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Frank Lloyd Wright House In Glen Ridge Hits The Market Frank Lloyd Wright House In Glen Ridge Hits The Market Frank Lloyd Wright House In Glen Ridge Hits The Market
Frank Lloyd Wright House In Glen Ridge Hits The Market A Glen Ridge home designed by the same architect who created the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the revolutionary Fallingwater residence is on sale.  The Stuart Richardson House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is on the market for an asking price of $1.2 million, according to its listing on Trulia.  Located on Chestnut Street, the 70-year-old home was built in Wright's signature Usonian style, which featured an open floor plan and construction style that has influenced the design of suburban homes for generations.  Set back from the street in a wooded half-acre lot, the …

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by Paul Milo
Westport, CT
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Renowned Westport Poolhouse Hailed As 'Stroke Of Genius' Renowned Westport Poolhouse Hailed As 'Stroke Of Genius' Renowned Westport Poolhouse Hailed As 'Stroke Of Genius'
Renowned Westport Poolhouse Hailed As 'Stroke Of Genius' Architect Roger Ferris has utilized his talents to create a one-of-a-kind minimalist waterfront poolhouse - and it’s located right in Westport. As a modernist, Ferris is typically known for his bold and contemporary designs, but the poolhouse gives this style a new meaning.  The building itself is mostly underground and barely visible aside from a sleek skylight, which runs the length of the green roof. The entrance comprises nothing more than a sloping lawn down to the front door, in between two retaining and specifically-angled walls. The project was designed for Fiona Garland, an a…

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by Valerie Musson
Ridgewood, NJ
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PHOTOS: Can You Guess Whose Apprentice Designed This $1.39M Ridgewood Listing? PHOTOS: Can You Guess Whose Apprentice Designed This $1.39M Ridgewood Listing? PHOTOS: Can You Guess Whose Apprentice Designed This $1.39M Ridgewood Listing?
Photos: Can You Guess Whose Apprentice Designed This $1.39M Ridgewood Listing? Floor-to-ceiling windows. Giant doors. Flat planes. Remind you of anyone in particular?  If you guessed Frank Lloyd Wright, you'd be correct. A Ridgewood home designed by an apprentice of the renowned architect is on the market for $1.39 million. The more than 3,600-square-foot home on N. Highland Place includes a fully-renovated kitchen, five bedrooms, four bathrooms and outdoor pool. High-end, fully-renovated kitchenNJMLS Dining roomNJMLS One of five bedroomsNJMLS Game roomNJMLS Outdoor pool, patioNJMLS Click here for the complete listing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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You've Probably Never Seen The NYC Skyline Like This Before You've Probably Never Seen The NYC Skyline Like This Before You've Probably Never Seen The NYC Skyline Like This Before
You've Probably Never Seen The NYC Skyline Like This Before There's been a lot of buzz about Hudson Yards, the recently opened residential/retail complex in lower Manhattan featuring the distinctive, interactive public art space known as "Vessel," as it has been temporarily dubbed.  But there's been relatively little talk about how the development, a cluster of towers centered on 10th Avenue and W. 30th St., looks from the Jersey side of the Hudson, the vantage that offers the best view of Manhattan's western edge.  Turns out, that view is kinda freaky, as Jersey City resident Jon Matthias recently discovered.  He took advantage of a…

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by Paul Milo
White Plains, NY
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Northern Westchester Mansion On 86 Acres With Own Lake To Be Sold At Auction Northern Westchester Mansion On 86 Acres With Own Lake To Be Sold At Auction Northern Westchester Mansion On 86 Acres With Own Lake To Be Sold At Auction
Northern Westchester Mansion On 86 Acres With Own Lake To Be Sold At Auction A multi-million dollar mansion that was built for former Vision Financial Corporation CEO Stewart Dauman in Northern Westchester 15 years ago will be put up for bankruptcy auction. The 20,465-square-foot Rosewood estate in Chappaqua - which was featured in a Wall Street Journal article with the title “A Timeless New York Mansion” - has been listed on Zillow for more than a month at $13,750,000, though it has an estimated value of $11,634,633 according to the organization. Zillow posted that there will be a court-authorized bankruptcy auction held on-site at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18 after…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Sale Of This $33M Estate Priciest In Westchester In 2018 Sale Of This $33M Estate Priciest In Westchester In 2018 Sale Of This $33M Estate Priciest In Westchester In 2018
Sale Of This $33M Estate Priciest In Westchester In 2018 The late David Rockefeller’s 75-acre Pocantico Hills estate in Mount Pleasant was the priciest residential sale north of New York City in 2018, according to a brand-new report. Rockefeller’s 11,000-square-foot home in Westchester County sold for $33 million in March last year, after it was listed for $22 million in the fall of 2017. According to PropertyShark, which released the report, eight of the 10 properties that made the list (of most expensive traded) are in Westchester, with the remaining two in Dutchess. They considered every county north of New York City, including Westchester…

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by Zak Failla
Englewood, NJ
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Historic Alpine Church Designed By Metropolitan Opera House Architect Hits Market At $3.45M Historic Alpine Church Designed By Metropolitan Opera House Architect Hits Market At $3.45M Historic Alpine Church Designed By Metropolitan Opera House Architect Hits Market At $3.45M
Historic Alpine Church Designed By Metropolitan Opera House Architect Hits Market At $3.45M Alpine's historic community church is on the market for $3.45 million. According to Zillow, two lots on Closter Dock and Old Dock roads totaling 3.19 acres are for sale: the 20,000-square-foot church and a two-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot home. The church had been on Zillow for 11 days as of Wednesday afternoon.  Founded in the 1840s, the church was designed by the same architect of the Metropolitan Opera House, J.C. Cady.  "Cady donated his time to the church after being drawn there while designing a home for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nordhoff in 1865," the church website s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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New $26M Marist Facility Opening Scheduled New $26M Marist Facility Opening Scheduled New $26M Marist Facility Opening Scheduled
New $26M Marist Facility Opening Scheduled Marist College plans to complete a $26 million expansion project at its Steel Plant Studio across Route 9 from its main campus in Poughkeepsie by the fall, according to this report.  Major renovations began last summer at the private college of 6,600 students. The completed building will house Marist’s fashion and arts and digital media programs including gallery spaces. The project will triple existing 12,000-square-feet studio and learning space with the new, two-story, 36,000-square-foot addition.  The design incorporates brick, steel, polished concrete, terrazzo, corrugated metal, til…

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by Daily Voice
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Historic Hudson Valley Home Listed At Under $900K Historic Hudson Valley Home Listed At Under $900K Historic Hudson Valley Home Listed At Under $900K
Historic Hudson Valley Home Listed At Under $900K Mid-century modern fans on the market for a home, will want to run not walk to Poughkeepsie to feast their eyes on the Marcel Breuer's McComb House.  The rare find, built in the 1950s, is listed at $895,00, and features an authentic mid-century design with many classic touches an open layout with large windows, a fireplace that separates the living room from a library, according to Zillow. The kitchen offers modern appliances along with design and function. The dining room opens onto a large screened in, two-story sunroom, and all four bedrooms follow the mid-century model with lots of wind…

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by Kathy Reakes