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A $100K Manhattan renovation, the brownstone versus penthouse debate, tax deductions, and more top stories from the week

By  | March 4, 2016 - 2:59PM

This week, New Yorkers debated brownstone versus penthouse, scoped out potential renovations on an Inwood fixer-upper, and plotted ways to get tax deductions from their apartments. Oh, and we left time to gaze at luxury dressing rooms, too:

1. An architect proposes $100k upgrades that could make a huge difference for a $519k Manhattan two-bedroom

2. Brownstone or penthouse? New Yorkers weigh in with their ultimate real estate fantasy

3. 5 tax deductions for NYC apartment dwellers

4. The Cooking Channel's Nikki Dinki loves her terrace, yearns for a larger dining room, and admits to enjoying the ease of takeout in NYC

5. Dressing rooms worth of an Academy Award attendee

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