There’s a West Village Frankenmansion on the Market

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 the housing market [There’s a West Village Frankenmansion on the Market]( It involves two 1840s townhouses and a former auto shop behind them. Photo: Zoe Wetherall/Duplex Imaging NYC The narrow 19th-century townhomes that give the West Village its charm tend, unfortunately, to be a bit quaint and narrow for the buyers who can afford them. So over the past 20 years, the Über-wealthy have taken to merging teensy but preposterously expensive neighboring homes and combining them into “Frankenmansions” — compounds with more lavish floor plans than their exteriors suggest. There’s [105 and 107 Bank Street](, where work is ongoing; 273 and 275 West 11th Street, occupied by [Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick](; and the two homes on [West 4th combined by Chipotle founder Richard Ells](. Others have tried to achieve scale in a landmarked neighborhood in different ways, with one hedge-funder creating a 15,000-square-foot family home [and 50-foot lap pool]( out of a former school on Christopher Street. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [Hollywood Regency in Park Slope When Anna Turner bought her first apartment, she wanted “eclectic, maximalist.” But somehow practical, too.]( By Wendy Goodman [‘We’re Fighting Over Inches’ New York cyclists on their near misses and collisions on the city’s bridges.]( As told to John Surico [Curbed’s October Report: Rents Finally Dipped and Battery Park City Is Bustling Plus a renovated Dumbo loft and other listings that brokers are obsessed with.]( By Curbed Staff [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing The City Desk, a weekly newsletter about New York. [Sign up to get it every Thursday](. [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 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved