well beyond the ordinary. There's even a private basement studio included, complete with a photo studio and darkroom.
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Tiptoe through the tulips in your private garden at this $20M Tribeca penthouse

By Michelle Cohen

At a vast 5,499 square feet, this new-to-market Tribeca penthouse at 37 Warren Street is nothing short of a modern sky mansion, wrapped with an outdoor terrace for al fresco living and watching your garden grow. On the market for $19,995,000, the two-floor condo has four bedrooms, five full baths, two half baths, and pristine interiors designed by Steven Harris Architects.
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Take the elevator to a rooftop hot tub at this $12.5M designer townhouse in Cobble Hill

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October 20, 2021

Take the elevator to a rooftop hot tub at this $12.5M designer townhouse in Cobble Hill

By Michelle Cohen

On the market for the first time, asking $12,500,000, this 25-foot-wide new-construction townhouse at 57 Wyckoff Street in Cobble Hill is a modern dream home in historic Brooklyn. Designed by Workshop/APD, the 7,000-square-foot townhouse was built three years ago, a stunning addition to a classic tree-lined block. From the elevator and walls of glass to the rooftop hot tub, there's room for just about everything and everyone in this single-family five-bedroom home.
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A designer’s West Village penthouse, wrapped in luxurious finishes and outdoor gardens, asks $11.3M

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October 18, 2021

A designer’s West Village penthouse, wrapped in luxurious finishes and outdoor gardens, asks $11.3M

By Michelle Cohen

Perched above one of Manhattan's most desirable downtown neighborhoods, this corner penthouse condo is surrounded by landscaped terraces, with carefully considered designer finishes within. Designed by AD100 designer Ken Fulk, the dramatic duplex is currently the home of Danielle Snyder, cofounder of the Dannijo clothing line. She and her husband have just listed the home at 175 West 10th Street for $11.3M.
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October 28, 2019

Ample outdoor space and cozy pre-war interiors at this $949K Brooklyn Heights co-op

By Michelle Cohen

The intimate residential charm of the 19th-century Federal townhouse at 30 Remsen Street is immediately apparent even in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of picturesque row houses, starting with water views from the front stoop. This one-bedroom home, on the market for $949,000, has two choices in covetable Brooklyn outdoor space: a private back yard garden and a 55-foot mini-forest for residents of the nine-unit co-op building.
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September 16, 2019

This cozy, quirky $425K Upper East Side studio has an astroturf-clad dream of a backyard

By Michelle Cohen

This Yorkville studio at 340 East 83rd Street may not be spacious inside, but the private backyard paradise just outside of the living room window is a study in hidden charm in the city. Asking $425,000, the cozy co-op spans 400 square feet of quiet, back-of-the-building efficiency.
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September 10, 2019

For $10K/month this Cobble Hill townhouse rental has a private roof deck and a country house vibe

By Michelle Cohen

This three-bedroom duplex at 9 Wyckoff Street is the upper of two units in a 24-foot-wide Cobble Hill two-family townhouse. Topped by a private garden-ready finished roof deck, the charming Brooklyn home, asking $10,000 a month, is getting a brand-new kitchen and updated baths in time for a late October move-in date. Rustic interiors and details like wood-beamed ceilings make the spacious townhouse look just right for autumn days and evenings.
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June 19, 2019

Asking $7M, this sprawling West Village condo has a two-level, three-season sky garden

By Michelle Cohen

Located in one of the city's most coveted locations in the quiet western reaches of the West Village, this 2,000-square-foot, three-bedroom condominium at 99 Jane Street, asking $6.995 million, is as classic a Manhattan home as they come. If size and location weren't enough to inspire envy, a 1,000-square-foot terrace with spectacular views from two levels is a garden lover's dream.
More magical sky garden, this way

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May 8, 2019

The terraces surrounding this $2.2M Carroll Gardens penthouse feel more beach house than Brooklyn

By Michelle Cohen

This top-floor condominium in Brooklyn's Columbia Street Waterfront district has the space–2,300 square feet of it–and the views to feel more beachfront than brownstone. The neighborhood has a history of its own, and though the building at 53 Summit Street may be new, 10-foot ceilings and steel-framed windows look right at home in the formerly industrial neighborhood. Asking $2.195 million, this lofty duplex offers three or four bedrooms to configure as you wish and two custom decks for summertime lounging.
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April 15, 2019

$1.6M Village penthouse loft has a 1,000-square-foot roof terrace

By Michelle Cohen

This one-bedroom top-floor loft at 12 East 14th Street at Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village near Union Square has plenty merits for loft lovers. But the best bonus might be the co-op's private 1,000-square-foot landing strip-sized roof terrace.
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For $749K this Park Slope parlor co-op is an historic brownstone dream, outdoor space included

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April 12, 2019

For $749K this Park Slope parlor co-op is an historic brownstone dream, outdoor space included

By Michelle Cohen

If you're dreaming of a Park Slope brownstone but don't have the required millions to spend, this one-bedroom co-op at 420 4th Street just a few blocks from Prospect Park asking $749,000 might be the answer. The parlor-floor home has 11-foot ceilings, pocket doors, stained-glass transom windows, a working wood-burning fireplace and even a private deck set in the neighborhood's verdant collection of back gardens.
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February 21, 2019

The massive roof deck at this $15.5M Flatiron penthouse has a 20-foot pool and full bar

By Alexandra Alexa

Spanning an entire block, this sprawling penthouse at 5 East 17th Street boasts four bedrooms, two private elevators, a 25-foot glass atrium, and a 4,000-square-foot “private sky yard” with a swimming pool, fire pit, and gorgeous city views. No luxury has been spared in this fully-renovated, sleek, and abundantly sunny condo, centrally located on the border of Flatiron and Union Square. A previous sale fell through at the last moment, and now the $15,500,000 unit is back on the market.
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February 19, 2019

This $2.3M Upper East Side penthouse has a wraparound terrace that’s a gardener’s heaven

By Michelle Cohen

This pretty two-bedroom penthouse co-op at 115 East 90th Street, asking $2,295 million, is the picture of classic pre-war charm. Its best feature: It's wrapped on every side with landscaped terraces surrounding the home with a garden paradise no matter where you look.
More greenery in every direction

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September 12, 2018

Live in a historic Williamsburg firehouse with a garage/studio and Japanese garden for $5.2M

By Michelle Cohen

Living in a historic firehouse is cool enough as it is, but this 4,652-square-foot carriage house at 11 Scholes Street in Williamsburg also comes with just about every other cool thing you could imagine finding in a Brooklyn pad. The three-story home, asking $5.2 million, starts with a garage and a sleek workspace/art studio and adds walls of glass and a private outdoor paradise, complete with a Japanese-style bamboo garden and luxurious outdoor shower.
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August 24, 2018

A romantic roof deck atop this $1M Village garret brings you sunshine, moonlight and views

By Michelle Cohen

The penthouse at 71 Washington Place may be petite, but it gives you the best of several enviable worlds, starting with Greenwich Village townhouse living. The co-op studio's interiors are freshly-renovated with plenty of charm and good taste. Best of all, top-floor status gives you a nice, big private rooftop paradise from which to gaze out over the city below. It's asking just about $1 million.
Check out all the angles, and the view

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July 12, 2018

You’re never far from the outdoors in this $5.8M Flatiron penthouse with four terraces and a roof deck

By Michelle Cohen

Landscaped decks and terraces are always a luxury in the city, and this penthouse at 29 West 19th Street between the Flatiron district and Chelsea has so much private outdoor space in the form of four terraces and a roof deck that you're just steps from al fresco no matter which room you're in. And while 2,242 square feet of indoor space is a lot of living room, it's the 1,700+ square feet of outdoor space that sets this three-bedroom duplex penthouse, asking $5.8 million, apart.
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This $8.975M Soho penthouse is a private garden retreat with a hot tub and an outdoor kitchen

This $4.5M penthouse has the breathtaking bridge and Manhattan skyline views you only get in Dumbo

A terrace and high-floor views make this $4.6M pre-war classic six the perfect Park Avenue pad

For $1.8M, a charming Clinton Hill duplex with a two-level backyard and a downstairs rec room

See the city and the stars from your bedroom’s glass ceiling or your private Village roof deck for $1.8M

$5M penthouse is a Manhattan classic with 360-degree views and wraparound terraces

In Murray Hill, $4.5M townhouse has two gracious apartments and a romantic Broadway history

This luxury-filled $15M Brooklyn Heights townhouse has passive house tech behind its historic grandeur

This bright, cozy $6.5M Upper East Side townhouse was home to Broadway royalty

This unique $7M Dakota penthouse has an octagonal cupola and floating glass staircase

Tiptoe through the tulips in your private garden at this $20M Tribeca penthouse

Take the elevator to a rooftop hot tub at this $12.5M designer townhouse in Cobble Hill

A designer’s West Village penthouse, wrapped in luxurious finishes and outdoor gardens, asks $11.3M

Ample outdoor space and cozy pre-war interiors at this $949K Brooklyn Heights co-op

This cozy, quirky $425K Upper East Side studio has an astroturf-clad dream of a backyard

For $5.8M, this Fifth Avenue co-op has 'Mad Men'-era vibes and Central Park views

For $10K/month this Cobble Hill townhouse rental has a private roof deck and a country house vibe

Asking $7M, this sprawling West Village condo has a two-level, three-season sky garden

The terraces surrounding this $2.2M Carroll Gardens penthouse feel more beach house than Brooklyn

$1.6M Village penthouse loft has a 1,000-square-foot roof terrace

For $749K this Park Slope parlor co-op is an historic brownstone dream, outdoor space included

The massive roof deck at this $15.5M Flatiron penthouse has a 20-foot pool and full bar

This $2.3M Upper East Side penthouse has a wraparound terrace that’s a gardener’s heaven

Live in a historic Williamsburg firehouse with a garage/studio and Japanese garden for $5.2M

A romantic roof deck atop this $1M Village garret brings you sunshine, moonlight and views

You’re never far from the outdoors in this $5.8M Flatiron penthouse with four terraces and a roof deck

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