Photo credit: Russ Ross Photography for The Corcoran Group This one-bedroom home at the rarely-available Cathedral Condominiums at 555 Washington Avenue on the border between Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights has a unique history to go with its dramatic architecture. Built in 1914, the striking building was first home to Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception. Converted to a 53-unit condominium in 1988, the building is a neighborhood landmark, noted for its Gothic design. In addition to access to the building’s lushly landscaped common courtyard, the unit, asking  ..read more

Photo credit: Gabriel Sebastian/Five7 Media for The Corcoran Group Located on a tree-lined Upper West Side street less than a block from Central Park, this eye-pleasing co-op at 71 West 83rd Street is one of those non-cookie-cutter Manhattan apartments everyone dreams of–but rarely finds. Asking $1,450,000, the two-bedroom home is blessed with rustic exposed brick walls, arched windows, and large, sunny rooms in a gracious floor plan. There’s even a terrace for an outdoor version of the French country villa effect. Beneath ceilings of nearly 11 feet, a ..read more

All photos courtesy of SERHANT. Studios From the wine cellar to the landscaped roof deck, this 19th-century Greek Revival mansion represents five stories of pristine restoration, with historic flourishes accenting modern style and ease of living. Asking $11,500,000, the 6,094-square-foot two-family townhouse at 20 Remsen Street in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District has some notable literary history: Norman Mailer had his writing studio here. The house was also, according to the listing, the inspiration for Mailer’s 1951 novel “Barbary Shore.” On an elevated cul-d ..read more

Photo credit: Compass On a postcard-perfect West Village street among the neighborhood’s historic brownstones, this garden co-op at 72 Perry Street is a rare chance to live a bohemian dream not often found in today’s New York City. Asking $1,995,000, the two-bedroom home in a restored townhouse has a landscaped private back garden as the almost-too-good-to-be-true addition to the elegance of its interior living spaces. The boutique co-op building is known as Mead House in honor of one-time resident Margaret Mead. The famous anthropologist lived in the townhouse w ..read more

Photo credit: Yale Wagner for Sotheby’s International Realty If you’ve often strolled the streets of Soho admiring the iconic former warehouses and tall-windowed lofts within, this concrete and steel-filled condominium at 487 Greenwich Street could be your dream come true. Asking $4,400,000, the sprawling 4,000-square-foot-plus renovated duplex in the former Tetley Tea Company warehouse offers open-plan living on a grand scale with impossibly high ceilings, concrete columns, and beams–and a sauna in the basement. Doors open directly onto the quiet street tucked away in the heart of Hudson Sq ..read more

Photo credit: Nina Poon for The Corcoran Group This 3,121-square-foot Soho co-op at 80 Greene Street is the real downtown loft deal, disguised as a perfectly decorated home (enchanted 1,200-square-foot roof terrace with hot tub included). The three-bedroom triplex tops a classic Soho cast-iron building on a historic Belgian block street. Comprised of a designer-renovated main floor, mezzanine, and dramatic top-floor bedroom suite, the tranquil apartment, asking $7,900,000, is bathed in white, with outdoor space to rival a country manor. Perfect for entertai ..read more

Photo credit: Ryan Scott Fitzgerald While older Hamptons properties are often torn down to make way for new construction, this modern estate at 325 Mitchell Lane was reimagined with architectural finesse in a complete renovation. Now on the market for $5,995,000, the iconic Bridgehampton house, grounds, and pool were painstakingly redesigned with every detail considered, right down to the furniture, which is available to purchase as well. In a renovation helmed by Robert Young Architects and Damon Liss Design, the home’s interiors were designed to frame stunning views fro ..read more

Images by Rinze The 4,800-square-foot full-floor penthouse atop the prewar co-op at 227 West 17th Street is a perfect summertime paradise, featuring a fully irrigated private rooftop garden space with a bar and outdoor shower. Asking $12,950,000, this renovated three-bedroom home is an all-season refuge as well; in addition to the warm-weather haven, there’s a massive great room with a wood-burning fireplace for cozy winter nights. The freshly-renovated prewar loft has ten-foot ceilings and oversized windows. There are modern enhancements thr ..read more

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