Sold Stuff: Interior Designer Nate Berkus Sells Off NYC Duplex for $5M

Tuesday, August 13, 2013, by Rob Bear

Designer Nate Berkus has sold his NYC "dream home," just nine months after it featured in a full spread in Architctural Digest. Alexander Gilkes, a co-founder of the online art bazaar Paddle8, paid $4.95M for the Greenwich Village duplex, which is set inside a pair of combined townhouses, in an off-market deal. Barring the (ample) cost of renovating, this sale stands to net Berkus a healthy $1.6M profit. Not bad, considering the apartment is a fourth-floor walk-up. The 3,000-square-foot space houses three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a handsome, Berkus-redesigned kitchen. The one-time TV host—his show was cancelled last year after two seasons—has kept busy as a designer lately, but will return to the small screen this fall with Renovation Nation on NBC.

Meanwhile, Berkus has been buying and selling properties with varying degrees of success. His Chicago co-op finally sold in January for $1.6M, after two years on the market and more than a million dollars in price cuts. In April, Berkus listed his other NYC property, a petite one-bedroom in the West Village, for $699K, which was listed as sold at the end of July. Berkus seems to be abandoning New York for Los Angeles, where his newly renovated home was, you guessed it, recently featured in another glossy shelter mag.

· On the Block: Online Art Auctioneer Alexander Gilkes Picks Up Nate Berkus's $4.9 M. Village Pad [New York Observer via Curbed NY]
· Inside Designer Nate Berkus' Newly 'Old' Manhattan Duplex [Curbed National]
· Oprah's Designer Buys New Blank Canvas in $3.35M Village Co-op [Curbed NY]
· TV Time [Curbed National]
· After Two Long Years, Nate Berkus Sells Chicago Condo [Curbed National]
· Every Look From Nate Berkus For Target, Out Oct. 21 [Curbed National]
· Nate Berkus Puts His Humble Little NYC Pad On the Market [Curbed National]
· 32 Downing Street [Streeteasy]
· Here's a Look at Nate Berkus' New, Moody L.A. Digs [Curbed National]
· All Nate Berkus coverage [Curbed National]

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10 Sources for Free, School-Themed Printables — Back to School 2013

As school is starting, most of us are trying to make our lives the easiest they can be with everything that we have to juggle: work, kids, homework, lunches etc.. The nice, little touches sometimes get lost in the shuffle. That's why printables can be a nice and quick solution to bringing color and love into your kids' everyday routine. Here are some sources to check out...

1. Homework Planner, Book Labels and Lunch notes, Simply Graphics Design.  
2. School Tags, Sissy Print.
3. After School Convo Cards, The Crafting Chicks.
4. Lunch Notes, The Celebration Shoppe.
5. Lunch Box Notes, Central Penn Parents.

6. First Day of School Sign, Oh So Printable.
7. DIY Backpack Tag, Lolly Jane.
8. Book Plates and Labels, Running With Glitter.
9. "All About Me" Tags, I Heart Naptime.
10. Bright Printable Lunch Bags, A Subtle Revelry.

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AM Linkage: Bernal Hill from Above; Designing Your Own Street; More!

Bernal Hill from Above; Designing Your Own Street; More! - AM Linkage - Curbed SF CityAtlantaBostonCape CodChicagoDetroitHamptonsLos AngelesMiamiNationalNew OrleansNew YorkPhiladelphiaSan FranciscoSeattleSkiWashington DCTop stories Coming AttractionsWhat's Going to Happen to the Temporary Transbay Terminal?Under 500K ClubA Slice of the Hamilton in the Tenderloin for Under 500KOffice SpacesFelt Rocks and Fake Grass at Skype's Palo Alto Headquarters×Get the latest from Curbed SFFacebookEmail newsletterTwitter Tuesday, August 13, 2013AM LinkageBernal Hill from Above; Designing Your Own Street; More!Tuesday, August 13, 2013, by Sally Kuchar

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· Meet Streetmix, the website where you can design your own street [Streetsblog]
· Drone video filmed over Bernal Hill lets you experience the view like local avian wildlife [Bernalwood]

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House of the Day: Decommissioned Army Rec Hall Turned Home Asks $1.5M

Tuesday, August 13, 2013, by Rob Bear

Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We'd love to see what you've got.

Location: Sullivan's Island, S.C.
Price: $1,495,000
The Skinny: Built in 1906 as a recreation hall for the 237-year-old Fort Moultrie, this columned structure has since served as offices for the fort's engineering staff and, now, as a private home. Listed for $1.5M, this Sullivan's Island home boasts five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and plenty of quirky features from the building's public past, most notably the 3,100-square-foot former gymnasium and social hall that now serves as an extremely oversized living room. The rest of the interior, shoehorned as it is into a structure not intended as a private home, suffers from low ceilings and small windows. For those happy with the property as-is, it is also available for rent at $4,500 a month.

1714 Middle St, Sullivans Island, SC 29482

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[Three Cents Worth NY #240] Manhattan Market Tighter for Rest of Us

Posted by Jonathan Miller - Thursday, August 8, 2013, 12:09 PM

It’s time to share my Three Cents Worth (3CW) on Curbed NY, at the intersection of neighborhood and real estate in the capital of the world…and I’m here to take measurements.

Check out my 3CW column on @CurbedNY:

Back from a too-short vacation and thought I’d veer away from luxury marketspeak and focus on “non-luxury”—that little 90 percent of the market that doesn’t get enough attention. Today there’s a story out on the Manhattan “non-luxury” market using the data in these charts. It basically shows that when you remove the top 10 percent of the market from the housing data, pace of absorption and collapse of inventory is much more severe than when presented together…

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My latest Three Cents Worth column on Curbed:
Manhattan Market Tighter for Rest of Us [Curbed]

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