Townhouse Lifestyles Blog

242 East 49th Street - $30,000/monthThis renovated, elevatored, single-family townhouse offers five full stories of modern luxury with private access to Turtle Bay Gardens, an oasis enjoyed by current residents like Stephen Sondheim and past residents like Bob Dylan, E.B. White and Leopold Stokowski. Now you too can be counted...

244 East 49th Street - $25,000/monthHome to iconic actress Katharine Hepburn throughout her long career (1931-1990s), this renovated single-family brownstone epitomizes New York elegance. Now you can join Katharine Hepburn, Bob Dylan, Stephen Sondheim, and E.B. White on the long list of New York artists and icons who have resided...

Every day, Dexter Guerrieri advises other owners on how to best configure their Manhattan townhouses. You're invited to discover the look and feel he would choose for one of his own townhouses, now for sale. Baxt/Ingui, premier residential architects, are creating luxury architectural plans to enable the future buyer to...

Another Townhouse SoldEstate Sale on West 69th StreetThis townhouse’s unique story: Located on a prime Central Park block on West 69th Street, this twenty-foot-wide townhouse offered sunny spaces, soaring double-height ceilings, and gorgeous original details. However, the crisp architecture of the owner's triplex was hidden by years of clutter. Also,...

Every day, Dexter Guerrieri advises other owners on how to best configure their Manhattan townhouses. You're invited to discover the look and feel he would choose for one of his own townhouses, now for sale. Baxt/Ingui, premier residential architects, are creating luxury architectural plans to enable the future buyer to...

Another Townhouse SoldReferral Seller, Confident BuyerThis townhouse’s unique story: With two custom-renovated lower levels, gorgeous original details, and a newly landscaped garden with a waterfall, this West 87th Street townhouse was full of desirable features. However, differing levels of interior renovation posed a problem in a slow market.Dexter Guerrieri’s innovative...

A version of this article appeared in print on June 5, 2012, on page A21 of the New York edition with the headline: Remembering a Couple Who Gave Brownstones New Life.  From left, Clem Labine, Joseph Sweeney, Susan Stewart, James Marshall and John Casson on the stoop of a brownstone in...

175 West 88th Street - $3,895,000From its soaring ceilings and classic stoop to its lush garden, 175 West 88th Street is the home you pictured when you first dreamed of owning a brownstone on the Upper West Side.   Exposed brick, stained glass fanlight transoms, restored original woodwork, and original fireplaces...

Townhouse For Sale: 53 West 71st StreetTownhouse on Prime Central Park Block! Best block for single-family or investment!Whether you are looking to create a five-story single-family townhouse on a prime, low-70s, Central Park block, or to live with free-market income in a fabulous location, 53 West 71st Street is a...

Dear Friends,We are profoundly saddened by the death on May 22, 2012 of Everett H. Ortner, noted preservationist and founding chairperson of both the Brownstone Revival Coalition and Preservation Volunteers. For almost fifty years, Everett worked tirelessly to preserve and defend New York’s brownstone neighborhoods.  He was our dear friend.After...

Last Thursday's Vandenberg-sponsored BRC Market Seminar was a fabulous success. The event was standing-room-only, with over 60 townhouse owners, buyers, and preservationists in attendance. Dexter spoke on the 2012 townhouse market, and Sherwin Belkin Esq. spoke about owner occupancy-proceedings. Attendees also had an opportunity to pose their landlord-tenant questions. Over...

On May 17th, 2012, Vandenberg- The Townhouse Experts sponsored the Brownstone Revival Coalition's free Spring seminar.For those of you who missed it, the guest speaker was Sherwin Belkin a specialist in Landlord-Tenant Law. Mr. Belkin specializes in real estate and landlord-tenant matters. He has co-authored A Complete Guide to Sublets...