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An International Style house in Briarcliff Manor, an ornate brick rowhouse in Philadelphia and a 1955 cottage in Palm Beach.
By Julie Lasky
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. | $1.995 Million
A 1957 International Style house with four bedrooms and three bathrooms
Designed by Roy O. Allen, a partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as his own residence, this steel-and-glass pavilion-style building is in the municipality of Ossining, N.Y., less than a mile from the Scarborough Metro-North station and less than an hour’s drive from New York City.
Size: 3,450 square feet
Price per square foot: $578
Indoors: The home’s striking features include radiant-heated terrazzo floors; steel-framed, energy-efficient windows; a marble accent wall in the dining room that once was part of a Rockefeller residence; and built-in walnut cabinets throughout. The current owners, the magazine creative director Fred Woodward and his wife, Janice, hired Brad Dunning, a Los Angeles designer, to restore and enhance the property. The house was published in Architectural Digest in 2015.
It is constructed as two parts, connected by a glass breezeway. The main pavilion, which is glass and steel, contains a great room with a central chimney and gas fireplace, a kitchen designed by Mr. Dunning with a breakfast bar and Miele appliances, a master bedroom with an en suite marble-accented bathroom and two additional bedrooms and a bathroom.
The secondary, white-brick structure has a bedroom, a bathroom, a media room with a wood-burning fireplace, a laundry room and direct access to the two-car garage.
Outdoor space: The great room opens to a porch with a deep overhang and, beyond, an in-ground swimming pool. There is also a private patio off the master bedroom. The groomed 1.66-acre property presents a striking panorama in all seasons.
Taxes: $39,135
Contact: Amy Via or Todd Goddard, Houlihan Lawrence, 914-523-9248; houlihanlawrence.com
Philadelphia | $1.89 Million
A three-floor brick rowhouse built in 1879, with five bedrooms, four bathrooms and two half bathrooms
This home is in Fitler Square, a historic residential neighborhood a few minutes by foot from downtown. The street is lined with ginkgo trees and is four blocks west of Rittenhouse Square.
Size: 4,000 square feet
Price per square foot: $472
Indoors: Two sets of double front doors lead into a living-and-dining room with a bay window, crown molding and a working marble fireplace. Toward the rear of the house, past the curving main staircase, is an eat-in kitchen with granite-topped counters and cabinets wrapping around two walls. The third wall is exposed brick and contains another working fireplace. The fourth is a windowed bay with a door leading out to a deck. A large furniture piece resembling an armoire disguises a side-by-side pair of Subzero refrigerators.
Upstairs, a reconfigured master suite includes a dressing area with a wall of closets and a bathroom with a shower, soaking tub and custom double vanity. This level also includes a library paneled with wood salvaged from a house in Chestnut Hill.
The third floor has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The basement has a guest suite with a private entrance; the suite includes a family room, bathroom, kitchenette and rear outdoor patio.
Outdoor space: A holly tree shades the upstairs rear deck, above the walkout basement patio. The .04-acre property has no parking area, but a single parking space is available off-site.
Taxes: $17,008
Contact: Morgan Flemming, OCF Realty, 215-970-1596; ocfrealty.com
Palm Beach, Fla. | $1.998 Million
A 1955 cottage with three bedrooms and two bathrooms
This home is in the island’s North End neighborhood, about three miles north of the central business district and a two-minute walk from the beach.
Size: 1,944 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,028
Indoors: White-painted brick, plaster and wood, and Saltillo tiles lend character to the bright interiors. The house centers on a great room with a cathedral ceiling and a working fireplace.
Two bedrooms, separated by a bathroom, open onto a pool area with a patio. On the other side of the house, a master bedroom has an en suite bathroom and its own private patio.
A formal dining room opens from a kitchen with white cabinets and aqua ceramic tiles.
Outdoor space: The .25-acre property’s pool area includes flowering plants and an outdoor fireplace. A detached one-car garage is air-conditioned and currently used as an exercise studio.
Taxes: $27,927
Contact: Jane Lindsay Scott, Sotheby’s International Realty, 561-568-9800; sothebyshomes.com
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