Lovers of the rubik's cube decade will be drawn to this Technicolor dream apartment, with its purple walls, mirrored ceilings, and, uh, period furniture. Curiously enough, Queen frontman Freddie Mercury kept an apartment in this NYC co-op back in the day, but all traces of his "floor-to-ceiling mirrors and silvery satin walls" have been replaced by white and beige. Luckily (for our purposes) this place is still keeping the faith, but who knows how much longer this oddity will be kept in vintage condition. The one bedroom, 2.5 bath pad is on the market for $2.495M. Click on over to Curbed NY for more eye-popping photos.
· A Look At Midtown's 1980s Time Machine (With Mirrored Ceilings!) [Curbed NY]
· All Hints of Freddie Mercury Gone From His $4.35M Apartment [Curbed NY]
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
That's Rather Hideous: A Perfectly Preserved, Untouched Relic...Of The 1980s
Sunday, April 10, 2011
House of the Day: Own Three Slices of Wartime History On a Preserved Colonial Estate
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: Bena, Va.
Price: $4,950,000
The Skinny: Set on a peninsula jutting into a branch of Chesapeake Bay, this 1716 brick colonial went more than 200 years without a paint job. In 1930, the planners of Colonial Williamsburg came calling to copy the interior paint colors. Finally, in 1939, a careful renovation was conducted and over the past 80 years the owners have managed to preserve the original details while adding outbuildings, a pool, and landscaping to the 58-acre property. That spirit of preservation doesn't mean this place sat dusty and unused for hundreds of years; quite the contrary, in fact. At the close of the Revolutionary War, the house was used as a lookout during the Battle of Yorktown. During the War of 1812, the structure was repurposed as a hospital, and during the Civil War a garrison watched over the property. It might not have the granite counters, stainless appliances, and master suite that high-budget buyers usually demand these days, but $5M isn't too steep for all that history and a prime piece of Chesapeake real estate.
· Little England [Frank Hardy]
Thursday, January 13, 2011
House of the Day: Perfectly Preserved Midcentury Modern Sees Market for First Time
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: Houston, Texas
Price: $1,795,000
The Skinny: Built for a prominent chemical engineer in 1960 and privately traded just once since then, this home has retained nearly all of its midcentury detailing and—if the staging is to be believed—many of the furnishings, as well. In fact, there's only the new dishwasher to distinguish this place from the day it was built. As impressive as this labor of preservation might be, the house could have some trouble finding a taker among the buyers of the new millennium. Granite countertops? No. Carpeted bathroom? Yep! There's even an old-school TV aerial on the roof. Hopefully, the choice location in one of Houston's finer neighborhoods will draw the sort of "preservation-minded buyer" sought by the seller. Besides, you'd have to be a real new construction fiend to drop $1.8M for a tear down.
· 3269 Reba Drive [Crosby Doe]