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Best Laid Plans: NYC listings in hand-laid brick buildings

By CityRealty Staff – March 10, 2020


What’s old is new again – we’ve seen it happen in the fashion world often enough, and so it is the case with New York architecture. Following the great fire of 1835, New York mandated that all buildings be made of non-combustible materials. This led to a brick building boom with architecture luminaries like J.E.R. Carpenter, Emery Roth, and Rosario Candela setting new standards for residential living with brick and limestone cooperatives rising on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side.

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Hudson Square booms in advance of Google + Disney; Full new development rundown here

By CityRealty Staff – October 7, 2019


As one of the tallest buildings to rise in Hudson Square, residents of Greenwich West will naturally have panoramic views of the Hudson River, New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, and the New York skyline. The handmade brick facade and industrial-style casement windows nod to the neighborhood’s heritage, while features like marble kitchen islands, integrated Miele appliances, and marble baths are designed to satisfy modern buyers.

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