A row of 12 houses near Audubon Park has a fascinating history—but do they have a future?

… rowhouses in New York and are architecturally very different from more common and predictable brownstones In fact … … 5 Whats for sale nearby … While theres nothing currently for sale or rent within the 12 houses you can buy   a 2300squarefoot …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 28, 2016 - 12:15PM
Jumel Terrace: A neighborhood with a connection to Hamilton—the man and the musical

… Miranda chose the MorrisJumel Mansion for which the area is named as a setting in which to write parts of his hit … in the district for 12 years where until recently he operated the Jumel Terrace Bookstore from his brownstone … Commission came to the blocks rescue establishing a program to restore the facades of the buildings with Federal …

By Marjorie Cohen |June 6, 2016 - 8:59AM
A Harlem street with a "quiet Southern town" vibe shines again

… houses that stand along the south side of West 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard Not long … how it became a magnet first for upper and middleclass whites and then AfricanAmericans its precipitous decline in the middle of the 20th century and its recent reemergence as a block beautiful …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 19, 2016 - 8:59AM
A hangout of 19th-century high society still stands on 11th Street (and you can live there, too)

… If youve every walked by the corner of Broadway and 11th Street you may have noticed a large rather … was described as having bright sunlight in the windows and 20foot ceilings And in an ad in that same publication the … terrace This duplex apartment is 1150 square feet has white oak floors and on the second level a room that can be …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 5, 2016 - 8:59AM
The Upper West Side's Clebourne building is one of the neighborhood's historic crown jewels

… Every day in New York City you probably walk past hundreds of buildings Many are forgettable sure but some are showstopping and steeped in history The Clebourne at 924 West … ship struck an iceberg  On the day of Isidors funeral Idas body was never recovered the 105th Street home was banked …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 23, 2016 - 8:59AM