New York

Private Wooded Retreat Minutes from Manhattan? Sign Us Up.

By Bethany Erickson | January 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Private Wooded Retreat Minutes from Manhattan? Sign Us Up.

This week’s historical shelter is a gorgeous contemporary home built in 1972 (so it’s a spring chicken compared to most we look at) — and bonus, it’s both on a lake and 28 minutes from Manhattan. At $2.2 million, it’s not as inexpensive as some of the other historical homes we’ve showcased, but you really…

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New York Home Once Housed Family of Early U.S. Settlers

By Bethany Erickson | December 1, 2017 |

A home that has its foundation — literally — with one of the first settlers in what would become the United States is now up for grabs in New York. Known as the Teunis Slingerland house, the original homestead was built after Teunis Slingerland purchased almost 10,000 acres of land near the Hudson River from…

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Million Dollar Listing NY’s Ryan Serhant Lists East Village Triplex You Have to See to Believe

By Amy Puchaty | November 29, 2017 | Comments Off on Million Dollar Listing NY’s Ryan Serhant Lists East Village Triplex You Have to See to Believe

Who here watches Bravo’s hit show Million Dollar Listing New York? I have to admit I’m guilty, too, so when one of my favorite brokers from the show, Ryan Serhant and The Serhant Team at Nest Seekers International sent me this incredible listing to share with you, I couldn’t wait to get it up on SecondShelters.com…

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Fashion Designer Elie Tahari Lists Hamptons Crown Jewel

By SecondShelters.com Contributor | November 13, 2017 | Comments Off on Fashion Designer Elie Tahari Lists Hamptons Crown Jewel

By Amy Dobson Special Contributor Oceanfront access is one of the most sought-after features in one of the country’s most sought-after neighborhoods and this Sagaponack, New York, home has 250 feet of frontage to the Atlantic Ocean. Current owner Elie Tahari, famous for his mark on New York’s fashion world, has decided he isn’t spending…

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Contract Out on Former Park Slope Home of Al Capone

By Bethany Erickson | October 6, 2017 | Comments Off on Contract Out on Former Park Slope Home of Al Capone

Before he was Scarface, Al Capone bounced around Brooklyn, New York, with his family, eventually landing at a brownstone on Garfield Place, in Park Slope. This week’s historical shelter has been on the market for a little more than 100 days. While someone’s finally put an offer in on the home at 21 Garfield Place,…

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