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New York For Sale $900,000 2 Beds / 2 Baths
| Fireplace, Terrace and Washer & Dryer, Plus Elevator! The main amenities that any lucky buyer would be happy to have one of, and here you get them all!.. more >>
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Sutton Area For Sale $600,000 1 Beds / 1 Baths
| Rarely available floor-through apartment in top drawer established coop on beautiful tree lined block. Living room faces sunny South onto 52nd Street and bedroom faces into quiet back yards... more >>
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New York For Sale $585,000 1 Beds / 1 Baths
| Best priced one bedroom in the incomparable Plaza 400. Updated kitchen and bathroom, amazing closets and sunny South exposure. This full service luxury building offers every amenity imaginable... more >>
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New York For Sale $568,000 1 Beds / 1 Baths
| Move right into this beautifully renovated junior two bedroom facing south onto gorgeous tree-lined block. Building is cooped since 1968 and has wonderful planted roofdeck and amazing staff... more >>
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New York For Sale $499,000 1 Beds / 1 Baths
| Newly renovated one bedroom has brand new kitchen and has been refurbished throughout. Pleasant North and West views are quiet and overlooking back yards of brownstones... more >>
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New York For Sale $410,000 0 Beds / 1 Baths
| Alcove studio in wonderful established doorman coop has open North views. Renovated kitchen, original bath in good condition. Gorgeous tree-lined block, wonderful full-time doorman and coop since 1968... more >>
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New York For Sale $4,100 1 Beds / 1 Baths
| South facing into gorgeous planted garden of the Parc Vendome, this totally renovated apartment is exceptionally large and beautifully appointed. Top of line kitchen with window... more >>
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New York For Sale $3,800 1 Beds / 1 Baths
| The Westmore is a white glove building with 24 hour services... more >>
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New York For Sale $3,800 1 Beds / 1 Baths
| The Westmore is a white glove building with 24 hour services... more >>
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These are typically 4 to 6 story buildings built in the 1800's through the early 1900's. They are either single family houses or have been converted over the years into multiple apartments. As a single family home, a townhouse or brownstone offers buyers privacy and the ability to purchase without the cooperative board process. Some apartments in townhouses can have grand living spaces and, therefore, will be quite expensive. Generally, these buildings afford more "charm", with features such as gardens, fireplaces, beautiful floors and ornamental wood moldings. In almost all cases these buildings will not have a doorman. One can also purchase a coop or condo unit in a townhouse building. The term brownstone refers to the type of material used as facing on the front of the structure.
Most people buy townhouses for the gracious lifestyle and privacy that they afford. Vacant townhouses, however, are very expensive in Manhattan. When you see townhouses and brownstones with prices well below the market rate, you can assume that the house will not be vacant. If you are buying a house containing tenants, you need to understand the following information about the types of tenants you may have. They can be fair market tenants (who are paying whatever the market will bear), rent control or rent stabilized tenants.
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