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“The Worst Room” Chronicles The Crappiness Of NYC Apartment Shopping

Julie GersteinMay 9, 2013 //
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Looking for a new apartment can be difficult anywhere, but in NYC it’s a bloodsport, and tales of shitty apartments are legendary.

Enter “The Worst Room,” a Tumblr chronicling, all-too-accurately, the shitty state of New York City apartment shopping. Tumblr creator Ryan says he made the site to “share the Craigslist postings I sift through on a daily basis trying to find decent, affordable housing in New York City.” And boy, are these crappy and overpriced — these apartments all-too-closely resemble crime scenes. And yes, I can say with experience, these are completely accurate depictions of how shitty and expensive city living can be. (There are also pleasant and affordable pads, too.)

So let’s take a gander at a few more terrible rooms Ryan’s found, shall we?

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What It Would Cost You To Buy The White House

Julie GersteinNovember 5, 2012 //
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Say you wanted to buy the White House — just how much money might you need? According to the latest estimate, you’d need $284.9 million dollars. That’s up nearly $5 million more than it was worth four years ago.

But if you buy the White House, what are you getting, exactly? Keep reading »

Take A Tour Of Gloria Steinem’s Fabulous NYC Apartment

Winona Dimeo-EdigerSeptember 2, 2012 //
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You won't believe how much she paid for it!

As Gloria Steinem walks Oprah through the beautiful and elaborately decorated NYC apartment she’s lived in since 1966, it’s hard to imagine that until recently, she treated it as a temporary home. “For years and years and years I lived out of cardboard boxes,” says Steinem. “I was brought up to think you didn’t make a home [without] husband and children–you didn’t make it for yourself.” We’re glad she finally settled in, because it’s fascinating to get a glimpse into Steinem’s home life, from the travel mementos and feminist artwork to the living room where she launched Ms. Magazine. The sprawling apartment is worth millions now, but you won’t believe how much she paid for it when she and five of her single pals bought it in the late 80s (hint: it was less than a quarter of the price of Avril Lavigne’s wedding ring). Yep, time to cry. [Refinery 29]

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Go Ahead Big Spender, Buy Your Own Town

Julie GersteinAugust 13, 2012 //
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If a $90 million dollar apartment (5,000 square feet! On Central Park South!) doesn’t do it for you, perhaps you’d like something a bit more expansive. These days, the total ballers are blowing their loads not on single residences, but entire towns. For a mere $900,000, a Vietnamese buyer purchased the town of Buford, Wyoming. But that’s not really a deal, compared to the couple who bought the tiny town of Wauconda, Washington, for $360,000. And of course, Kim Basinger famously purchased the town of Braselton, Georgia for $20 million in 1989 — and then sold it five years later for $1 million. Whoops!

If you’re looking to purchase a small town or two, may we suggest Garryowen, Montana? The town, population two, features a gas station, one building, and the dubious distinction of being the starting point for Custer’s Last Stand, otherwise known as the Battle of Little Big Horn. The auction for the town starts on August 15, and the opening bid is $250,000. And if you’d like to own a town abroad, there’s Valle Piola, Italy. Nobody lives there, but there small town is made up of 11 stone buildings, several of which date back to the 13th century. It’s just $800,000, which comes out to less than $100,000 per structure. But if you’re really looking to be lord of the manor, try Toomsboro, Georgia, population 700. At only $2.5 million, it’s a veritable bargain. Plus it has its own barber shop and 18-room hotel. Free haircuts for life! [CNBC]

Karl Lagerfeld Puts His Gramercy Pad On The Market

Rachel KrauseMarch 18, 2012 //
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If the three bedroom, 3.5 bathroom NYC apartment (in the Gramercy Park neighborhood in Manhattan) Karl Lagerfeld has put on the market for $5.2 million looks completely uninhabited, well, that’s because it is. The German couturier never actually moved in to — and most likely never even spent a night in — the stunning airy abode he paid $6.575 million for six years ago, and there’s no sign of the apartment having been anything more than one very beautiful and exquisitely pristine model home. Both the location, which overlooks the park, and the space are ideal: the building’s address, 50 Gramercy Park North, is a division of the Gramercy Park Hotel… as in, the staff of the hotel is also by extension the staff of your home. Two words come to mind: room service. Not for the Kaiser, of course, and definitely not in this virginal crib. What’s the point in having a magnificent apartment if you can’t eat in bed? None, I say. And, um, what’s good with the creepy headless statue? [Curbed NY]

Daughter Of Russian Mogul Snags $88 Million Apartment

Rachel KrauseFebruary 21, 2012 //
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As if just being the acclaimed equestrian daughter of a Russian fertilizer magnate wasn’t glamorous enough, 22-year-old Ekaterina Rybolovleva is now the owner of the most expensive apartment in the most expensive city in the world. That’s right — her father, Dmitry Rybolovlev, in a sale that shattered Manhattan’s individual property transaction records, parted with his pocket change of $88 million to snag Ekaterina the swaggiest pad in all of New York City, which will be her “starter home” while she studies in the States. Keep reading »

A Peek Inside Spelling Manor

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comJune 14, 2011 //

It is a big day in Spelling Land. We’ll start with the good news. After three years on the market, Spelling Manor—”Charlie’s Angels” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” producer Aaron Spelling’s home which daughter Tori Spelling grew up frolicking in—has finally sold. No word on what the final sale price was, but Candy Spelling had listed it at $150 million, making it the most expensive abode in the United States. So what makes Spelling Manor so special?

Well, to start, the French chateau style home is 57,000 square feet. It has 14 bedrooms and 27 bathrooms. Keep reading »

Queen Sophie-Anne’s House From “True Blood” Is For Sale

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comNovember 17, 2010 //

Wondering what to get me for the holidays this year? Here’s the perfect gift: Queen Sophie-Anne’s mansion from “True Blood.” The gorgeously ornate house with ocean views is easily my favorite set on the show because of its old-world decadence. And now the actual house is for sale. Sadly, the abode isn’t in Louisiana—it’s in Malibu—and it costs a pretty penny. Seventy-five million dollars to be exact. But hey, I’m worth it, right? Plus, the 20,000 square foot house comes complete with an indoor pool where I could swim laps and a lion sculpture found at the base of Mount Vesuvius. Now just get me Queen Sophie-Anne’s wardrobe and her ability to never age, and we’ll be good to go. [NY Post] Keep reading »

You Couldn’t Pay Me $1 Million To Live In Danielle Staub’s Old House

Amelia McDonell-ParryJune 15, 2010 //

For a mere $1.095 million you can reside in the house where “Real Housewife of New Jersey” Danielle Staub leads her pathetic existence. Even though the house is “luxury” by normal standards, you couldn’t offer me all the Scooby snacks in the world to set foot in there. Even if I could actually afford it. A few reasons why after the jump. Keep reading »

Grey Gardens Gets New Tenants

Nina CarboneJuly 27, 2009 //

According to WWD, there will be a new family in residence at the notorious East Hampton estate of Grey Gardens come this September. NYC interior designer Celerie Kemble and her family have just signed a five-year agreement to lease the property, and if there’s anyone would could thoughtfully perk up the historically grim estate, it’s Kemble—known for her fanciful and fresh, yet still traditional aesthetic. Not that the house needs it: The squalor and raccoon-infested property of Big and Little Edie is long gone. When the house was sold to Ben Bradlee and wife Sally Quinn in 1979, the couple began to completely renovate and re-build the property, turning it into a jewel of a place. Kemble’s children will love the wild and ever-so-slightly over the top wildflower gardens, and according to Kemble, the history of the home was also a selling (or renting) point: “I believe a house should have personality, and Grey Gardens is one of the greatest and most graceful of characters I can imagine out there.” We’re jealous. [WWD] Keep reading »