It's Free To Look

It's Free to Look: Baby Shower Chic

By Sharon Elizabeth Samuel | March 8, 2011 | 2:50 pm

Stribling describes it as "a masterful mix of prewar charm and modern conveniences." Aside from a color palatte that reminds one strongly of a baby shower, this co-op at 520 East 86th Street, asking $2.15 million, combines classic and contemporary... MORE >

It's Free to Look: The View to End All Views

By Sharon Elizabeth Samuel | March 7, 2011 | 11:55 am

The Skylofts of 145 Hudson, described by Stribling as "Big, Bold, Beautiful Movie Star" apartments, certainly give you some bang for your buck. Located in the heart of Tribeca, "these apartments manage to be completely downtown with all the conveniences of uptown," the listing promises. Each unit boasts 11-foot-plus ceilings, views of the skyline and the river, and classic... MORE >

Oozing prime.

It's Free to Look: One Prime Number in Tribeca

By Caitlin Nolan | March 4, 2011 | 12:33 pm

On the market for the first time since 1998, this landmarked townhouse in the federal style is so money it doesn't even know it! According to The AIA Guide to New York, the Tabak Is Tribeca listing once... MORE >

That's some living space there.

It's Free to Look: Thanks, Pop-Pop!

By Matt Coyne | March 3, 2011 | 12:21 pm

For the modest sum of $3 million you can live in the sort of luxury J.P. Morgan originally intended for his kin in Murray... MORE >

So, so much marble.

It's Free to Look: You're The Top, You're a Waldorf Salad!

By Matt Coyne | March 2, 2011 | 12:47 pm

There are plenty of places to live in New York that used to be inhabited by the rich and famous.... MORE >

The rare privilege...

It's Free to Look: A Garage! In the East Village! Baby!

By Matt Coyne | March 1, 2011 | 12:08 pm

Ignore the three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms, this $2.9 million listing at Stribling has a goddamn garage. That's right, in a city where its borderline impossible to find parking, this property has the "rare and fortunate privilege" of a garage. The condo, at 82 Second Street, features 12-foot celings, exposed brick walls, maple hardwood floors, a chef's kitchen. According to the listing, the place "must be seen to be understood and... MORE >

It's Free to Look: New York, Y'All

By Sharon Elizabeth Samuel | February 28, 2011 | 3:03 pm

With the charm of a country home, and the view (and the $7.9 million pricetag) of a Park Avenue high-rise, this Gumley Haft Kleier listing has something for everybody. SLIDESHOW: New York... MORE >

It's Free to Look: Just in Time for Kate and William's Wedding!

By Caitlin Nolan | February 25, 2011 | 12:56 pm

According to Corcoran, this Upper West Side co-op in the El Dorado boasts the finest views not only in Manhattan, but apparently "in all 'Earth's Kingdoms.'" For a little over $8.8 million, it and its four bedrooms and three bathrooms (and 360-degree panorama of Central Park, the Hudson River and the skyline of Fifth Avenue) can be... MORE >

Boffo!

It's Free to Look: Just in Time for the Oscars

By Matt Coyne | February 24, 2011 | 12:55 pm

So it's not enough for you to just live in any old apartment, is it? You want one that's won awards? Is located in "a New York icon unto itself?" Well, for $24 million this property in the San Remo and featured in New York Spaces for its award-winning design can be... MORE >

Why not?

It's Free to Look: The $100K Midtown Rental

By Matt Coyne | February 23, 2011 | 12:58 pm

Not every opulent, interesting or super expensive property in the city has to be for sale. In a city where two-thirds of us rent, there are some pretty crazy properties to lease, too, like this one in... MORE >

Wowza!

It's Free to Look: Drama! In the Flatiron

By Matt Coyne | February 22, 2011 | 12:01 pm

This prewar loft on 18th Street is "grandly proportioned," "perfection," "discrete," "gracious," and "sophisticated," depending on what part of the listing you're reading over at Douglas Elliman, but despite the dramatic nature of the listing, this Flatiron apartment really is a... MORE >

It's Free to Look: Versatile Brooklyn Heights Duplex

By Matt Coyne | February 21, 2011 | 1:55 pm

Brooklyn. Home to baby yoga, mouse taxidermy and... you, provided you have $1.4 million lying around for this Prudential Douglas Elliman property on Joralemon Street in Brooklyn... MORE >

It's Free to Look: Crazy, Crazy Condo at Nouvel's 40 Mercer

By Sharon Elizabeth Samuel | February 18, 2011 | 12:08 pm

Town calls it "New York's sexiest lobby" in "downtown's best building." Beyond 40 Mercer's full-time doorman, live-in super and art installation lies unit 3D, a $4.3 million condo with 12-foot ceilings and views to spare.... MORE >

Yes, the park again.

It's Free to Look: A View to End All Views

By Matt Coyne | February 17, 2011 | 2:43 pm

Everybody loves an apartment with a good view. We've seen ones with Hudson River views, ones with Riverside Park views and ones with enormous night sky views. But what about one with views of Central Park? From every... MORE >

Green! Green! Yay, green!

It's Free to Look: The Greenest Damn Condo in the West Village

By Matt Coyne | February 16, 2011 | 12:18 pm

This LEED-certified West Village condo in the converted Superior Ink Building is perfect for the environmentally friendly buyer with $17 million lying... MORE >