One United Nations Park is an unprecedented interplay of privacy and light—a balance that reflects the architecture’s bold exterior and luminous interiors.
Pre-war NYC apartments with cozy step-down living rooms
Sunken living rooms are a distinctive feature in many New York apartments, with origins dating back to 1927 when Kansas-born architect Bruce Goff introduced the idea in an Art Deco-style house with a “conversation pit.” This design element, which had never been seen before, quickly gained popular... Thursday, October 31, 2024
21 fixer uppers include spacious Soho penthouse with private terrace
During spooky season, creaking floorboards and ominous shadows as a result of poor lighting are commonplace in staged haunted houses. But in some fixer upper homes, such features are in place beyond Halloween night. Some of these homes need repairs simply to be made inhabitable — see a recently a... Thursday, October 31, 2024
Behind the Calvert Collection: Bruce Henderson on selling value in Prospect Lefferts Gardens
The Calvert Villas
is a six-story, ten-unit boutique condominium located on a tree-lined block at 624 New York Avenue in Brooklyn's Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The building is part of a two-building development called The Calvert Collection, designed by Palette Architecture and developed by Kings... Wednesday, October 30, 2024