Corcoran’s A-List
March 2022
by INHABIT EDITORS
A monthly showcase of the most spectacular listings across the Corcoran network.
From the Hawaiian Islands to Long Island, enjoy our survey of Corcoran’s most incredible listings across the country and beyond. Taking center stage this month: Bombastic Miami Beach living, a brick-bedecked Brooklyn townhouse, a waterfront retreat in Montauk, oceanfront properties in Hawaii and St. Barth, and a midcentury modern standout in Denver.
New York City
What’s Here: Understated grandiosity in the Stuart Duncan House, a Beaux-Arts beaut on the Upper East Side. This three-bedroom duplex wows at every turn. Oversized windows expose ample natural light, rising as high as 17 feet to the great room’s ceilings. Wood-burning fireplaces warm the living and and dining rooms; the latter boasts lavish hardwood panels and crown moldings. Two terraces—one off the primary bedroom—and a location seconds from Central Park are the delightful cherries on top.
What We Love: The two-level mezzanine library, adjacent to and suspended above the great room, is the book nook dreams are made of.
Represented By: Deborah Grubman, David Adler, and Paul Albano of Corcoran’s East Side Office.
List: $22,500,000.
What’s Here: This radiant Carroll Gardens home—40′ wide with 6,000 square feet, not including the 1,000-square-foot mezzanine—upsizes the Brooklyn townhouse dream. Hardwood floors, reclaimed beam ceilings, and custom millwork account for the coveted elements that are less of a surprise. Multiple outdoor spaces—including a roof deck with an irrigated vegetable garden—electric vehicle charging equipment in the two-car garage, and a central, skylit staircase amp things up several notches more.
What We Love: A second ground-level entrance reveals a separate 1,100-square-foot duplex apartment, ideal for an income-producing rental unit (or for when the seven bedrooms in the main residence simply won’t suffice for guests).
Represented By: James Cornell, Leslie Marshall, and Nick Hovsepian of Corcoran’s Brooklyn Heights Office.
List: $9,475,000.
East End
What’s Here: This tranquil Montauk retreat fills a full acre on the east shore of Lake Montauk, replete with 144′ of water frontage. An open-plan living area forms the heart of this six-bedroom, 3,600-square-foot home, enveloping the kitchen, living room, and dining room—all beneath a towering vaulted ceiling. Recent renovations have introduced white ash flooring, custom bathrooms, and other modern sensibilities, but it’s the intangibles that make things sing.
What We Love: A 1,000-square-foot guest home office/studio over the guest apartment, taking remote work to another level.
Represented By: Joan Hegner of Corcoran’s Montauk Office.
List: $10,900,000.
South Florida
What’s Here: In the Art Deco Il Villaggio on storied Ocean Drive, this three-bedroom condominium has perfected an ornate style as only Miami Beach can. Marble floors throughout really set the tone as each room feels more adventurous than the last, and a particular focus on tile mosaics makes every corner sparkle. The entry foyer skies upward, as does the floor-to-ceiling wall of glass leading to a balcony. Step out and treat yourself to views of swaying palms and the wavy Atlantic. Cook something up in the custom kitchen, or head up a curved staircase to the lush primary suite boasting an interior Juliet balcony and a separate outdoor terrace.
What We Love: This home’s brand of elaborate charm reaches its apex in the primary bath, where a tub shaped like a stiletto heel feels like the most Miami Beach thing ever—in the best way.
Represented By: Eloy Carmenate and Taylor Richardson of Corcoran’s Miami Beach Office.
List: $7,995,000.
St. Barth
What’s Here: An expansive six-bedroom and six-bathroom cliffside villa on 1.44 acres in a gated community of Grand Cul de Sac has majestic dimensions and finishes throughout. Inside, many of the rooms have uniquely shaped wood-beamed ceilings, polished stone floors, and elaborate chandeliers. There’s also a home cinema with stadium seating, as well as a spacious gym. Outside, the grounds include a terraced garden with statues on each level, lush lawns, multiple seating areas, and a pool, all with ocean views.
What We Love: Grand Cul de Sac is one of the loveliest beaches in St. Barth, with gentle waters and soft sand. It’s also home to many restaurants and hotels, which makes the villa’s location super-convenient for vacation or year-round living.
Represented By: Guillaume de Corlieu and Marion Sautereau of Corcoran St Barth.
List: $18,843,585.60.
Denver
What’s Here: This mid-century house was designed to take advantage of the location’s panoramic water and mountain views, with the home sited on a 1.14-acre corner lot. Like many of its neighbors in Bow Mar, the Prairie Style-house incorporates asymmetrical room shapes, with a continuous strip of windows and glass doors wrapping around the house to offer picture-perfect landscapes views from every room. Two of the four bedrooms are on the main level, with an additional two bedrooms on the lower level.
What We Love: The house is located in the highly coveted neighborhood of Bow Mar, which has its own 100-acre, private, recreational lake, with swimming and paddle boarding in the summer and ice skating and ice hockey in the winter.
Represented By: Nicole Ridley and Kristiane Lucas of Corcoran Perry & Co.
List: $2,495,000.
Lake Tahoe
What’s Here: Step into the ultimate mountain retreat in this expansive five-bedroom house that has enough room for your whole squad to gather, while providing enough separate spaces so there’s no chance of cabin fever. There are two spacious living areas, with a more traditional living room with fireplace on the second floor and a rec room with a wet bar that’s perfect for watching movies or playing video games on the first floor. There are several outdoor gathering spaces as well, including a fire pit and an outdoor hot tub.
What We Love: This house is part of the private Lahontan mountain and golf community, which includes a Tom Weiskopf-designed golf course; The Lodge, with its private dining room; a full-sized swimming pool; tennis and pickleball courts; and a croquet lawn. The house faces Northstar’s Lookout Mountain and hitting the slopes at Northstar’s 100 runs is just a ten-minute drive from the house.
Represented By: Christy Morrison of Corcoran Global Living.
List: $5,250,000.
Southern California
What’s Here: Set behind tall hedges for privacy, this four-bedroom in the San Fernando Valley marries striking architectural design with a convenient location off Laurel Canyon Boulevard—Gelson’s is just two blocks away. The first level has an open-concept floor plan, with sliding glass panels that reveal a pool surrounded by living walls and an outdoor dining and grilling area. A floating staircase draws the eye (and feet) upstairs, and helps to delineate the private and the public spaces. Three bedrooms and three bathrooms are on the second floor, including a primary suite with a fabulous walk-in closet and a spa bathroom.
What We Love: The kitchen was designed with the same stylish, unerring eye as the rest of the house. It features unusual lacquered European cabinets and a marble waterfall center island that also serves as a breakfast bar with seating for four, plus multiple ovens.
Represented By: Peter Lorimer of Corcoran Global Living.
List: $2,395,000.
Connecticut
What’s Here: A fabulous 13.2-acre estate in Stamford featuring a modern luxury residence, a guest house, a heated outdoor pool, and a tennis court. The unexpected part? A professionally-built hockey arena right in the backyard. But let’s not forget the rest of the property details, either: The main house holds two bedrooms and three bathrooms, while the guest house adds four more bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and one half-bath. It’s lush, secluded, and an easy trip to New York City, making it all an entertainer’s dream.
What We Love: The indoor ice rink—all 130 x 72 feet of it—was designed, engineered, and constructed by Ice Builders, a renowned builder of professional-grade rinks. It’s outfitted with a digital scoreboard and fully-integrated PA system, heated team benches, two locker rooms, a second-level viewing lounge with a terrace and office, an ice melting pad, and of course, a Zamboni.
Represented By: Jeffrey Jackson of Corcoran Centric Realty.
List: $6,495,000.
Hawaii
What’s Here: Situated on Kaua’i County’s Poipu coast, just down the shore from the famed Poipu beach, this property boasts two separate houses. The primary two-bedroom home covers 2,565 square feet and boasts a wall of sliding glass doors that open to a covered lanai and the pool, both with stunning ocean views. One of the bedrooms has been transformed into a home office, with a built-in desk below four windows facing the Pacific—inspirational for even the most mundane of daily tasks. The one-bedroom additional dwelling unit is perfect for visiting friends and family, with its own kitchen, dining, laundry, and bedroom areas.
What We Love: The three-car garage also has a workshop space and a dog-bathing lanai, which sports the cutest plant-surrounded outdoor shower and bathtub in which to pamper your favorite pup.
Represented By: Hannah Sirois and Kepa Kruse of Corcoran Pacific Properties.
List: $8,949,000.