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Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
Stunning secret enclave hidden in bustling US city where house prices are crash-proof: Realtor reveals best-kept industry secret
Nestled in the middle of New York City is a neighborhood filled with Tudor-style homes, lush gardens, and a private tennis club that was the home of the first US Open. Forest Hills in the borough of Queens feels like a tranquil suburb, yet has a view of the Manhattan skyline and is only nine miles outside of Midtown.
Washington Post
13-06-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Silver Spring home melds art and history, for $2.4 million
When Stanley Asrael bought his Silver Spring home in 1962, the Tudor-style house with a soaring 20-foot beamed ceiling in the living room, friezes carved into its plaster walls and arched doorways was, as his daughter Lynn Grodzki tries to say as charitably as she can, 'out of shape.' But Asrael took the Latin inscription carved above the front door to heart: 'Cedere Numquam,' or never give up. So Asrael, now 101, and his wife, Evelyn, went to work, removing heavy drapes and bookcases along an exterior living room wall to create space to add three massive atrium windows. They filled the home, built in 1923, with artwork, much of it now donated to museums, and eventually added a large, modern primary suite with his-and-her bathrooms. 'It's really one of a kind. My wife was the one with the vision, but along the way I became invested in it as well,' said Asrael, who now lives next door with Grodzki in a contemporary house built in 2016 by her architect husband, Tadeo Grodzki. When asked his favorite part of the house, Asrael replied, 'All of it.' That starts with the curving polished stainless-steel handrails along the steps leading uphill to the stone and stucco house. Asrael commissioned them from Chevy Chase artist Barton Rubenstein, whose sculptures can be seen around the Washington area, including at American University and Sidwell Friends School. Stainless-steel beams in the addition's bedroom echo the handrails. Floating glass shelves in the living room were designed by former Renwick Gallery curator Michael Monroe. The house can be accessed from steps leading up from the cul-de-sac or by a glass tube elevator, which Asrael installed, that goes from the garage to the first floor. Real estate agent Leigh Reed said the kitchen was not renovated so new owners could choose their own design. Ornate carvings surround the stone living room fireplace. They also cover the dining room's coffered ceiling, which includes the crest of the Order of the Garter, a British order that dates to medieval times. 'It's hard to know what the developer was thinking when he decided to put these elements in. He was crazy about British history,' Grodzki said. 'So I feel like that sometimes the house kind of has a sense of humor.' A narrow, curving stairway leads to the second floor, which houses three bedrooms in addition to the primary suite on the first floor. A long balcony at the top of the stairs overlooks the living room. One bedroom features a cozy built-in wooden bed original to the house underneath a window that overlooks the yard, which borders Sligo Creek Park. While wallpaper was stripped from most rooms before the house was put on the market, one bedroom still includes the pink wallpaper and matching curtains it contained when occupied by one of the Asrael children. Back downstairs, the living room opens to a terrace shaded by a Japanese maple tree. An additional patio is accessible from one of the two family rooms in the house, and a path into the woods leads to Sligo Creek Park. 'We hope whoever buys it would be somebody who would appreciate what the house is and how unique it is,' Grodzki said. 'It needs somebody who comes through who has an artistic mind. It does not look like many other houses, if any other house.' 302 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, Md.
News.com.au
26-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Sold in 10 days: New price guide finds buyer for grand Corio home
A grand Tudor-style Corio home designed by the architects behind Geelong's Dalgety woolstores has sold at the second attempt for $300,000 lower than when it last went under contract. The five-bedroom home at 159-163 Bacchus Marsh Rd, Corio, was snapped up for $1.4m after 10 days on the market, after it was relisted with $1.3m to $1.4m price hopes. The home had changed hands only twice since being built in 1931, last trading for $10,500 in 1978. Geelong suburbs where buying is better than renting revealed The historic house sits among lush private gardens on a huge corner block covering two titles. Buchan, one of Australia's oldest architecture firms, originally designed the two-storey house for the Lowrey family, who acquired the surrounding land in the 1870s. The character-filled interior still displays exposed Australian red cedar beams, polished Tasmanian oak hardwood floors and a grand entrance foyer dressed with vintage 1920s lighting. While the large kitchen/meals area was updated with Corian benchtops, custom timber cabinetry and integrated appliances, there's an old world charm to the stately lounge and dining rooms where a bay window and brick fireplaces feature. Even the bathroom has beautiful stained glass detail. The home was initially listed last September with $1.5m to $1.65m price hopes. Cotality records show contracts were signed for a $1.7m transaction in December that ultimately fell through. Price expectations were subsequently edged back to $1.37m to $1.5m in search of landing a buyer. The median house price in the northern suburb is $490,000, while the top price is $1.5m for a 4033sq m Matthews Rd property with a five-bedroom residence. Barry Plant South Barwon director Chari Emirzade handled the campaign to sell the 1778sq m property, which started with a new price guide, but also a tweaked sale strategy to widen the potential buyer pool. A General Residential Zone Schedule 4 zoning is designed for increased housing diversity, but the site could also be suitable for other commercial uses. 'We sat down and had a look at why the property hasn't sold and what kind of buyers they were trying to get,' Mr Emirzade said. 'I think the missing puzzle piece was not mentioning the zoning. We came up with a different way to showcase the design and what they can do to add more value to the property in different ways. 'It's suitable for a kindergarten, it's suitable for a drive-through business. You can use multiple purposes.'
