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October 19, 2009
A Red Hook Tale of Domesticity

Was: Large industrial complex used mostly for storage.
Is: Live-work haven for two artists, even when it’s not heaven exactly.

October 19, 2009
An Archaeological Dig in a 1903 Tenement

Was: Two cramped apartments divided by a structural wall.
Is: A light-filled two-bedroom with a 50-foot living room.

October 19, 2009
Palace Coup

Was: Two prewar apartments on Fifth Avenue.
Is: One 6,000-square-foot fantasyland.

October 19, 2009
The Wall Vanishes

Was: A boarded-up East Village brownstone.
Is: A white-box condominium with nothing to hide.

October 19, 2009
Bathing in Light

Was: Dilapidated room in a Prospect Heights brownstone.
Is: Master bathroom with a working fireplace.

October 19, 2009
‘‘The Worst I Had Ever Seen.’’

Was: A cramped two-bedroom suffering from decades of neglect.
Is: An immaculate— and suddenly spacious—one-bedroom loft.

October 19, 2009
The Pastoral Porch

Was: A forlorn-looking brick terrace.
Is: A green sanctuary with living canopy.

October 19, 2009
Home Design Fall ’09: Was/Is

Seven stories of remarkable transformations.

October 12, 2009
Hey, This Might Work

After a long, cold year, the first green shoots are appearing in the new-development tundra. Here are six fresh unveilings—along with the sellers’ strategies for managing a tough market.

October 5, 2009
The Micro-Economy of Union Square

Retail activity has slowed throughout New York, but one neighborhood is still a commercial powerhouse.

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