Our Favorite Listing: John Philip Sousa “Stars and Stripes Forever” Home Hits The Market At $9,850,000

American Music lovers can now live in the In national historic landmark Wildbank has hit the market for $9,850,000. American composer John Philip Sousa (“Stars and Stripes Forever”) lived in the house from 1915-1932, located in Sands Point on the Gold Coast of Long Island, located at 12 Hicks Lane.

Photos courtesy of Douglas Elliman

The home is a 6,000-square-foot, six-bedroom, five-bathroom waterfront Colonial estate on 2.6 acres with a deep-water dock and sandy beach in posh Sands Point, NY (Long Island)

The Dining Room features Zuber's "Scenes from the America's" hand painted wallpaper which is the same wallpaper that Jackie Kennedy hung in the oval reception room of the White House where it remains today.

Photos courtesy of Douglas Elliman

Features include sprawling loggia & upper balcony to enjoy western sunsets and the NYC skyline. 4-car garage w/ a two-bedrooms guest quarters. Two wine cellars. Two generators. Tennis court. Surrounded by perennial gardens that will take your breath away.

Maggie Keats of Douglas Elliman is the listing agent. For more information click here

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A Home To Fall In Love With; Matchmaker's Home Is on the Market

Billionaire Matchmaker Service and New York Times-bestselling author Janis Spindel is hoping someone will fall in love with her newly listed home at 9 Fair Hills Lane, Bridgehampton for $3,595,000.

Sited on just over an acre, the resort-like property features ocean views, a heated Gunite pool, and multiple decks and patios. Inside, the luxe interiors feature several fireplaces, sweeping staircase, elegant library, a master suite with fireplace and a total of five bedrooms and five baths. 

The stately entrance gates set the tone for this impeccably designed and maintained Hamptons estate. The impressive double height foyer with exquisite moldings and elegant hardwood flooring leads to the great room with fireplace flanked by formal living and dining rooms. Attention has been paid to detail in the gourmet chef's kitchen, butler's pantry and elegant breakfast room with vaulted ceiling and an abundance of streaming natural light.

The main floor features a classically paneled library and master suite with French doors leading to the pool deck. Ascend the grand staircase to the upstairs master suite with fireplace, elegant marble bath and expansive balcony offering distant ocean views, two spacious additional en suite guestrooms along with a 5th guest room. A shared bath and laundry complete the second floor. The 3300 +/- sf basement has been set up with a large stadium style steps egress and allows to be finished for a tremendous amount of additional luxury living space.

The backyard oasis boasts a large covered deck, heated gunite pool, and extensive bluestone patio. A professional mature landscape package and three car garage complete this offering!

Brendan Skislock and Vincent Frezzo at Douglas Elliman, are the listing agents. For more information click here

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BuzzFeed's Real Estate Videos: A Review

By Emily Bach

Buzzfeed, a trendy lifestyle e-Magazine, has recently begun to break into the real estate business. What do we mean by that? Their popular “Worth It?” series has started a new subset, Lifestyle. Within it, they review small and grand apartments, all while investigating what makes them different from one another. The videos quickly became a huge hit , and watching them, it’s easy to see why. Their bubbly hosts, crazy locations and interesting structure makes each episode both fun to watch and informative. Each video opens with a seemingly random, but undeniably funny clip, shortly followed by a quick explanation of what homes they’ll be seeing. Their most recent episode, comparing a $568K home to a $10 million one, is entirely narrated by people out of the real estate business. This makes the video feel pretty accessible and relatable.

As they transition through houses, the real estate agents show them around the spaces and explain the features of each home. Personally, I feel they could do a bit more of an effective job, but given the limited time constraints, I think it’s fair to assume they probably said much more than what is reflected in the 11 minute video. Each home seems to be very different, which gives a certain sense of unpredictability that makes the video interesting to watch. However, it does make it a bit hard to compare. The video makes it seem like money is best reflected in space, when in reality, many of the features present in the more expensive homes are far greater than their counterparts.

Overall, the video feels well done, informative, and interesting. I’d love to see more types of content like this appearing on TV, or even by other channels. I think the concept is largely well done, and offers a good space for agents to promote their homes. Details could obviously be polished, but given the series is new, I think it’s a promising and intriguing new rendition of a real estate reality show.

Our favorite listing this week is 508 West 24th Street, Unit 5th Floor, home to NBA Player Carmelo Anthony. The ten-time NBA All-Star, has listed his New York City condo. The home is the largest unit in the Cary Tamarkin designed building at 508 W 24th that overlooks the High Line and is walking distance from world-class shopping and prominent art galleries.

251 East 51st Street, Unit 2M, listed on the market as a Compass "Coming Soon," is a recently renovated, perfect pied-a-terre (and ideal one bedroom for all the rest of us). What truly sets this pad apart from the rest is the dreamy outdoor terrace with endless possibilities and city views. Accessed by the living room and overlooked by the bedroom, this 24x12 outdoor space is an oasis in the center of the Midtown hustle and bustle.

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DNA Development announced that closings have commenced at 350 West 71st Street, the successful Upper West Side luxury conversion that seamlessly combines two historic pre-war buildings into one stunning contemporary condominium with a classic façade. As construction nears completion, the seven-story building’s 38 elegant residences and bespoke amenities are coming to life, as DNA welcomes its first residents.

Our favorite listing this week is located at One West End, the sculptural glass residential tower designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli within Riverside Center. At $19.5 million, 29B offers 5,302 square feet of interiors space, with four bedrooms, five and a half baths, a media room, lofted library, and a double height great room leading out to a 3,000 square foot terrace with impeccable views.

$25 Million Park Avenue Duplex Hits The Market

a stunning $25 million duplex penthouse at 1120 Park Avenue that blends pre-war elegance on the entry floor and a modern loft on the top. The apartment boastsa 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, a wrap around terrace, and close-up views of a very cool iconic NYC water tower. 

The room that literally stops the presses is the great room, or “Penthouse” on top of the apartment. With wrap-around terraces, the room feels like a treehouse aerie floating above Central Park and the sparkling reservoir. 

Every room has views of the Park and reservoir or twinkly city vistas, or both. Completely renovated and designed by David Kleinberg, the happy possibilities for entertaining are apparent when you walk in. The formal living room has Central Park views, a charming terrace, a wood burning fireplace and multiple seating areas. It opens, enfilade, to the corner dining room, also with park views. 

he kitchen has a well-planned gourmet cooking area with open city exposures, as well as a large breakfast room/den. The bedrooms on the second level all have endless views of The Park and city from large picture windows. The master suite is a serene oasis with large closets and a lovely white marble bath. The secondary bedrooms are generous in size and have en-suite baths. 

The "PH Room" has everything: views, high ceilings, an abundance of glass, a wood burning fireplace, full kitchen, full bath, and terraces with mature plantings and an irrigation system as well as a Viking gas grill and enchanted hideaways for dining or sitting. While more contemporary in feel than downstairs, the materials seamlessly link it to the rest of the apartment.

The listing agent is Alexa Lambert at Stribling & Associates. For more information click here.

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Our Favorite Listing: Will Cost You 60K A Month

Our favorite listing this week is a 4 Bedroom, 4.5 bathroom, pre-war building serviced by a highly trained staff and includes some of the most luxurious amenities in New York City. And will cost you $60,000 a month to rent.

Penthouse D expands over three floors and features 5,000-square-feet of interior and over 1,000-square-feet private outdoor space.

2 bedroom owners duplex over 2 bedroom rental duplex over a full finished basement. On A key-locked elevator opens into a marble tiled foyer, which welcomes you into the bright and oversized great room that has space for a living room, den and dinning area

The south facing master bedroom on the second floor of the triplex is bathed in natural light, has multiple closets and an en-suite east-facing bathroom that is adorned with Italian Calacatta marble slab walls. There is also a freestanding egg tub, a glass-enclosed steam shower with overhead rain dome, body sprayer, a relaxing stone bench, radiant heated floors, two sets of bronze faucets and a separate W.C. with bidet. This floor also has another bedroom with en-suite bathroom and what is currently set up as a den with a full bath just steps away. 

The top floor of 443 Greenwich is surely the crown jewel of the home and features a sprawling room, encased in floor to ceiling glass doors that open effortlessly to the expansive private outdoor roof terrace. This 1,000+ square-foot space has a built out kitchen section featuring a natural gas Wolfe BBQ grill, sink, fridge and a separate garden area. 

Amenities include a 70-foot long indoor swimming pool with Turkish baths, a 5,000-square-foot landscaped roof and a central courtyard with lush flowers and trees. Additionally, the building hosts a state-of-the-art fitness center with private yoga/dance studios, a children's playroom, wine room and valet parking for all of the residences at no extra cost.

Tai Alexander, Oren Alexander and Jared Schwadron are the listing agents. Viewings by appointment only. For more information click here

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First World Problems: How The Millennial Generation Can Buy A Home

One of the most prominent issues the millennial generation has is that they are unable to afford a home. The vast majority have resigned themselves to the fact that they will be renting for their entire lives. But, short of them inheriting a property, is it feasible for them to buy a home without it crippling them financially? So, if this is you, what can you do?

Having A Good Relationship With A Lender

Having a good lender or realtor will give you a bit more sway, and you will understand a bit more about what is available out there. In addition to this, you will understand more about the best ways to get assistance with a down payment. If you have no idea how to gain control of your finances, then it's time to get a bit more knowledge under your cap. There is no point in pretending you know everything- go to advisers or professional advice.

Start As Early As Possible

Putting away savings as soon as possible is the one way to get onto the property ladder, regardless of your age. Choosing your investment avenues wisely, again, with the help of professional advice, will help you to take advantage of what is out there. Even with something like net lease properties, there is still a considerable cost upfront, if you go down the buy to let method of acquiring a home, where you pay the mortgage yourself, but rent it out to a tenant, it could be a bit of a struggle at the outset, but with long-term gain.

Get Prequalified For Financing

If you are one of those lucky people that can pay in cash, it's best for you to get pre-qualified for a loan before you start looking for a home. It doesn't take long, and you can do it over the phone, or online with the lender you want to go with. They take into account your credit history, as well as your current financial situation, and can give you the amount that you qualify for.

Strike While The Iron Is Hot

Keeping an eye on mortgage rates is a practice that you should get into, because while houses may seem expensive at the moment, if you wait any longer, the interest rates could go further up. If you are saving up enough money, it's important for you to keep an eye on how the mortgage interest rates are looking, especially in relation to current political climate. For example, Britain leaving the EU could cause a dip in housing costs, and banks are still keen on lending currently.

The millennial generation doesn’t have it easy as far as the financial climate is concerned. With rising prices all around, but the salaries not meeting them, the fundamental cost in life, such as mortgages, appear to be non-existent. But, this decline in young property owners means that the millennials need to be more knowledgeable about what they're entering into. It is certainly possible for the millennial generation to buy a home, but there's a lot more to consider now than 10 or 20 years ago.

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Inside The Manhattan View at MiMA Tower Residences

In popular demand The Manhattan View at MiMA Tower Residences is one of the few crown jewels of the building.

Penthouse 3C is a stunning four bedroom residence of 2,135 square feet with ceilings up to 8’11’’. You will be amazed by the dramatic south and east panoramic river and city views displaying the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, One World Trade Center, Empire State Building, and beyond.

Apartments designed by Architectual Digest Top 100 Jamie Drake feature oak floors, floor to ceiling windows, open kitchens equipped with the latest Gaggenau appliances, white lacquer cabinetry, waterfall-edge Calacatta marble counter tops and backsplash, stainless steel under mounted sink with waste disposal, Jamie Drake designed Dornbracht fixtures, as well as your very own Bosch Washer and Dryer. Every residence also comes with smart- home technology which enables you to control the environment at home from anywhere in the world.

The Unit comes as a Smart Home with control of the stereo, TV, and lights all from an app on your smartphone. The in-wall IPad connects you with the Doorperson and our very own in-house Luxury Attache who will organize everything from travel arrangements to dinner plans. In addition to a 24-hour doorperson and live-in superintendent, a dedicated concierge is available to assist with every personal need along with white glove à la carte services including valet parking, housekeeping and dry-cleaning. Some of the perks of living in the MiMA Development, consist of a residents-only fitness center by Equinox® with a heated indoor lap pool, training studio, a full-size basketball court; three lushly landscaped outdoor terraces with private dining pods and barbecue facilities encompassing over 14,000 square feet of outdoor space; party rooms and catering kitchens; a golf simulator and karaoke room; outdoor and indoor screening rooms; and a Mac Bar equipped with iMac computers.

There is also a club room and residents’ lounge with a cozy island fireplace, a fully- equipped game room with billiards and card tables and electronic gaming, a bicycle room, resident storage, a children’s playroom, and Dog City, an exclusive residents-only, professionally-staffed pet spa with dynamic play areas offers grooming and training facilities, in-home feeding, walking services, scheduled play dates, and much more.

Ryan Serhant and Chester Yow of Nest Seekers International are working with the Manhattan View sales team on these listings, presented By SCG America and Kuafu Properties.

For further information click here

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Sold: Water Front Views Only An Hour Away

UPDATE: This listing has been sold for $12.75M While celebrities, sport stars, and international buyers were circling the property, the buyer was ultimately local and purchased under an LLC. The buyer was represented by Ellen Stern from Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s.

Looking to wake up during the weekend with an ocean view and not have to deal with the headache of the Hampton commute? Only an Hour away in Rye, this 6 Bedroom, 6 and a half bathroom home that sits on 4 acres is now listed for $15,250,000. Located at 408 Grace Church Street, this home offers all the amenities one would need from in door pool, to the outdoor pool and a private peninsula that docks, not one but 2 boats.

Wake up to a stunning sunrise and morning swim in your pool overlooking the Sound. Play tennis on your court nestled by the sea to top off a perfect morning. Dock your boat on your own private peninsula. This extraordinary home is perfect for entertaining, 12- and 14-foot ceilings throughout, unparalleled attention to detail.

Designed by architects Shope, Reno and Wharton, offering waterfront views from almost every room. Enter into the living room featuring a fireplace with a 300-year old imported marble fireplace surround. The formal dining room includes a 22-foot long glass-wall looking into the temperature controlled wine room. Double-height cherry wood paneling in family room and a wall of windows is breathtaking. Imported Honduran mahogany lines the study. The lower level includes indoor pool, fitness room, additional family room and more. This haven is more than just a weekend residence. Ready to move in?

Update: This listing has been reduced to $14,990,000

 Stacey Oestreich & Nancy Strong,  at Douglas Elliman are the listing agents.

This listing courtesy of Douglas Elliman

Inside 70 Vestry, Related's Record-Breaking Boutique Condo

The luxury Tribeca building 70 Vestry has recently unveiled their newest luxury listing that's a collaboration between Related Companies, Robert AM Stern and AD100 designer Daniel Romauldez.

The building has made headlines first for selling more residences above $10 million than any other Downtown condominium in 2016, then for the sale of a $50 million triplex penthouse, and then we heard that Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen purchased back in 2016 before upgrading to another floor last April .

70 Vestry has just unveiled the first look at residence 4F which is among a small handful of remaining units at this riverfront gem. Listed at $8,495,00, is a three bedroom, three and a half bath home with a large great room and a windowed eat-in kitchen with custom oak cabinetry designed Daniel Romauldez.

Scroll below to see more photos of 70 Vestry 4F

The unit  totals 2,445 square feet, and boasts quintessential Tribeca and courtyard views. The home's master bedroom has two walk-in closets, and all bedrooms have en-suite baths. Lucky owners will also enjoy a double washer/dryer and a spacious entry foyer.

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Favorite Listing: River Views and Outdoor Space In Battery Park City

Our favorite listing this week is a 2 Bedroom, 2 bathroom, river views and outdoor space located at 333 Rector Place

All rooms of this corner unit have northern views of downtown Manhattan, including the Freedom Tower. The living and dining room as well as the 66 sq ft outdoor terrace have Hudson River views. Upon entering this 1341 sq ft, corner unit, the long entry hallway leads to the open concept over-sized living room with large dining area.

A true chef's kitchen, which opens onto the living space, has top of the line appliances including Bosch, Liebherr, and Fisher & Paykel stainless steel appliances and granite countertops.

The king-sized master bedroom has a generous walkin closet and en suite master bathroom with in-wall flat screen tv. Large second bedroom with northern views and spacious closet. The en suite master bathroom and the 2nd full bathroom both have marble finishes and Waterworks fixtures, Neptune deep soaking tubs, additionally the master has a stall rain shower. 

1 Rector Park is a full-service, pet friendly, condominium building with 24-hour attended front desk, full-service concierge, a windowed fitness center, resident's lounge, playroom, business center and on-site parking (additional fee). Less than one block away is Rector Park, the Esplanade, and the endless outdoor recreational opportunities of the 13 parks of Battery Park City

Jamie Breitman at Corcoran is the listing agent. For more information click here.

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