Take Five

… neighborhood in Brooklyn beautiful mansionsized standalone homes with yards quiet pictureperfect streets unique … historian Ron Schweiger It is a misnomer Dont tell a homeowner in Prospect Park South that he lives in Ditmas … a New York City landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places It is still open today … 4 The …

… past Corona Queens With its 20 highrise buildings 5000 apartments and 40 acres of land its known as  LeFrak City … Madrid leasing director at LeFrak City studios sized at 489 square feet start at $1450 onebedrooms 718 square feet at … too … Its about a 10minute walk from the M and R trains on Woodhaven Boulevard from there its about 25 minutes into …

… remnants in apartments And in fact many of the citys residential buildings began as something else entirelyread … Today the LEED certified  apartment complex is home to 500 rentals with floortoceiling views of the Manhattan skyline … … Sean Combs Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers have called the property home per New York Magazine But the buildings …

… identical houses that stand along the south side of West 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard Not long ago many of these houses were dilapidated and … further and further north the fashionable folks began to buy homes in the area according to the Landmarks …

… If youve every walked by the corner of Broadway and 11th Street you may have noticed a large rather regallooking castiron … firms 25th anniversary banquet that McCreery hosted for his 300 employees calling him one of the few handsome and …

… of buildings Many are forgettable sure but some are showstopping and steeped in history The Clebourne at 924 West End … the sole owners of Macys in 1896 Nathan built himself a townhouse on West 72nd Street just off Central Park West but … building  An ad in a slightly later issue of The Sun listed rents as $1500 to $1800 per year  … 5 Its a celebrity …

… landmarked facades and casement windows remain intact Some apartments are notoriously small and have woefully … trip to see nearby prestige buildings in the area say the breezy sprawling UN campus thats a masterful example of … rents for $2400 to $2600 per month Steve Corcoran puts the rental price of a studio apartment slightly higher at $1800 …