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New York City's skinniest townhouse is just 9.5. feet wide, but photos show a nearby home that's even more narrow
New York City's skinniest townhouse is just 9.5. feet wide, but photos show a nearby home that's even more narrow
Joey HaddenJul 2, 2021, 21:51 IST
Left: 39 St. Mark's Place. Right: 75.5 Bedford St.Joey Hadden/Insider
The skinniest house in New York City isn't what it seems.
NYC's most narrow townhome, in Greenwich Village, is 9.5 feet wide and could be worth more than $6 million.
A home in the East Village is actually a foot skinnier, but it's an extension of another building, not a standalone townhouse.
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New York City's most narrow building is a townhome at 75.5 Bedford St. in the Greenwich Village neighborhood.
A map of western Manhattan shows 75.5 Bedford St.
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The 19th-century residence clocks in at 9.5 feet wide and is likely worth more than $6 million.
75.5 Bedford St.
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While I explored New York City in search of the skinniest homes, I learned that a rental in the East Village is even skinnier than the Bedford Street spot.
A map of the Lower East Side and the East Village shows 39 St. Mark's Place.
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The 8.5-foot wide rental at 39 St. Mark's Place looks like its own building, but it didn't meet the standards of the superlative on a technicality.
39 St. Mark's place.
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It's actually an extension of a larger, wider building from the 1860s, although it appears to stand alone.
A close-up of the housing extension.
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There are skinny homes of all styles and backgrounds standing on streets all over the city, and they each have their own story.
Skinny homes around Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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