Lofts

Gerard Butler lists his bohemian-baroque Chelsea loft for $6M

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November 30, 2017

Gerard Butler lists his bohemian-baroque Chelsea loft for $6M

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Gerard Butler, the Scottish actor best known for his role in the movie "300," is selling his sprawling 3,150-square-foot home in Chelsea for $5.99 million. Located at 139 West 19th Street, it was featured on the cover of Architectural Digest magazine in 2010, and with good reason: the converted manufacturing warehouse boasts 11-foot tall mahogany doors, a ceiling fresco in the foyer, countless crystal chandeliers, and a wooden arch support from a Bronx cathedral. According to the New York Post, Gerard first purchased the duplex loft in 2004 for $2.575 million.
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Rent Bethenny Frankel’s chic Soho condo for $13K/month

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November 22, 2017

Rent Bethenny Frankel’s chic Soho condo for $13K/month

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After an unsuccessful stint on the sales market, Bethenny Frankel’s condo in Soho is now a $13,000 per month rental. Frankel, star of Real Housewives of New York City and founder of the Skinnygirl empire, first tried to sell the two-bedroom apartment at 22 Mercer Street for $5.25 million in February but to no avail. While it's now listed as a rental, the apartment is still available for purchase at a slightly lower price of $4.95 million, Curbed reports. The loft spans 2,392 square feet and boasts a working wood-burning fireplace, a balcony and 14-foot ceilings.
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Chef-owned Chelsea loft boasts a serious kitchen for $2.3M
November 2, 2017

Chef-owned Chelsea loft boasts a serious kitchen for $2.3M

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This Chelsea loft belongs to a chef, food stylist and cookbook author--so you better believe the kitchen is going to impress. The 1,600-square-foot apartment, once a gritty live/work loft at 236 West 26th Street, has been renovated with chef-friendly details over the years. According to the listing, "The loft had been a cooking school in one of its reincarnations and looks like it." The 22-foot-long kitchen is decked out with industrial cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and tons of counter space, which is lined in Carrara marble. After previously hitting the market in 2006 for $1.698 million--it looks like it never sold--it's back up for grabs at $2.249 million.
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Kristen Stewart buys a $5.6M fixer-upper artists’ loft in Noho
October 26, 2017

Kristen Stewart buys a $5.6M fixer-upper artists’ loft in Noho

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Kristen Stewart just purchased a potential-filled Noho artists' loft at 1 Bond Street, the New York Observer reports. The "Twilight Saga" actress and model snagged a 3,000-square-foot fixer-upper in the historic Robbins & Appleton building that boasts three exposures, Corinthian columns, a "highly customizable floor plan" and endless possibilities–for $5.64 million.
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An earthy West Village pad with barrel-vaulted brick ceilings asks $2M
October 25, 2017

An earthy West Village pad with barrel-vaulted brick ceilings asks $2M

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Located on a tree-lined, cobblestone street in the West Village, an apartment at 131 Perry Street has hit the market for $1.895 million. Currently configured as a two-bedroom, two-bathroom, the home boasts beautiful exposed brick walls and ceilings and a wood burning fireplace. The barrel-vaulted, brick arched ceilings make this a New York City gem, a design element reminiscent of Grand Central Station's ceilings. This unit is one of 14 lofts in a boutique co-op, located within walking distance to Hudson River Park and the Whitney Museum.
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Extroverts, voyeurs and people with nothing to hide will love this $5M Chelsea loft
October 24, 2017

Extroverts, voyeurs and people with nothing to hide will love this $5M Chelsea loft

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If you love to entertain–and you think privacy is overrated–this two-bedroom Chelsea loft at 130 West 17th Street is definitely the apartment for you. Asking a lofty $4.95 million, the listing doesn’t mention square footage, though past listings have it at about 2,700 square feet. And though it's described as “intimate enough for private living,” it’s definitely “blurring the lines between public and private spaces” with a shower that’s as crowd-friendly as the home’s three entertainment zones.
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$8M Soho loft is a bachelor’s bunker for the man who has everything
October 20, 2017

$8M Soho loft is a bachelor’s bunker for the man who has everything

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From the mother-of-pearl shower with aromatic steam to the vaulted mahogany master closet, this dark and luxurious lair is stocked from stem to stern with custom perks that go way beyond the $7.9 million loft's private key-locked elevator and smart home system. Located in a classic pre-war Soho loft building at 459 West Broadway, the 3,150-square-foot space is even outfitted with a secret home gym hidden behind a moving bookcase.
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Everything’s big–including the waterfront views–in this $4M West Village loft
October 6, 2017

Everything’s big–including the waterfront views–in this $4M West Village loft

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The condominium at 495 West Street in the West Village is known for having an exceedingly low turnover rate: Residents rarely leave. Built in 1999 by architect-developer Cary Tamarkin, the building's lofts were given generous floorplans and big-shouldered details like sixteen-foot-high casement windows. Today, it's still coveted, due in no small part to its wide-sprawling layouts and fabulous Hudson River views. This 1,988-square-foot loft with 776 square feet of private outdoor space, currently asking $3.995 million, is the first unit in the building to be on the market since 2004.
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$3M full-floor loft embodies ‘old school Tribeca’ with tin ceilings and a steel fire door
September 8, 2017

$3M full-floor loft embodies ‘old school Tribeca’ with tin ceilings and a steel fire door

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This Tribeca apartment will remind you of the artist lofts that once proliferated New York, but will also serve a jolt back to reality when it comes to the city's ever-growing real estate prices. The full-floor pad at 60 Thomas Street sold in 2004 for $1.255 million, in 2007 for $1.795 million, and is now on the market asking $2.995 million. A keyed elevator entrance opens up to details like tin ceilings, a steel fire door, and exposed brick. The massive space also manages to fit four bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a media room, office, and full-sized laundry room.
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Loft in an 1896 Newspaper Row skyscraper has a sunroom and a terrace for $8.3K a month
August 23, 2017

Loft in an 1896 Newspaper Row skyscraper has a sunroom and a terrace for $8.3K a month

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The Beaux Arts skyscraper known as the American Tract Building at 150 Nassau Street is among the city's oldest landmarks. It was built in 1896 as the headquarters for the American Tract Society, one of the nation's largest religious printing companies. As an anchor of the Seaport district's Newspaper Row, it was among the city's tallest office towers of its time and one of the city's first steel skeletal frame skyscrapers. Like many historic NYC buildings, it has since been transformed into luxury condominiums like this sprawling 1,700 square-foot two-bedroom designer loft, now on the rental market for $8,250 a month.
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$4,500/month Williamsburg loft is lined with a 13-foot, raw plank ceiling
August 20, 2017

$4,500/month Williamsburg loft is lined with a 13-foot, raw plank ceiling

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You have every reason to look up at this Williamsburg apartment, renting for $4,500 a month in the condo building known as the Smith Gray. The blue cast iron facade of the building is striking, and this loft manages to also embody some of that industrial charm. The 13-foot ceiling is lined with raw plank wood, offset by iron beams and a chic ceiling fan. Exposed brick lines many of the walls, with wood flooring that mirrors the ceiling. Such a material-rich apartment deserves good interior design, which the owners provided with a nice selection of modern furniture.
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Refreshingly genuine Williamsburg artists’ loft asks $6,800 a month
August 10, 2017

Refreshingly genuine Williamsburg artists’ loft asks $6,800 a month

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We're guessing the words "genuine" and "Williamsburg" are spending less and less time together these days, but if you look diligently, you can find the odd authenticity–a big, pretty space that's actually live/work friendly and isn't a shiny, overpriced condo calling itself a loft. This one-bedroom-plus-office apartment at 119 North 11th Street looks to be just that. Occupying the third floor of a former paint factory taken over by artists over 30 years ago, it's approved for mixed use, allowing live/work opportunities. Seeking a rental tenant for $6,800 per month, the space has many of the comforts of those shiny new buildings–central air, a washer/dryer, a roof deck with great views–without the shiny new.
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My 900sqft: Artist Ehren Shorday adorns his Bushwick loft with ‘trash’ and treasures

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August 8, 2017

My 900sqft: Artist Ehren Shorday adorns his Bushwick loft with ‘trash’ and treasures

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When Ehren Shorday moved into this giant Bushwick loft a little more than six years ago, his main focus was making the industrial space feel like a home. Originally from antique-haven New Hope, he chose to go with a "southeastern Pennsylvania river town vibe," but as an artist who didn't have a ton of money, he achieved this aesthetic by furnishing the 900-square-foot space with "trash," or perhaps more eloquently put, "found treasures." Aside from the rug and his parents' two club chairs, which he brought with him when he moved to New York 13 years ago, everything in the apartment was found, from the church pew and diner banquet table to the porcelain bathtub that's been repurposed as a chaise lounge. Ahead, Ehren gives us the grand tour and fills us in on the story behind his prized possessions.
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A jungle-like loft near the Williamsburg waterfront asks $4,500 a month
August 2, 2017

A jungle-like loft near the Williamsburg waterfront asks $4,500 a month

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This apartment may not have an outdoor space, but it's boasting the next best thing. That would be tons and tons of greenery tucked into every corner of the apartment--a loft with more jungle-like vibes than industrial ones. It's located in a former warehouse at 63 North 3rd Street, just off the North Williamsburg waterfront. It's got the regular loft aesthetic: high ceilings, big windows, exposed pipes, and one wide open space, but it's all the interior landscaping that really makes the space unique.
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Colorful decor pops against massive brick walls at this $6,950/month Gramercy rental
July 19, 2017

Colorful decor pops against massive brick walls at this $6,950/month Gramercy rental

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If you love Gramercy and you're into classic lofts and/or pre-war apartments you'd have to be thick as a brick to pass up this $6,950 two-bedroom rental opportunity–because this sizable sunny second-floor walk-up at 116 East 19th Street is of all of the above. Gut-renovated and air-conditioned, the apartment's multitude of brick serves as a reminder that you're in a New York City building and not, say, a North Carolina time share.
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A former Wells Fargo horse stable in Jersey City gets converted into a modern plywood loft
July 17, 2017

A former Wells Fargo horse stable in Jersey City gets converted into a modern plywood loft

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Located in the historic 1890 Wells Fargo building, the Wells Fargo Loft was originally used for the company’s horses and city carts. The loft, located at 299 Pavonia Avenue in Jersey City, was redesigned over the last few decades, but most recently by Jeff Jordan Architects in 2016 (h/t Architizer), who took full advantage of the ceiling heights ranging from 14 to 50 feet and amazing NYC views. To create a better live-work balance, the architects removed and reconfigured walls for a clearer separation between art studio and living spaces by using plywood and ample storage space.
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From the land of lofts, this bright $1.3M DUMBO space awaits your room-shifting skills
July 14, 2017

From the land of lofts, this bright $1.3M DUMBO space awaits your room-shifting skills

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While Soho and DUMBO might have to fight it out over which was the more original loft neighborhood, there's no doubt that they brought living in a big, airy, open former industrial space, with maximum flexibility and minimum furniture, to a whole new level of cool. This loft at 50 Bridge Street in the Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood brings both loft and luxury living up-to-date, and at a $1.3 millon price it doesn't rule out the entire creative class.
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Buy Josh Hartnett’s sprawling Tribeca penthouse for $4.25M
July 6, 2017

Buy Josh Hartnett’s sprawling Tribeca penthouse for $4.25M

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If you've wondered where Josh Hartnett's been for the past decade, the answer may be in his sprawling Tribeca co-op at 16 Hudson Street, which he just listed for $4.25 million according to LL NYC. Though the corner penthouse looks massive, it's only one bedroom, which could be why the heartthrob actor-turned-producer decided to sell; his longtime girlfriend Tamsin Egerton is pregnant with their second child.
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$3.5M classic Noho loft has just enough luxe to make it a new-condo competitor
June 29, 2017

$3.5M classic Noho loft has just enough luxe to make it a new-condo competitor

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On the seventh floor of a Noho loft building at 46 Great Jones Street overlooking the fashionable neighborhood's cobblestone streets, this 2,000 square-foot loft-lover's dream of a co-op contains plenty of loft details and just enough dazzle to appeal to buyers of a $3.5 million properties in 21st-century Manhattan. Celebrity cachet is included: 6sqft just reported that Sheryl Crow's super-cool loft in the same building just sold for $2.72 million.
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Topher Grace’s West Village pied-à-terre hits the market for $4.25M
June 22, 2017

Topher Grace’s West Village pied-à-terre hits the market for $4.25M

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Actor Topher Grace of “That ’70s Show” fame bought this full-floor loft at 59 Bank Street for $2.2 million in 2006, but ever since 2011 he's been renting it out, first for $14,000 a month and several years later for $16,000. After unloading his Los Angels home for $1.7 million in the summer of 2015 and marrying actress Ashley Hinshaw in May 2016, Grace is finally ready to unload the West Village condo, as LL NYC tells us that it's hit the market for $4.25 million.
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‘Apartment in the sky’ with lofts and skylights asks $625K in Hell’s Kitchen
June 19, 2017

‘Apartment in the sky’ with lofts and skylights asks $625K in Hell’s Kitchen

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Located on the top floor of the Hell's Kitchen co-op 857 Ninth Avenue and decked out with skylights (with their own retractable shades!), this $625,000 pad feels like it's perched up in the clouds. 11.5-foot ceilings and two lofts, above the bedroom and kitchen, don't hurt either. Nor do the Manhattan cityscape views from the Eastern facing windows. This home last sold for $549,000 in 2016. We're guessing it got some upgrades before it was listed again this year.
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East Village loft lined with shelving and storage space asks $4,600/month
June 18, 2017

East Village loft lined with shelving and storage space asks $4,600/month

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Space and storage are what this East Village loft has to give. The unit is from 300 East 4th Street, a brick cooperative built in the 1940s. While you can pick up a unit here for $1.299 million, this one is actually up for rent at $4,600 a month. With over 850 square feet, there are two mezzanines to hold a bedroom and a flexible bonus space. Custom closets were added, and built-ins line the walls, offering storage galore. Best of all, this lofty space takes in tons of light from five large windows.
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$1.56M Cobble Hill condo has a garden, rooftop terrace, and laid-back loft style
June 12, 2017

$1.56M Cobble Hill condo has a garden, rooftop terrace, and laid-back loft style

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This bright, loft-like Cobble Hill condo pulls off a pretty neat trick: It’s on the ground floor (giving it a private garden) and it also has the penthouse perk of an enormous skylight and a private roof terrace just above. How is this possible, you ask? The apartment occupies the rear extension of a 25-foot-wide brownstone at 56 Bergen Street, combining penthouse perks and garden level access. The two-bedroom 1,413 square-foot home is at the crossroads of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Heights and Fort Greene, within walking distance to everything from Trader Joe’s to the Promenade and antique shops on Atlantic Avenue.
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