That's Rather Hideous: It's a Trompe L'Oeil Travesty Inside This City Pied-à-Terre

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Friday, August 19, 2011, by Rob Bear

Bryant Park Place, located in midtown Manhattan, is a distinguished pre-war building that was originally built by Andrew Carnegie to house the Engineer's Club. Well, those engineers might have been focused on structure, but even they would have objected to the trompe l'oeil treatment on the walls of this one-bedroom co-op. Normally, we might expect this from an attempt to convert a sprawling apartment into some version of a palace, but this place, measuring just 750 square feet, reflects even greater delusions of grandeur. The apartment is currently on the market for $645K, but is also available for rent for $3K a month. We envy the gall of someone who leases this apartment without getting the landlord to swap out the wallpaper.
· 32 West 40th Street [Elliman]

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Under 500K Club: Pacific Heights Pied-à-Terre

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Wednesday, May 25, 2011, by Sally Kuchar We found the newest addition to our Under 500K Club! This Pacific Heights condo is located on Baker between Jackson and Washington. It's a ground floor unit that's being described as a "charming patio unit." The listing also says it's "small but sexy." The unit clocks in at a little under 600 square feet, and there's one bedroom and one bathroom. Asking price? $417,000. Although the condo resides in a building that was built in 1900, the apartment itself is newly built and meets "high energy efficiency standards." We suspect that statement's achieved by the bamboo flooring, fluorescent lighting and Energy Star appliances. Monthly HOA dues are $400 and there's no parking.
· 2114 Baker #1 [Redfin]
· Under 500K Club [Curbed SF archives]

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