Corcoran’s A-List: January 2025
Enjoy our monthly survey of incredible listings across the Corcoran network. Highlights in this edition: Oceanfront effortlessness in Palm Beach, live-in history in Uptown and Downtown Manhattan, a grande dame of San Francisco Victorians, a luxurious lodge in Ontario‘s cottage country, and a spectacular villa compound in the British Virgin Islands.
Manhattan
What’s Here: Pedigreed Gilded Age glamour on the Upper West Side. This remarkable townhouse is attributed to legendary architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, who conceived such New York icons as the Dakota and the Plaza Hotel. Ascend the dramatic stone stoop to enter through the parlor floor, boasting wood-framed windows, three wood-burning fireplaces, and exquisite 19th century design details beneath 13-foot ceilings. The lavish primary suite fills the third floor — it incorporates a study with a stained glass window — and the garden level’s abundant kitchen feels far more country than city with its exposed brick and glass doors opening to a stone patio backyard.
What We Love: Should you need a picnic spot, an exercise venue, or just a place to stretch your legs, consider Central Park your bonus backyard — NYC’s emerald gem and preeminent urban escape is a proverbial hop, skip, and jump away down West 73rd.
Represented By: Barrie Mandel, Constance Southwick, Trisha Lawton, and Tim Cass of Corcoran’s SoHo Office.
What’s Here: A private curb cut for off-street parking behind an automatic gate, an underground cold storage tunnel, a hot tub — could this really be New York City? Believe it or not, this c. 1830s Federal-style townhouse is smack dab in the West Village. It’s been lovingly remastered and stunningly wears its age in various authentic elements, including exposed wooden ceiling beams and elaborate plaster moldings. Sibling living rooms dominate the parlor floor, which opens directly to the back patio. One level below is a spacious windowed kitchen. With a dining space, bar seating, and an open living area, it’s ideal for everything from your utmost formal feasts to cuisine at its most casual.
What We Love: The full-level primary suite, with its separate lounge, dressing room, windowed bath, and the aforementioned tea porch — perfect for taking your morning sip or an evening nightcap.
Represented By: The Paul Kolbusz Team of Corcoran’s Park Avenue South Office.
Brooklyn
What’s Here: A dazzling duplex penthouse condo in a neighborhood typically defined by townhouse architecture. Loft-like proportions define the main level, whose great room lives up to the title with light-filled living and dining areas and a chic walnut and marble open kitchen. It also doesn’t hurt that the views from inside span south across brownstone Brooklyn and west to the Statue of Liberty. The home’s upper floor is a private perch exclusively reserved for sleeping quarters — and fashionable bathrooms. In particular, the Calacatta marble-clad primary provides west-facing vistas from inside a freestanding tub, while the guest bath stylishly blends designer wallpaper with hexagonal Carrara marble mosaics.
What We Love: A dreamy wraparound terrace, surrounded by planted perennials and evergreens, Boerum Hill rooftops, and open sky.
Represented By: Deborah L. Rieders and Sarah Shuken of Corcoran’s Brooklyn Heights Office.
East End
What’s Here: This custom-designed Water Mill estate likes what it sees. Both levels of the six-bedroom home prioritize covetable panoramic landscape vistas, thanks to a fleet of oversized windows and an armée of French doors. Given all the glass on the walls, indoor-outdoor flow is a given. However, its inevitability makes it no less dynamic and astounding. A vast rear stone patio plays equally expansive roles, from an outdoor living room beneath a mahogany ceiling to a negative edge poolside lounge to a scenic outdoor dining room. Meanwhile, the inside is a wonderland of craftsmanship, defined by its ever-charming wainscoting and coffered ceilings.
What We Love: This property feels near-limitless, encompassing five secluded acres. Yet, the adjacent building lot can also be purchased, adding a further two-and-a-half glorious acres — opening the potential for a guest house or tennis court and forming an unmatched Hamptons compound.
Represented By: Susan Breitenbach of Corcoran’s Southampton Office and Cutter Koster of Corcoran’s Sag Harbor Office.
South Florida
What’s Here: A seven-bedroom coastal manse that makes life elegant and effortless. The interiors of this quintessentially Palm Beach home were curated by celebrated designer Daniel Romualdez, whose eye for aesthetics shines throughout. There’s the handsomely paneled library and office with coffered ceilings, the warmly inviting wood-beamed entertaining room, and so much more. Home chefs and their appreciators will adore the windowed kitchen’s marble island, copious cabinetry, and top-shelf appliances. Arched floor-to-ceiling windows and doors, plus some heavenly loggias, make indoor-outdoor flow seamless. Dine outdoors in grand fashion on a shaded patio, or unwind in the massive heated pool with a built-in spa.
What We Love: A deeded oceanfront parcel with 100 feet of frontage. What could be better than gazing at the Atlantic while lazing in bed one second to setting your foot and body in the ocean the next?
Represented By: Dana Koch of Corcoran’s Palm Beach Office and Cathy Franklin of Corcoran’s East Side Office.
Georgia
What’s Here: Bursting with Southern charm, this 1882 Greek Revival estate in Savannah’s Thomas Square Streetcar District boasts an elegant four-bedroom residence as the primary structure. There’s also a studio apartment in the carriage house, which also houses a two-car garage. The grand entry hall offers a gracious welcome, with the ground floor being home to the public spaces, including a wood-paneled dining room, a formal living room with decorative doorway casing that matches the fireplace, and a library with built-in bookshelves, complete with a ladder and rail. The house has a total of seven wood-burning fireplaces.
What We Love: Situated in one of the city’s prettiest neighborhoods, the house takes full advantage of its sunny location with solar panels on the new roof for reduced utility bills and a gorgeous sunroom that has French doors that open to the yard.
Represented By: Jesse Valentine of Corcoran Austin Hill Realty.
Colorado
What’s Here: The thoughtful design of this six-bedroom, six-bathroom custom house in Observatory Park was inspired by nature from around the world. Elements that make this house stand out include willow-and-salt-cedar interior shutters that echo the streams of New Mexico, wrought-iron balustrades on the staircase sourced from Mexico, and an unusual kitchen design featuring hammered copper sinks and a range hood, leathered granite, and a U-shaped sink in the island, all inspired by an aerial view of an Icelandic volcano.
What We Love: The backyard here is a true retreat, with a covered patio, professional landscaping, and a water feature. Similarly, the front patio and walkway has a flagstone walkway embedded in the lush lawn, gently leading the way home.
Represented By: Strawberry Windholz of Corcoran Perry & Co.
Texas
What’s Here: More than 3,600 feet of thoughtfully-appointed modern construction at master-planned Cane Island. This four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom home is easy living, showcasing an open floor plan, seamless indoor-outdoor flow, and high ceilings that breathe depth and scale through every room. The spacious kitchen boasts a breakfast bar seating for six, bridging right into a bright family room with a stone fireplace. From there, wander through sliding doors outside to a spacious covered patio with an outdoor kitchen and pond views, or through a rustic barn door into the game room. Did we mention the four-car garage?
What We Love: The sun-soaked primary suite, with its floor-to-ceiling glass, dual walk-in closets, and sumptuous ensuite with a large shower and garden tub.
Represented By: Nicole Freer of Corcoran Genesis.
Northern California
What’s Here: Chateau Tivoli is the ne plus ultra of San Francisco Victorians, a truly spectacular nine-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bathroom mansion that is referred to as “The Greatest Painted Lady in the World.” The house was designed by William Armitage in 1892 for lumber baron Daniel B. Jackson in a rare example of Victorian château style and was beautifully restored a century later. Today, the interior includes marble stairs, stained glass, Bradbury & Bradbury wallpaper, carved plasterwork, and lavish woodwork. Currently being run as a bed & breakfast, Chateau Tivoli is the ultimate in Victorian living.
What We Love: There are unusual details around every corner, including a secret attic room on the fifth floor with skylights, two caretaker units, a butler’s pantry, as well as built-in shelves, ornate columns and fireplaces in the living room.
Represented By: Bonnie Spindler of Corcoran Icon Properties.
British Virgin Islands
What’s Here: An 11-acre hilltop compoound encompassing six separate “mini villas” — “Blue Heron,” “King Fisher,” “Mourning Dove,” “Osprey,” “Pelican,” and “Sandpiper,” along with a communal pod called “The Nest.” The latter features a great room, dining room, kitchen, and home office, along with a chef’s kitchen and flexible space with a built-in Murphy bed. Altogether, the property offers even total bedrooms, with each mini villa boasting its own plunge pool, outdoor shower, bedroom with ensuite bathroom, sitting area, and kitchenette.
What We Love: The panoramic ocean views, with two fabulous outdoor areas: “The Bird Bath,” with its infinity pool and outdoor dining area, and “The Perch,” with its lower-level fire pit and seating area.
Represented By: Roz Colthart of Corcoran BVI.
Canada
What’s Here: A lakeside jewel in “Cottage Country.” This inviting custom residence on Gloucester Pool has direct access to Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay via the Trent-Severn Waterway, the 240-mile canal that extends all the way to Lake Ontario. There’s room for the whole squad to gather here, with three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a bunkie (an extra guest cabin). At the cottage, it’s all about the lake, and this cottage — set on more than 400 feet of waterfront — has lake views for days, its own private beach, and exceptional deep water swimming. There’s also a boathouse equipped with a hydraulic boat lift
What We Love: There’s plenty of space to really unwind and enjoy the cottage lifestyle, whether it’s in the spa building with a hot tub and a sauna, in the home theater room, or in the screened-in porch with its own outdoor kitchen.
Represented By: Jeffrey Braun of Corcoran Horizon Realty.
Italy
What’s Here: Italian villa living at its finest. Corte Terra Bella is a gorgeous 13-bedroom villa nestled among 12 hectares (about 12.65 acres) of vineyards and olive groves, set in the hills above the lakefront town of Lazise. A centerpiece of the living space is a double-height veranda, featuring enormous arched windows that look out onto the vineyards and four chandeliers that dangle from exposed beam rafters. An interior balcony spans the entire length of this space, while a magnificent fireplace anchors one end. Outside, there’s a pool (and pool house); an outdoor kitchen, including a stone pizza oven; and a beautiful allée of olive trees flanking the main pathway to the villa.
What We Love: Though originally built in 1931, the villa was fully renovated in 2021 and has plenty of modern conveniences, including up-to-date kitchen, wine room, and a home gym.
Represented By: Maddalena Magri of Corcoran Magri Properties.
