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  1. listings edit
    We Unearthed the 29 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right NowSeveral rentals in this week’s roundup have extensive built-ins, including a Fort Greene apartment with huge recessed shelves.
  2. just browsing
    Author Danielle Prescod’s Week in Zillow Saves“In New Orleans, I don’t have a car, so I’m always walking. That means I’ve gotten obsessed with certain buildings.”
  3. under a million
    A $550K Chelsea Loft Studio and a Prospect Heights Two-BedroomPlus a little red two-bedroom house in Kingsbridge that’s only a three-minute walk from the 1 train.
  4. under a million
    A $485,000 Greenwich Village Studio and a Renovated Boerum Hill One-BedroomThis week’s picks also includes a Midtown studio with checkered marble floors and a Kensington one-bedroom with a private terrace.
  5. buy it for the architecture
    An Angular Time Capsule in ArdsleyInside, there’s a cathedral-like living room with original redwood walls and ceilings, a gigantic brick fireplace, and extensive sliding glass doors.
  6. under a million
    A $369K Sunnyside One-Bedroom and a Hudson Heights Convertible Two-BedroomThis week’s picks also include a Park Slope one-bedroom with a sunken living room.
  7. fixer upper
    What a Spectacularly Decrepit Greenwich Village ApartmentIt’s being inundated with interested buyers.
  8. under a million
    A $375K Forest Hills One-Bedroom and a Carroll Gardens LoftThis week’s picks also includes a 1910 Cypress Hills rowhouse and a renovated two-bedroom in Morningside Heights.
  9. just browsing
    Comedian Aparna Nancherla’s Week in Zillow Saves“I am immediately onboard with an architect’s house, because they’re gonna know what they’re doing.”
  10. under a million
    A $598K Three-Bedroom in Concourse and a Colorful Flatbush Two-BedroomThis week’s picks also include a convertible three-bedroom on the Upper West Side.
  11. a truly terrific new york listing
    A Bay Ridge House With an Italian Villa Feel (Wine Grotto Included)One of the most striking features the current owners added are the barrel-vaulted ceilings in the family room.
  12. under a million
    A $375K Hudson Heights Prewar Studio and a Huge Jackson Heights Two-BedroomThis week’s picks also includes a huge Jackson Heights two-bedroom.
  13. buy it for the architecture
    A 1961 A-frame on the Connecticut ShorelineThis waterfront home in Sachem’s Head, a tiny hamlet on a 600-acre peninsula, is on the market for the very first time.
  14. under a million
    A $575K Greenwich Village Studio and a Harlem Two-BedroomThis week’s picks also includes a Brooklyn Heights apartment with two skylights and fireplaces.
  15. under a million
    A $525K NoMad Studio and a Boerum Hill Two-Bedroom with a Multi-Level BackyardPlus an Upper West Side studio with gold tin ceilings and a balcony.
  16. buy it for the architecture
    An Early Richard Meier House (With Two Pools) in New Jersey Horse CountryInside, sculptural curved walls gently separate living spaces, while public areas are anchored by minimalist built-in furniture.
  17. under a million
    A $369K Upper East Side Alcove Studio and a Park Slope Two-BedroomPlus a rare townhouse triplex (with a private roof terrace) on the Upper West Side.
  18. under a million
    A $675K West Village One-Bedroom and a Boerum Hill Corner DuplexPlus a Fort Greene brownstone apartment with a lovely private terrace.
  19. under a million
    A $369K Williamsburg Studio and a Bushwick Two-Bedroom With a Hot TubPlus a sunny prewar one-bedroom in Washington Heights.
  20. upstate
    The Cabin Porniest Cabin of All Cabins Is For SaleThe ‘Cabin Porn’ founder’s 53-acre upstate compound comes with four habitable structures, a wood-fired sauna and hot tub, and a suspension bridge.
  21. makeovers
    A Woman Turned a Room in Her Brownstone Into an All-Pink Content-Creation StudioIt’s doing so well, the owner is turning another room in the building into an all-mint-colored version.
  22. makeovers
    My Toilet Is My OfficeIn April of 2020, about a month into full-time working from home with her husband and two kids, Niamh Sproul decided something had to change.
  23. set spotting
    The Turreted Royal Tenenbaums House Is for RentA few rooms still feel vaguely Wes Anderson-esque.
  24. a truly terrific new york listing
    A Bed-Stuy Brownstone With Tons of (Well-Preserved) Hand-Carved WoodThe current owner, who has lived in the house for well over 50 years, made many upgrades while protecting original details.
  25. set spotting
    Everywhere ‘Succession’ Has Been Filming LatelyThe Plaza, the Mandarin Oriental, the Shed, and a $50 million Beach Lane home.
  26. on the market
    Rufus Wainwright’s Self-Described ‘Dump’ of a Pied-à-Terre Is for SaleThe Gramercy Park studio, which Wainwright once called “a total dump,” is pretty tiny (but it still has thousand-dollar wallpaper).
  27. just browsing
    ‘Chief Pencil Lady’ Caroline Weaver’s Week in Zillow Saves“My three strongest home fantasies are: buying an old Girl Scout or Boy Scout camp, a Usonian house, or a really, really, really old house in Italy.”
  28. a truly terrific new york listing
    A Carefully Crafted Mid-Century Time Capsule on the ConcourseThe two-bedroom apartment is packed with details inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, Joseph Eichler, and Eero Saarinen (among others).
  29. buy it for the architecture
    A Double-Dome Home Built by a JugglerEach of the two domes has 30-foot wood ceilings, which are still in great original condition.
  30. what’s going on here?
    This Maximalist East Village Church Is for SalePractically every surface of its 74-foot-long sanctuary and chancel is covered in gilded icons and ornaments, stained glass, and tiny figurines.
  31. just browsing
    Author Rebecca Makkai’s Week in Zillow Saves“The one thing that I look for in all these listings is the closet that’s the size of an entire room.”
  32. a truly terrific new york listing
    A Tudoresque Riverdale House Originally Owned by Isabel BishopOn the market for the first time in over 30 years, the five-bedroom Fieldston house comes with a ton of original woodwork and colorful tiles.
  33. a truly terrific new york listing
    A Prewar Floor-Through in Chelsea (With Tin Ceilings From Minnesota)The parlor floor unit has more or less every original period detail one could imagine.
  34. a truly terrific new york listing
    A Brooklyn Heights 3-Bedroom With Exposed Beams in Almost Every RoomOriginally two separate units, this airy co-op apartment sits on a street lined with real gas lamps.
  35. just browsing
    ‘Catfish’ Host Kamie Crawford’s Week in Zillow Saves“You gotta manifest positivity in your home-buying process.”
  36. a truly terrific new york listing
    A 1796 Townhouse With a Skylit Copper TubThe 25-foot-wide brick townhouse on Harriston Street also has the biggest private backyard on the block.
  37. on the market
    A Townhouse on Prospect Park West With a Perfectly Preserved Art Deco BathroomBuilt in 1915, the brick building also has a gated driveway and garage.
  38. worth it for this room alone
    A Wall-to-Wall (to Bed) Floral Room in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Childhood TownhouseIt makes a convincing case for matching bedding, curtains, and wallpaper.
  39. a truly terrific new york listing
    A Three-Bedroom With 18-Foot Ceilings in the West 67th Street Artists’ ColonyThere’s also a huge caramel-colored kitchen that has storage on all four sides and a center island with a built-in toaster.
  40. a truly terrific new york listing
    An Upper East Side Classic Six That Never Left 1979Not one, but two, rooms have mirrored ceilings.
  41. brick and mortar
    Pencil-Only Store to Begin Selling PensThe store’s owner, Caroline Weaver, also has plans to become a notary.
  42. a truly terrific new york listing
    Upper West Side Home Has 4 Floors, 3 Spiral Staircases, and a CatwalkThe lower half of the 1,700-square-foot apartment used to be the operating room of a former hospital.
  43. just browsing
    Tech Reporter Taylor Lorenz’s Week in Zillow Saves“I literally know every house in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.”
  44. a truly terrific new york listing
    Blue’s Clues Steve Is Selling His (Blue!) Converted Garage in WilliamsburgThe Williamsburg home has a huge courtyard surrounded by glass walls (and two more big roof decks).
  45. a truly terrific new york listing
    A Downtown Duplex Loft With a Balcony Over BroadwayListed for $1.25 million, this airy one-bedroom at Bleecker Court comes renovated with an open kitchen and spiral staircase.
  46. a truly terrific new york listing
    A Very Private Triplex in Hudson Square Hits Market for First Time in 20 YearsThe unit, renovated into a three-bedroom, has only changed hands once since becoming a co-op in the 1970s.
  47. a truly terrific new york listing
    Just a Very Pretty Upper East Side Two-BedroomThe twice-renovated prewar unit comes with restored casement windows and five built-in arched bookshelves.
  48. a truly terrific new york listing
    Two Designers Are Selling Their Brick Townhouse on a Flatbush Cul-de-sacAsking $1.7 million, the townhouse comes with new decks out back and a finished basement with its own spacious kitchen.
  49. a truly terrific new york listing
    Still Closer Than Maplewood: A Deeply Renovated Carriage House in MaspethIts laundry room is so large it feels practically suburban.
  50. time capsules
    Austin Mid-Century Time Capsule Comes With Peachy Formica CountertopsAnd so much stone wall.