Private Gardens
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131 Mercer St., between Spring and Prince streets, #PHB
$3.65 million
Maintenance/Common Charges: $572
Monthly Taxes: $954
Broker: Donald Kohlreiter/Prudential Douglas Elliman
A two-bedroom, three-bathroom triplex with plenty of exposed brick and bright light, this SoHo loft, about 2,240 square feet, has a roof garden with bluestone pavers, an automated, timeclocked irrigation system, and an under-the-counter refrigerator. The kitchen on the first level is a true chef’s kitchen: it has two Sub-Zero refrigerators (including a second under-the-counter one), a Viking range with a grill and a Míele wall oven, among other appliances. The second-level is the master suite, which has cedar closets, a bathroom with a wooden trough teak wood sink and steam shower, and access to the roof garden. The third level, now a bedroom, has five skylights, a terrace, and another small kitchen. There is maple wood flooring throughout the condo.
410 E. 73rd St., between First and York avenues, #1B
$999,000
Maintenance/Common Charges: $2,537
Broker: Alan Nickman/Bellmarc
This two-bedroom, Upper East Side duplex has a bright, bi-level paved garden, about 400 square feet. Both the living area, which has a working wood-burning fireplace with a marble mantel, and the second bedroom overlook the outdoor space. The kitchen has granite counters, a Bosch dishwasher, and custom cabinetry. The master bedroom downstairs, which overlooks the lower portion of the garden, has a wood-burning fireplace, a large walk-in closet, a laundry room, and a bathroom with a doublesized shower.
66 Bedford St., between Morton and Commerce streets
$12 million
Monthly Taxes: $1,959
Broker: Vickey Barron/Prudential Douglas Elliman
This four-story West Village townhouse, which comes with a carriage house, has a 2,100-square-foot garden with bluestone pavers, a tool shed, and generous plantings. The garden-level kitchen has Birdseye maple cabinets, blue slate floors, and top-of-the-line appliances, including a six-burner Viking stove, grill, and double oven. The parlor floor has a limestone vestibule, restored original wide-plank floors, and French doors leading out to the backyard. The second floor is an elegant master suite and on the top floor is a den and bedroom with dormer windows, two skylights, and cherry wood built-ins galore. This landmark property also has five fireplaces (one is a marble original) and central air-conditioning.
100 Lexington Ave., between Franklin and Classon avenues, #1R
$599,000
Maintenance/Common Charges: $139
Monthly Taxes: $72
Broker: Roslyn Huebener/ Aguayo & Huebener
About 1,300 square feet, this one-bedroom, live/work condo has a slate-tiled backyard garden just off the large living area. Located in a former industrial building near the well-known Broken Angel building, it is in the midst of a growing artist enclave in the outer edges of Clinton Hill into Bedford-Stuyvesant. The windowed kitchen features stainless steel appliances and the bedroom’s walk-in closet, which had been the building’s elevator shaft, still has the original, sliding freight elevator door. There are oak wood floors and new finishes throughout.