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Clearly none of these sellers have heard of staging, or the phrase, "putting your best foot forward."

This week's batch of questionable photos comes, as always, courtesy of Andy Donaldson, the man behind the Terrible Real Estate Agent Photographs blog and book, complete with Donaldson's funny commentary.

Studios and one-bedrooms tend toward the utilitarian, sacrificing style—among many other features—for efficiency. But not this Brooklyn Heights apartment. Listed by Compass and asking $1.35 million, its living room has double-height ceilings—up to 18 feet high in some parts—and a large window atop sliding doors that lure in the light.

Subway flashers, pervy catcallers, the one roommate you have who never seems to leave his room—NYC doesn't want for creepy setups we'd rather do without.  

But when it comes to townhouses and apartment buildings dressed to fright, yes please! We posted one house yesterday on the Upper East Side on Instagram—follow us!—that looked to have a distressingly emaciated "resident" fleeing through the window:

1. This updated Victorian has river views, a walkable downtown and a quick commute to the city 

2. 6 charming NYC houses that won't cost you a fortune

3. How is a carriage house different than a regular townhouse?

St. Marks may be dead—though, the obverse may actually be true, according to author Ada Calhoun, who shared her thoughts on the neighborhood this week—but the East Village real estate market is alive and kicking and, yes, heated.

But on Halloween weekend, the open house circuit looks to be fairly active, with everything from small starter apartments to three-bedrooms welcoming would-be buyers.

By now, we've read—and reported—scores of stories about the devastation suffered in NYC neighborhoods like Breezy Point after Hurricane Sandy hit three years ago. But there's nothing like hearing (and seeing) it straight from those who were affected. Director Jennifer Callahan's documentary, Everything is Different Now: Rockaway After the Storm, chronicles the damage and subsequent rebuilding that knit communities affected even tighter than they were before.