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Turn-of-the-Century Columbia County Farmhouse 289K
VINTAGE FARMHOUSE, check. Catskill views, check. Barn, ample grounds, big pond. Check, check, check. Two hours from NYC — check that, too. What more do you want for 289K? To be set far back from the road? Sorry, that’s the … Continue reading
Posted in HUDSON VALLEY, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged Catskill views, farmhouse, Gary DiMauro, Livingston, N.Y., REAL ESTATE, Watercress Hill
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Prospect Heights in Today’s Times
THE NEWSPAPER OF RECORD has become the newspaper of the obvious. Today’s “Living in…” column on my recently adopted Brooklyn neighborhood of Prospect Heights, in the Sunday New York Times Real Estate section, tells me nothing useful or surprising, and … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged Aaron Copland, Avenue, brownstones, New York Times, Prospect Heights, Prospect Park, REAL ESTATE, Vanderbilt, Washington
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Lonelyville Charmer 649K
OF ALL FIRE ISLAND COMMUNITIES, each with its own beachy character, my favorite has to be Lonelyville. First of all, there’s that great name, which it seems is also the title of a bluesy number sung by Della Reese in … Continue reading
Posted in LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged boardwalk, cedar shingles, cottage, ferry, Fire Island, Kitty King, Lonelyville, pergola, REAL ESTATE, roof deck, screened porch
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