Buy them for us. Photo: Eitan Gamliely, Marili Forastieri, Hayley Ellen Day at DDreps, Patrick Golden/Keller Williams Realty Landmark II, Nina Poon/MW Studio for Corcoran, Evan Joseph Studio
During a year when rents went especially, truly bonkers and interest rates swooped in to maim the hopes of buyers, we found ourselves hunting for apartments that weren’t just tolerable, but lovely: places that seemed at least worth the millions, or were surprisingly inexpensive for their fireplaces, staircases, and French doors; their parquet floors, parlors, and private outdoor terraces overlooking Gramercy Park. And then we found out all about their history — designed by a pair of amateurs or bought up by a newspaper tycoon; written by Edith Wharton or photographed by Walker Evans; and decorated by eccentrics with built-in velvet sofas or boatloads of American flags. Below are the “Truly Terrific” listings where Curbed readers spent the most time.
By Adriane Quinlan
Photo: Michael Weinstein
At the home of two maximalist designers, the kitchen faucet is yellow, the velvet sofa is custom, and the bathrooms are floor-to-ceiling terrazzo. Read the story ➼
By Adriane Quinlan
Photo: Henry Mullin/Douglas Elliman
A TV news expert needed a pied-à-terre near CNN. So she converted a hotel room into something that resembles “Eloise’s great-great-great-grandmother’s apartment,” per her Realtor. Read the story ➼
By Adriane Quinlan
Photo: Hayley Ellen Day at DDreps
A showroom for clothing merchants became a hot spot for Soho artists. A divorce pushed an heiress to move in. Read the story ➼
By Adriane Quinlan
Photo: Nina Poon/MW Studio for Corcoran
The strangest thing about this apartment on 69th Street is what it used to look like: a presidential-HI suite with a parade’s worth of American flags. Read the story ➼
By Adriane Quinlan
Photo: Eitan Gamliely for Sotheby’s International Realty
Edith Wharton, Henry James, and Charles Dickens make cameos in a story about a townhouse on Washington Square Park. Read the story ➼
By Adriane Quinlan
Photo: Allyson Lubow/Corcoran/Allyson Lubow
Two palatial apartments in a 1901 limestone mansion went up for sale simultaneously; one broker called that a “pure coincidence.” Read the story ➼
By Adriane Quinlan
Photo: Marili Forastieri
A psychotherapist filled almost every inch of wall space at his West Village duplex with family photos, heirlooms, and art by friends. Read the story ➼
By Adriane Quinlan
Photo: Patrick Golden/Keller Williams Realty Landmark II
The Edelstein family designed their 1960 home themselves. Only they weren’t trained as architects, and it didn’t look like anything else in conservative Jamaica Estates. Read the story ➼
By Adriane Quinlan
Photo: Eitan Gamliely
A theater administrator wanted a terrace, a fireplace, and moldings — but didn’t expect to actually get all three and a key to the park. “To walk into it was like a miracle.” Read the story ➼
By Kim Velsey
Photo: Evan Joseph Studio
The $72.5 million listing was the year’s priciest Truly Terrific and, naturally, its most viewed. But its provenance is just as grand: The home was designed by Stanford White, and it once took nine servants to run. Read the story ➼
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