Kerhonkson, N.Y. | $1.1 Million A circa 1720 farmhouse with four bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a three-acre lot The Depuy-Dewitt House was named after the prominent families who occupied it before, during and after the Revolutionary War, and built around a fir-and-chestnut home constructed by French Huguenots in the 1680s. The sellers, who bought…
Since the late 1960s, Sir Rod Stewart and his raspy-voiced anthems have sat at the heart of the canon of English-language rock. And for more than 30 of those years, whether he was belting out “Da You Think I’m Sexy” in Seoul or “Have I Told You Lately” in London, he called the same nine-bedroom,…
In 1992, he covered famine in Somalia. In 1993, Sarajevo. In 1994, he crossed a bridge into Rwanda. When he looked down, he saw bodies caught on the rocks, their arms flailing in the water. It was at the edges of the world, in places of extreme suffering, that he discovered he could feel again,…
When Simon Elkaim hired an architect to redesign his Manhattan apartment, he was clear about his thoughts on color: the bolder and more vibrant, the better. There’s a simple reason for that preference. “I’m colorblind,” said Mr. Elkaim, 69, an international real estate developer. Specifically, he can see pure, bright colors like blues, reds and…
On a winding country road, four miles from the nearest traffic light in rural Dutchess County, N.Y., the holiday lights appear like a carnival fun house shattering the darkness. Every year, roughly 60,000 visitors stream into Union Vale, dwarfing the population of the town of 4,600, their cars crawling up the wooded, unlit roads to…
Palm Springs | $2.395 Million A 1926 stone house with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, on a 0.6-acre lot This house, made of locally quarried stone, is in the Araby Cove neighborhood. It was built as a retreat for the Giannini family, who founded the Bank of Italy in San Francisco, now known as Bank…
Last year Charlene Truong Launer, a social media content creator, bought a real Christmas tree from a seller on a sidewalk in Manhattan. Ms. Launer, 29, and her husband carried the tree 15 minutes to their apartment in TriBeCa and spent hours setting it up. “I was so excited,” she said. The next morning, however,…
Ridgefield, Conn. | $458,000 A one-bedroom, one-bathroom cottage built in 1950, on a 0.1-acre lot This house is part of a small community of homes with easy access to Mamanasco Lake, where popular activities include kayaking, swimming and bird-watching. It is about a 10-minute drive from small shops and restaurants, a theater and a post…
Q: We live in a gated townhouse community in Essex County, N.J. When we purchased our unit two years ago, there were tennis courts behind our deck, which never caused a problem. But now the two courts closest to us have been converted to pickleball courts, and the noise from the balls and the players…
Q: We live in a gated townhouse community in Essex County, N.J. When we purchased our unit two years ago, there were tennis courts behind our deck, which never caused a problem. But now the two courts closest to us have been converted to pickleball courts, and the noise from the balls and the players…
This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Weston, Conn., and a three-bedroom in Manhasset, N.Y.
All of a sudden, bunk beds seem to be everywhere: You see them in upscale beach and ski homes, as well as boutique hotels like Freehand, Moxy and Proper. And why not? Stacked sleeping spaces have always been an efficient use of space, whether you’re making room for a growing family or entertaining a large…
Manhattan | 1049 Park Ave., No. 6B Carnegie Hill Co-op $1.295 million A three-bedroom, two-bath, 1,550-square-foot apartment with a windowed eat-in kitchen, a large living room, a dining room or den, an en suite secondary bedroom, a wood-burning fireplace, a washer/dryer, window air-conditioning and a basement storage locker, in a 13-story prewar doorman building with…
Since peaking at $479,500 during the fourth quarter of 2022, the median sale price of a home in the United States has sagged, landing at $431,000 during the third quarter of 2023. By that point, prices for single-family homes had fallen in 25 of the 100 largest U.S. cities over the course of the year,…
Democrats in Congress have introduced a bill in both houses of Congress on Tuesday to ban hedge funds from buying and owning single-family homes in the United States. The bill would require hedge funds, defined as corporations, partnerships or real estate investment trusts that manage funds pooled from investors, to sell off all the single-family…
With its wooded hills, winding roads and shimmering lakes and reservoirs, Ringwood, N.J., feels more like the Catskills than like a New Jersey suburb. That rural charm was what attracted Linda and James Pentifallo when they decided to leave their longtime home in River Edge, in Bergen County. “My wife really wanted to be on…
On an unseasonably sunny Saturday this fall, Freetown Christiania, a semiautonomous commune spread across 74 acres in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark, crackled with life. A man wove through the crowds on his bicycle, selling freshly made sushi rolls; street-market stalls were bursting with colorful clothing, tapestries and glass bongs; and at the center of…
On an unseasonably sunny Saturday this fall, Freetown Christiania, a semiautonomous commune spread across 74 acres in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark, crackled with life. A man wove through the crowds on his bicycle, selling freshly made sushi rolls; street-market stalls were bursting with colorful clothing, tapestries and glass bongs; and at the center of…
Los Angeles | $1.65 Million A 1959 midcentury-modern house with two bedrooms and one bathroom, on a 0.1-acre lot This house in the hills above the Cahuenga Pass is one of the Boathouses, a group of homes built on small, steep lots. The architect, Harry Gesner, worked with Norwegian boatbuilders to create them, using glass…
Manhattan | 400 East 52nd Street, No. 3J Turtle Bay Co-op $1.695 million A three-bedroom, two-bath, roughly 1,700-square-foot co-op apartment with an open floor plan, a windowed kitchen, an en suite primary bedroom with a walk-in closet, a den or home office with a built-in desk, through-the-wall heating and air-conditioning, a washer/dryer and two basement…
This week’s properties are a five-bedroom homes in Old Westbury, N.Y., and Chester, N.J.
When Michael and Jennifer Monteiro bought a house on Cape Cod, they wanted more than just a vacation home near the beach in Massachusetts: They were determined to own something that reflected cutting-edge sustainability. Since selling the software company he co-founded, Buildium, in 2019, Mr. Monteiro, 51, has used his investment company, Mpactful Ventures, to…
Q: In my townhome community on Long Island, the board is mandating that we submit to inspections of the exteriors and windows of our homes by an outside company. If the inspectors find deficiencies, we will be given time to correct them, or face escalating fines if we do not. Based on our experience, we…
The rapper Kendrick Lamar is the latest celebrity to descend on Brooklyn, with his purchase of a sprawling duplex penthouse near the waterfront in Brooklyn Heights. His new pied-à-terre, which comes with stunning East River views, is at Pierhouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park, a 106-unit condominium built in 2015 at 90 Furman Street. He paid…
It’s that time of year again. The Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, and the December holidays beckon. Yes, it’s time to decorate. Whether that means running wild with ribbon and lights, breaking out the family heirlooms or bringing in greenery and flowering bulbs, there are few firm dos and don’ts. But the goal is always the…
