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Dream homes — when only a mansion will do
September 17, 2014 | 7:05pm$4.25 Million, Sutton Place: From the 27th floor of this white-glove building on East 54th Street, you’ll enjoy East River views from just about every room throughout the 2,250-square-foot spread....
How buying based solely on floor plans can be profitable
August 21, 2014 | 1:43pmThe owner of Penthouse Three at The Touraine condo “bought it off of the papers,” says Peggy Dahan of Siderow Residential Group. (Meaning: bought it off of floor plans.) It...
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August 20, 2014 | 6:43pmLong Island City, Queens | $789,000 Bedrooms: 1 | Bathrooms: 1 | Square feet: 918 | Common charges: $696 This “dramatic” corner condo with southwest exposure in the Arris Lofts...
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April 23, 2014 | 7:45pmTribeca | $7.5 million Behind the “giant steel door” of this property on Jay Street, off Hudson Street, is 4,200 square feet on two levels with some rather impressive architectural...
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April 9, 2014 | 4:10pmUpper West Side | $615,000 Bedrooms: 1 | Bathrooms: 1 | Square feet: 650 | Maintenance: $1,495 Set in a corner of prewar building on West End Avenue, between 71st...
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April 9, 2014 | 4:02pmUpper East Side | $11.995 million Not just renovated or restored, but “reinvented,” this 4,500-square-foot prewar co-op above East 83rd Street, between Madison and Park Avenues, is a combination of...
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April 2, 2014 | 4:06pmBedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn | $1.2 million Bedrooms: 4 | Bathrooms: 2½ | Square feet: 2,600 Currently configured as a single-family home, this three-level townhouse on Halsey Street, between Lewis and Stuyvesant...
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April 2, 2014 | 3:59pmOld Westbury, LI | $5.95 million Built in 2003, this property bears all the hallmarks of an Old World estate, but with the finer things available in a home built...
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March 26, 2014 | 10:19pmGramercy | $1.995 million Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 2 | Square feet: 1,560 | Common charges: $635 Set in the historic Rutherford Place building, this triplex condo — with an...
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March 26, 2014 | 7:38pmUpper West Side | $3.3 million Why settle for the home of your dreams when you can have two? Here’s a “rare opportunity” to combine two 10th-floor corner condo units...
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March 19, 2014 | 4:59pmCarnegie Hill | $5.5 million In the land of co-ops, you’ll find this “luxurious boutique condo” on East 96th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenues. It’s move-in ready as a...
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March 19, 2014 | 4:49pmFinancial District | $1.75 million Bedrooms: 1 | Bathrooms: 1 | Square feet: 1,279 | Common charges: $2,207 If you’re going to live a Wall Street life, this fully furnished luxury...
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March 12, 2014 | 10:32pmRhinebeck, NY | $ 3.675 million A “triumph of engineering and architectural design,” this European-style villa in Duchess County — “just minutes” from the village of Rhinebeck — is also...
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March 12, 2014 | 10:25pmBedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn | $525,000 Bedrooms: 1 | Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 728 | Common charges: $384 Soak up the “amazing” views from this condo and its private terrace — of...
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March 5, 2014 | 7:50pmCentral Park South | $5.8 million The direct view of Central Park from this perch above Central Park South is only one of its notable features. Past the “grand” formal entrance...
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March 5, 2014 | 7:44pmEast Harlem | $825,000 Bedrooms: 2 | Bathrooms: 1¹/₂ Square feet: 1,296 | Common charges: $706 This “sun-filled” East 112th Street condo, between First and Second Avenues, offers high ceilings, hardwood floors and a new kitchen, as well as...
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February 26, 2014 | 10:16pm$17.4 million | 177 E. 71st St. A three-year nip/tuck has transformed this 20-foot-wide, eight-bedroom, six-bathroom, 6,700-square-foot red brick Neo-Federal townhouse into modern greatness, while preserving its early 20th-century charms....
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February 26, 2014 | 10:01pmSands Point, LI | $2.895 million Bedrooms: 4 | Bathrooms: 4½ Lot size: 2 acres Attention golf fans — this “stately” stucco Colonial backs right up to the course at the Village of Sands Point;...
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February 19, 2014 | 10:46pmFort Greene, Brooklyn | $975,000 Bedrooms: 2 | Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,007 | Common charges: $1,053 You’ll get “crystal-clear panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline” from this renovated condo in the full-service Forte building on Ashland...
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February 19, 2014 | 10:38pmWest Village | $10.979 million This Classic Greek revival townhouse on Charles Street, between West 4th Street and Seventh Avenue South, offers that quintessential village experience (down to the eight-figure price...