Corcoran’s A-List
December 2023
by INHABIT EDITORS
A monthly showcase of the most spectacular listings across the Corcoran network.
Enjoy our monthly survey of incredible listings across the Corcoran network. Highlights in this edition: A sleek midcentury modern in Connecticut, a soaring South Florida penthouse with resort amenities, warm modernity in North Carolina and Tennessee, a five-acre gated estate in Ontario, Canada, and an incredible Caribbean villa with the ultimate beachfront setting.
Manhattan
What’s Here: This West Village townhouse rivals the world’s premier wines and whiskeys for how flawlessly it has aged. Renovations have preserved classic 1840s elements, like its window shutters, hardwood staircase, and quintessential from stoop. Ceilings rise to a tantalizing 11 feet in the parlor room, space further heightened by its built-in bookcases, fireplaces, and a Juliet balcony overlooking the back garden. That personal green escape is ever-enchanting, surrounded by brick walls and hidden behind bamboo plantings, and connects directly to the kitchen, permitting seamless al fresco entertaining.
What We Love: The primary suite encompasses the townhouse’s top floor, maximizing tranquility. Obsess over the gigantic dressing room’s built-in closets and rear-facing terrace, or achieve peak relaxation in a skylit bath with a soaking tub and standing shower.
Represented By: Deborah Grubman, David Adler, and Paul Albano of Corcoran’s East Side Office.
Brooklyn
What’s Here: A five-bedroom Boerum Hill townhouse dating to the 1850s, reimagined for tasteful modern living and marvelously showcasing its prewar allure alongside more updated ingredients. Come for the parlor floor’s 11-foot-high ceilings and wood-burning fireplace; stay for its window-walled kitchen with top-tier appliances and a stone island and breakfast bar. A rear door opens to a deck and staircase to the below garden, featuring bluestone pavers and ample entertaining area. Storage runs in no short supply: Each bedroom boasts a custom closet — the primary claims a full dressing room.
What We Love: Its prime Pacific Street location, removed from the bustle on an archetypal tree-lined block yet near tons of transit options, a thriving restaurant scene, and bountiful Brooklyn cultural institutions.
Represented By: The Cornell Marshall Team of Corcoran’s Brooklyn Heights Office.
East End
What’s Here: Sleekness abounds from this six-bedroom in East Hampton, tucked into the pastoral scenery on two-plus acres. An open floor plan underscores the home’s modern style — all clean lines, neutral tones, and deft design touches. The living and dining area is broad, flaunting a fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows. It seamlessly links to a kitchen with an island, copious cabinetry, and top-of-the-line appliances. Find tranquility in a primary bedroom occupying an individual wing of the home’s 6,000 square feet. There’s even a finished basement with a gym and a bonus room whose ultimate configuration is limited only by your imagination.
What We Love: The outstanding outdoor setup. Relax in the covered living room — sat beside a heated infinity-edge saline pool and completed by its wood-burning fireplace — or serve up al fresco feasts in the sunken dining area among your verdant environs.
Represented By: Averitt Buttry of Corcoran’s Southampton Office.
Hudson Valley
What’s Here: This is the ultimate in Catskills getaways, with two bedrooms in the primary structure, along with an open-concept layout boasting cathedral ceilings that connects the living, dining, and kitchen areas. French doors from the great room lead to a three-season room with screened-in floor-to-ceiling windows. The lofted primary bedroom has a steam shower and a walk-in closet. There’s also a flexible multi-purpose space above the two-car garage that includes a kitchenette and full bath.
What We Love: The dramatic outside entertaining area has an outdoor fireplace that leads to an attached wing with an additional kitchenette, bathroom, washer and dryer, and outdoor shower, all located next to a gorgeous saltwater pool. The house has Tesla solar batteries, a back-up generator, and two electric car chargers, meaning you’ll always be ready to hit the slopes at Belleayre or Hunter in the winter — both just a half hour drive away from Woodstock.
Represented By: Alexis Li and Randy Baruh of Corcoran Country Living.
Connecticut
What’s Here: A beautiful midcentury modern house, built in 1961 and designed by architect Peter Wormser, has been completely renovated and expanded to match the needs of modern living while preserving the clean lines and style of the original plans. In addition to three bedrooms and three bathrooms, there’s an open layout living room with floor-to-ceiling windows, a fireplace, and warm wood accents, as well a chef’s kitchen with a breakfast bar. There’s also a family room that can be used for more informal gatherings or as a home office. The primary suite has wrap-around windows, a walk-in closet, and a bathroom with a soaking tub.
What We Love: The house was designed to enhance and showcase the property’s beautifully landscaped grounds, which includes two outdoor patios, a waterfall, a lily pond, an outdoor fireplace, a wildflower lawn, and a stylish artist’s studio/shed.
Represented By: Jeff Jackson and Christine McKelvey of Corcoran Centric Realty.
South Florida
What’s Here: Skyward elegance atop the Four Seasons at the Surf Club residences in Surfside. This penthouse, designed by legendary modernist Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, harnesses and amplifies the appeal inherent in its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. Floor-to-ceiling windows grant the warmth of free-flowing natural light throughout, simultaneously perfectly framing jaw-dropping water views everywhere from the dining room to the yoga room. The home encompasses two entire building floors, over 7,000 square feet. However, its most stunning feature is a private rooftop with a massive swimming pool and sweeping city and ocean vistas.
What We Love: Residents can enjoy all the pleasures of the adjacent Four Seasons, including the restaurants, pools, and wellness center. But there are plentiful luxe amenities at home, too. In addition to the aforementioned yoga room and rooftop pool, the penthouse sports a home gym, a spa, a garden, and access to private oceanfront cabanas.
Represented By: Mick Duchon and Eloy Carmenate of Corcoran’s Miami Beach Office.
Charlotte
What’s Here: A stylish recent renovation updated this modern farmhouse, originally built in 1969, into a showpiece estate, perfectly merging indoor and outdoor living. Each floor has high ceilings, adding to the sense of space and lightness throughout. The dining room has landscape wallpaper, a gilded ceiling, and a fireplace. The kitchen has a marble island, marble backsplash, and a La Cornue oven. The primary suite on the main floor has its own sitting room and French doors opening to the back patio. The second floor has four guest suites, plus a laundry room. There’s a bonus space on each floor that can be used as guest rooms or home offices.
What We Love: There’s a lovely patio, a sunroom, a pool, and a covered cabana with a wet bar and a hanging porch swing.
Represented By: Heather Gibbs of Corcoran HM Properties.
Nashville
What’s Here: Completed in 2023, this five-bedroom residence in Nashville’s Oak Hill neighborhood is perfectly sited on a 1.36 acre lot, inviting a flood of natural light through towering floor-to-ceiling windows on both floors. The open, free-flowing living area spans a grand great groom, spacious formal dining room, and a swoon-worthy gourmet kitchen with a butler’s pantry and a working pantry. There’s also a separate home office, a family den upstairs, and a flexible 1,000-square-foot area that can be transformed into a library, playroom, studio, or entertaining space.
What We Love: The primary bedroom suite is on the main level and has a private solarium, a bathroom with two sinks, a walk-in shower, and a bathtub with a window right above, as well as a windowed walk-in closet with an island dresser.
Represented By: Aaron Joyce of Corcoran Reverie.
Northern California
What’s Here: Delight in this charming three-bedroom house just blocks away from the dining and shopping of charming downtown Sonoma, home to shops, restaurants, and some of the most significant historical sites in the state. Here, in the heart of wine country, you’ll find an open-concept kitchen with a wine refrigerator, high-end appliances, a large island, and ample cabinet space. There’s a detached single-car garage that offers plenty of storage alongside most vehicles, along with a gated driveway that can park two more. A small deck and a delightful backyard invite you to make the most of that perfect Northern California climate.
What We Love: This house has a ton of natural light, thanks to its many oversized windows and skylights throughout. Both bathrooms feature large, walk-in showers, with the primary bathroom also boasting a soaking tub.
Represented By: Michael Belluomini and Michele Westhoff of Corcoran Icon Properties.
Hawaii
What’s Here: A completely renovated two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment on Honolulu’s Gold Coast that’s nothing short of fabulous. The thoughtful layout of this residence is designed to maximize its spectacular views, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows in the bedrooms as well as on two sides of the living room. Three private lanais offer views of the Pacific Ocean, Diamond Head, and the Honolulu skyline. There’s also an in-unit washer and dryer and a Sonos sound system throughout.
What We Love: The Coral Strand building is located right on Tonggs Beach, with the sand and ocean right outside of your front door. Amenities here include a heated saltwater pool, secure underground parking, and designated locked storage.
Represented By: Stephen A. Cipres of Corcoran Pacific Properties.
Ontario
What’s Here: This secluded and gated estate of nearly five acres has four bedrooms and five bathrooms, covering more than 5,000 square feet of living space. The sunken living room has wall moldings, a fireplace, and large windows and French doors on two sides, letting in plenty of natural light. The living room connects to a sunroom, which in turn connects to the back yard. There’s a formal dining room, a round breakfast room topped with a cupola and inlaid with heated stone floors (so perfect for winter mornings), as well as a kitchen with Gaggenau double ovens. There’s also a basement rec room with a fireplace and a detached three-car garage.
What We Love: Outside is an entertaining Eden, with a pool with a jumping rock for splashy cannonballs, an outdoor shower, a cabana with a wet bar and two changing room, a boules court, a fire pit, custom-designed waterfalls, and even a chicken coop.
Represented By: Sy Williams of Corcoran Horizon Realty.
Turks and Caicos
What’s Here: This five-bedroom villa is positioned just above a secluded cove beach in the Chalk Sound National Park and steps down to the pristine, turquoise waters of Chalk Sound and its white sand beach. This is vacation central, with a home movie theater for rainy days, a beachfront cabana, and a a private dock. The primary residence has a primary suite with ocean views from the bed, a copper soaking tub in the bathroom; a kids’ room with a bunk bed and built-ins for toy storage; and two additional bedroom suites. The fifth bedroom is in the separate guest house with its own private deck, private entrance, plunge pool, and kitchen.
What We Love: There’s an indoor gourmet kitchen and a secondary outdoor kitchen with the largest Kamodo grill, refrigerator, and ice maker — everything you need for cocktails by the pool.
Represented By: Anya Capron of Corcoran Turks and Caicos.