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This $499K East Village co-op serves up modern rustic and cozy chic

April 4, 2017

This $499K East Village co-op serves up modern rustic and cozy chic

By Michelle Cohen

Though it shares a neighborhood with celebrities and models, this charming East Village flat at 633 East 11th Street may not break the bank at $499,000. The sunny one-bedroom home boasts historic details like stained glass pocket doors, exposed brick, original moldings and high ceilings, with custom contemporary updates in the kitchen and bath. Its classic railroad layout—the bath is at one end of the apartment, behind the bedroom—is definitely best for one or a cozy couple.
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$4.75M Soho loft in an artists’ co-op is authentic but not outdated

April 3, 2017

$4.75M Soho loft in an artists’ co-op is authentic but not outdated

By Michelle Cohen

This $4.75 million Soho loft at 138 Grand Street--in one of the neighborhood's original artists’ co-op buildings--is an authentic 1977 conversion that's completely updated for today’s live/work demands. The Ironclad Artists' loft building is a six-story icon with a rich architectural history that's significant to the neighborhood, distinguishable by features like a cast iron facade and a mansard roof. Within, this fifth-floor home is quiet and serene while also surrounded by the heart of Soho.
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Flexible pad with plenty of exposed brick and a terrace asks $985K in the East Village

March 31, 2017

Flexible pad with plenty of exposed brick and a terrace asks $985K in the East Village

This prewar co-op at 315 East 12th Street, in the East Village, has no shortage of charming apartments: here's a one bedroom with an outdoor terrace perfect for a barbecue, and here's another, cozier one-bedroom apartment that hit the market for $535,000 a few months ago. The latest apartment from the building to hit the market is this unit currently configured as a one bedroom with enough space for a second. With a wall of exposed brick and massive windows, it's up for grabs asking $985,000.
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Director Ron Howard lists Central Park West co-op in the Eldorado for $12.5M

March 29, 2017

Director Ron Howard lists Central Park West co-op in the Eldorado for $12.5M

For $12.5 million, you can live in Oscar-winning director Ron Howard's classic Upper West Side co-op. He and wife Cheryl told the Wall Street Journal that they decided to list the three-bedroom spread at the iconic Eldorado--which they bought in 2004 for $5.575 million--to move farther downtown, closer to Howard's editing and post-production facilities. Not only does the home occupy the 26th floor of the Art Deco building's north tower, but it has a private elevator landing, 50 feet of direct Central Park frontage, and a flexible layout perfect for entertaining that the Howards implemented as part of a complete renovation.
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$660K pretty Prospect Heights co-op is on the 21st-best block in NYC

March 29, 2017

$660K pretty Prospect Heights co-op is on the 21st-best block in NYC

By Michelle Cohen

According to its listing, the historic limestone townhouse at 205 Park Place that holds this elegant one-bedroom co-op is "conveniently located on what Time Out New York has deemed the 21st Best Block in all of NYC." This bragging point is, in fact, accurate; though the Prospect Heights block's designation happened in 2006, we doubt the stately brownstones and pre-war apartment buildings have changed much since. The apartment, asking $660,000, also comes with the good fortune of having Grand Army Plaza and the 585 acres of Prospect Park just steps away.
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Elegant co-op in an UES mansion still has its original leaded casement windows

March 27, 2017

Elegant co-op in an UES mansion still has its original leaded casement windows

This two-bedroom co-op occupies the parlor and garden floors of 4 East 82nd Street, a stately Carnegie Hill mansion. Despite a recent renovation, the apartment still boasts details from the past: original wood paneling, an impressive marble mantle and the original, leaded French casement windows. New additions include a chef's kitchen, which leads to a terrace and the apartment's private garden.
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Gem of a two-bedroom in the East Village is both cute and cozy

March 27, 2017

Gem of a two-bedroom in the East Village is both cute and cozy

By Michelle Cohen

We're guessing it's probably just coincidence, that there are so many charming, pre-war co-ops on this tranquil and lovely East Village street, but whatever the reason, here's another gem at 226 East 12th Street, with two bedrooms and space for a home office, now on the market for $1.2 million. Three exposures, high beamed ceilings, parquet floors and a cool dining alcove with a window to the neighborhood below definitely make this home "unique in today's plain vanilla box inventory."
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Park Slope co-op with custom bookshelves reaching 18 feet asks $1.65M

March 25, 2017

Park Slope co-op with custom bookshelves reaching 18 feet asks $1.65M

A renovation for this Park Slope co-op left it in lovely condition. The lofty floorplan--which boasts 18-foot ceilings--was taken full advantage of, getting customized floor-to-ceiling bookshelves with a library ladder. Huge windows bring in light, and the upper level of the apartment holds a large master bedroom and office space that looks down onto the living area below. The pad last sold in 2008, for $980,270, and now it's on the market for $1.65 million.
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$665K sunny Williamsburg co-op looks like a chic Amsterdam flat

March 24, 2017

$665K sunny Williamsburg co-op looks like a chic Amsterdam flat

By Michelle Cohen

With a subtle and stylish renovation, lots of irresistible textures like pale wood and whitewashed brick, and tons of sunlight, this two-bedroom co-op at 111 South Third Street in prime south Williamsburg is the kind of home you don't see every day in this city. Its $665,000 ask, while not dirt cheap, is well below the average market price for two bedrooms in this neighborhood. Some caveats: The apartment is only 680 square feet (though there are indeed two bedrooms); it's a walk-up though only on the third floor; and it's an HDFC income-restricted co-op, which is why the price is lower than average. But none of those things make this lovely little apartment seem any less like a charming, chic flat right out of Amsterdam.
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Greta Garbo’s exclusive East Side co-op hits the market for the first time in 64 years, asking $6M

March 23, 2017

Greta Garbo’s exclusive East Side co-op hits the market for the first time in 64 years, asking $6M

For the first time in decades, an apartment in The Campanile, an exclusive co-op building in the Beekman/Sutton Place neighborhood, is for sale. As the New York Times reports, the sprawling fifth-floor home belonged to Greta Garbo, the late Hollywood screen icon, and hit the market this week at an asking price of $5.95 million, in an all-cash offer. Garbo bought 2,855-square-foot, three-bedroom residence in 1953 and lived there until her death in 1990, enjoying its private location and the fact that it was "very reminiscent of where she grew up in Stockholm — close to the water and with lots of sunlight," said her great-nephew Derek Reisfield. But with the apartment now largely vacant, her family has decided to sell.
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For $675K this tiny West Village studio is big on rustic loft style

March 23, 2017

For $675K this tiny West Village studio is big on rustic loft style

By Michelle Cohen

This completely renovated loft-style studio co-op at 9 Barrow Street may be tiny with little more than 300 square feet of living space, but it definitely has an artistic side and plenty of warmth provided by details like exposede brick and hefty wood beams. Situated in a heavenly, tree-lined stretch of the heavenly, tree-lined Village, the doorman/elevator building is a top choice for location as well–and we're guessing it's the reason for the $675,000 ask.
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$800K co-op is a Zen paradise in Brooklyn Heights inspired by the Botanic Gardens

March 22, 2017

$800K co-op is a Zen paradise in Brooklyn Heights inspired by the Botanic Gardens

By Michelle Cohen

It's not every day a New York City apartment listing invites us to "Sleep safely and quietly with your doors wide open in the summertime," so we definitely took notice of this top-floor co-op at 135 Hicks Street, located in a historic brownstone in Brooklyn Heights. You'll have to hoof it up three flights to get to the serenity of this "Zen-like" one-bedroom home, but once you see the terrace, complete with Japanese garden, you'll be glad you did. Eastern-inspired details include bamboo floors, grasscloth walls, and a rustic slate fireplace, all yours for $799,000.
More Zen vibes and a Mai Tai or two, this way

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$525K Fort Greene studio has pre-war details and a thoughtful layout

March 17, 2017

$525K Fort Greene studio has pre-war details and a thoughtful layout

Perched atop the 15th floor of the prewar Griffin co-op at 101 Lafayette Avenue, in Fort Greene, is this lovely studio apartment. Although it's modest in size, prewar finishes, large casement windows, and a well-thought-out layout (not to mention the attractive mix of rustic and modern decor) offer a sense of light and spaciousness. It has just been listed for sale at an ask of $525,000.
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This $4,250/month sublet is the perfect spot to get acquainted with the East Village

March 15, 2017

This $4,250/month sublet is the perfect spot to get acquainted with the East Village

By Michelle Cohen

In the heart of it all at 50 Avenue A, this fully-furnished sublet is a walk-up on the third floor of a building known as Hearth House. Built in 1929, its quirky architecture fits right in with mid-century gems like the Burger Klein building just up the street; the building's terraces add a rare and fun way to survey the neighborhood from above. Unlike many East Village apartments, this one has two real bedrooms, two full baths and plenty of room for living.
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For $337K, this petite Upper East Side studio is perfect for girls’ night in

March 13, 2017

For $337K, this petite Upper East Side studio is perfect for girls’ night in

By Michelle Cohen

Though this 388-square-foot pre-war co-op at 330 East 70th Street is no airplane-hangar sized loft, it has all the makings of a sweet landing spot on a tree-lined Upper East Side block. Though pastel paint and flirty upholstery needn't stay, plenty of closets and a dressing room outside the bath would please any diva. The boutique full-service elevator building is also a block from the Second Avenue Subway, making the $337,000 ask seem like an even better idea.
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$825K East Village co-op boasts a blend of prewar and modern charm

March 12, 2017

$825K East Village co-op boasts a blend of prewar and modern charm

There's nothing to hate about this prewar co-op at 199 East 7th Street, a stately brick building in the East Village. Now on the market for $825,000, it holds one bedroom and one bathroom over 750 square feet. Original details like oak floors and high ceilings are coupled with newer upgrades like recessed lighting and a modern kitchen. All together, the mix of finishes makes for one very cute apartment.
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Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix list Soho loft for $3.9M

March 9, 2017

Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix list Soho loft for $3.9M

There seems to be a celeb exodus underfoot at the Soho co-op 533 Canal Street (aka 477 Washington Street). Just last month Kirsten Dunst re-listed her vintage-cool penthouse in the building, and now the Post reports that indie actor buddies Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix have put the semi-raw duplex loft on the seventh floor that they co-own on the market for $3,895,000. This could have something to do with the fact that the pair--who co-wrote the 2010 mockumentary "I'm Still Here"--will soon be ex-brother in laws. Last year, after 13 years together, Affleck and Phoenix's sister Summer decided to part ways.
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Charming and surprisingly spacious Ditmas Park co-op asks just $399K

March 9, 2017

Charming and surprisingly spacious Ditmas Park co-op asks just $399K

By Michelle Cohen

The listing also calls this lovely one-bedroom co-op at 601 East 19th Street sweet, cozy and tranquil, and we have to agree with those adjectives, at least from the looks of this top-floor apartment in an elevator building in Flatbush-Ditmas Park. Freshly updated interiors highlight charming details both old and new, like original arched entryways and chevron-patterned hardwood floors. Best of all, the sprawling co-op has more room that you'd expect for $399,000–700 square feet including a very large bedroom, separate kitchen and tons of closets–all a short walk from the B and Q subways, cafes and shops at Newkirk Avenue and Cortelyou Road.
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This striking $3.9M duplex six is as classic Upper East Side as it gets

March 6, 2017

This striking $3.9M duplex six is as classic Upper East Side as it gets

By Michelle Cohen

In an architecturally striking 1929 apartment building designed by George F. Pelham, among the elegant residences of tree-lined 75th Street half a block from Central Park, this unique two-floor co-op at 14 East 75th Street is the picture of Upper East Side perfection. Set up as a "classic six," dramatic details like sixteen vertical feet of windows go beyond classic. According to the listing this duplex, asking $3.85 million, is the first available in the building in 20 years.
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Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis lists posh Midtown co-op for $7.8M

March 2, 2017

Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis lists posh Midtown co-op for $7.8M

Clive Davis, five-time Grammy Award-winning producer and current chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment, has an estimated net worth of $800 million, and when you've got that kind of cash, you can apparently buy seven-figure trophy co-ops and never live in them. Which is exactly what LL NYC reports he did at 465 Park Avenue, where in 2015 he bought two units for $3.4 million and combined them into one sprawling duplex. He then enlisted designer Greg Schriefer to create a contemporary and artistic version of a classic New York residence, and now that the renovations have been completed and that "things changed" for the unknown family member for whom he bought the home, it's hit the market for $7.8 million.
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For $9.5M, this sprawling Gramercy co-op has a sunken living room and keys to the park

February 23, 2017

For $9.5M, this sprawling Gramercy co-op has a sunken living room and keys to the park

By Michelle Cohen

At a house-sized 3,809 square feet, this jumbo co-op at 50 Gramercy Park North, on the market for $9.5 million, is likely two apartments that were combined. As a result, there's more room for bedrooms, living and entertaining space and more floor-to-ceiling glass to take in the view. The building is also home to the Gramercy Park Hotel, so you get hotel-level amenities as part of the deal, along with a coveted key to the park.
Big rooms and big views this way

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$5K/month shabby-chic Flatiron District co-op has a solarium and private terrace

February 19, 2017

$5K/month shabby-chic Flatiron District co-op has a solarium and private terrace

By Michelle Cohen

Once you settle in to the rustic vibe of this pre-war Flatiron co-op at 41 East 19th Street, you might feel like you've been living there for years. The artful lived-in look is only part of the package; a 270-square-foot terrace adds the possibility of lavish entertaining, and a living room with a greenhouse roof keeps things sunny in all seasons of the year.
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1924 cliffside Riverdale castle-cottage has magical river views, a Broadway pedigree and a $2.6M ask

February 17, 2017

1924 cliffside Riverdale castle-cottage has magical river views, a Broadway pedigree and a $2.6M ask

By Michelle Cohen

In case you need another reason to love New York City, this singular gem of a seven-unit apartment building perched on a wild cliff overlooking the Palisades where the Harlem River meets the mighty Hudson just hit the market. Built in 1924 as a co-operative by a super-literary lawyer/developer who also happened to be the first editor-in-chief of the Harvard Law Review, the Villa Rosa Bonheur at 2395 Palisade Avenue in Riverdale, the Bronx, is one of three; her sister buildings go by Villa Charlotte Brontë and Villa Victoria. Their creator, John J. McKelvey, was looking beyond the bottom line when he built what would be the first apartment buildings in the Bronx. Ms. Rosa is now on the market for a mere $2.595 million. There's more: Her current owners are the family of the late "Beatlemania" creator Robert Rabinowitz.
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On the market for the first time since 1969, this $5M Tribeca artists’ loft is a blank canvas

February 16, 2017

On the market for the first time since 1969, this $5M Tribeca artists’ loft is a blank canvas

By Michelle Cohen

As the listing for this $4.995 million Tribeca spread at 85 Walker Street says, "vintage" doesn't do this amazing artists' loft justice. Occupying the entire fourth and fifth floors of a cast iron building that dates from 1868, it's more of what we'd call a piece of New York City history; the top-floor duplex is on the market for the first time since 1969.
Layers of history, layers of paint

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Dreamy Scandi-chic Soho studio renting for $5K deserves a big <i>hygge</i>

February 14, 2017

Dreamy Scandi-chic Soho studio renting for $5K deserves a big hygge

By Michelle Cohen

Other than "expensive," (at $5,000 for a diminutive studio), we really can't think of a better description for this clean and cozy pad than hygge, the Scandinavian super-meme that has recently been sweeping the lifestyle and interiors world. Pronounced “hoo-guh,” and defined as "a concept, originating in Denmark, of creating cosy and convivial atmospheres that promote wellbeing," it pretty much sums up this sweet studio at 110 Thompson Street.
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