A Sculptor’s Faux-Carriage House in Boerum Hill

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( THURSDAY, JULY 25 a truly terrific new york listing [A Sculptor’s Faux-Carriage House in Boerum Hill]( It was built out of the shell of an old mechanic’s shop. Photo: Oleg Davidoff In 1998, Jimmy Greenfield got a phone call from the Landmarks Preservation Commission asking whether he had registered the color he painted his door — a gunmetal gray that contrasted with the pebbly orange brick of 93 Wyckoff Street. With fanciful brickwork; odd, circular windows; and a driveway of heavy gray cobblestones, the one-story building off Smith Street looks like a whimsical 19th-century carriage house. But Greenfield only finished building the place in the 1990s. Which is why the call from Landmarks was “outrageous,” he said, laughing. “It was really the height of a compliment, that they’d imagined the building was there so long.” [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [For Sale: A Property Once at the Center of a Martha Stewart Feud Donald Maharam’s Hamptons house, which he built after demolishing a rare Gordon Bunshaft, is listed for $37 million.]( By Kim Velsey [Louis C.K. Is Selling His Shelter Island House The renovated Tudor-style house is listed for $7 million more than he paid for it in 2014.]( By Clio Chang [Printemps Is Coming to One Wall Street The Parisian luxury department store has a long history of operating in landmarks.]( By Ian Volner [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved