Townhouse Lifestyles Blog

Whenever townhouse sellers and buyers ask questions about future market figures and “out numbers” I tend to hesitate – I don’t have a crystal ball, and I don’t want to have egg on my face due to some unforeseeable event.That being said, I’ll venture a couple of observations about the...

An Excerpt from Mondays with DexterThere are as many ways to renovate a townhouse as there are townhouses themselves. In this series, I’d like to share a variety of good ideas I’ve seen lately, along with the strengths of each design and a few examples of floor plans.  Parlour Floor Plans When...

31 West 95th Street - $4,995,000This turn-key park block townhouse might just be the most appealing live-with-income opportunity on the market today. The fully-restored owner’s triplex enjoys a loft-like parlour level with unobstructed sunlight, lush garden views, restored hardwood floors, top-of-the-line appliances, and an expansive outdoor entertaining area. Three free-market...

Excerpted from Mondays with DexterThis Thanksgiving, as we broke out the heirloom silver, I noticed an unusual etching on a spoon. It was an image dated 1893.A little research informed me that the image was the famous Hotel Del Coronado near San Diego. The hotel has housed lots of history...

A lot of times, townhouse owners want to combine two apartments without going through the process of obtaining a new C of O. Directive 14, often referred to as “self-certification” or “professional certification,” is being used more and more these days. By not requiring an on-site inspection, Directive 14 streamlines...

48 West 70th Street - $26,000/month48 West 70th Street is now available for $26,000/month. This 22-foot-wide luxury brownstone rental is located on one of the very best blocks on the Upper West Side.48 West 70th Street Family RoomCall Joseph Leinsdorf today for a showing: 212.769.2900.Are you interested in renting New York...

360 West 118th Street - $2,999,000360 West 118th Street is now available at $2,999,000. This is a move-in-ready townhouse configured as a renovated owner's quadruplex plus garden-level free-market rental. If you're looking for a renovated townhouse in Morningside Park for under $3 million, call Cathy Connolly or Jennifer Cooke today...

Download a hi-res photo hereUltra-luxury townhouse renovations on the Upper West Side – especially on the prized blocks between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue – are booming in the West 80s.  Several of these homes, renovated and ready for renovation, including the 25’-wide, mansion-sized townhouse at 60 West 83rdStreet,...

296 West 92nd Street - $6,950,000Flawlessly renovated and built extra deep, 296 West 92nd Street is the single-family townhouse you’ve always wanted. It is a rare find: a Manhattan home with all the bedrooms, bathrooms, living spaces, and walk-in closets you could want. Warm and bright, with shining hardwood throughout...

31 West 95th Street - $5,300,000This turn-key, Park block townhouse might just be the most appealing live-with-income opportunity on the market today. The fully-restored owner’s triplex enjoys a loft-like parlour level with unobstructed sunlight, lush garden views, restored hardwood floors, top-of-the-line appliances, and an expansive outdoor entertaining area. Three free-market...

Dexter Guerrieri and the Vandenberg Team are delighted to present...JAMES RAMSEY, CREATOR OF THE LOWLINEATOUR 2013 FALL SEMINAR “BRIGHTEN YOUR BROWNSTONE”WITHELLEN HAMILTON, INTERIOR COLOR SPECIALISTJames RamseyPrincipal of RAAD StudiosJames Ramsey is the creator of the Lowline, the subterranean NYC park project everyone is talking about.  A former NASA satellite engineer, James...

272 Berkeley Place - $4,800,00020' Park Slope Museum-Quality Townhouse! Featured in Curbed, NY Observer, Brownstoner, The Real Deal, and more!272 Berkeley Place was the home of Everett and Evelyn Ortner, the "Couple Who Saved Park Slope" (NYT). For the first time in half a century, this museum-quality Park Slope jewel is...