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The best Hudson Valley country house available right now

Anyone want to lend me $2.775M?

Jun 2 • Robert Khederian

Why powder rooms are so rare in prewar apartments

Turns out, the answer lies in how

May 29 • Robert Khederian

FLOORPLAN BREAKDOWN: 778 Park Avenue, 8th Fl.

It's on the market for $25,000,000, and I was invited for a tour this past week.

May 26 • Robert Khederian

Our flooded bathroom got the glow up it deserved

After a faulty toilet wreaked havoc on our 200-year-old house, we sought to transform a bland hall bath into something more appropriate for the house.

May 22 • Robert Khederian

In search of the right front door color

We admittedly should be focusing on other projects around the house.

May 15 • Robert Khederian

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666 Park Avenue: NYC’s most palatial, mysterious maisonette

Apr 25, 2025 • Robert Khederian

What intact prewar staff quarters look like

Nov 25, 2025 • Robert Khederian

Spelunking in an Ansonia apartment

Jan 9 • Robert Khederian

The prewar floorplan fantasy

Feb 21, 2025 • Robert Khederian

Recent posts

We should be talking about The September Issue more.

"Those poor godd*mn Rodartes!" — Grace Coddington

May 12 • Robert Khederian

ICYMI: 7 of the best issues of Second Story

From pub snugs to mysterious apartments.

May 8 • Robert Khederian

The best details in an off-market River House apartment

You know I love nothing more than original cabinetry!

May 5 • Robert Khederian

What it takes to buy a NYC co-op

How to ensure the only question you get from the board is "When can you meet for an interview?"

May 1 • Robert Khederian

FLOORPLAN BREAKDOWN: 1040 Fifth Ave, #16

The full-floor spread listed recently for $35,000,000. See how the current and original layouts compare.

Apr 28 • Robert Khederian

The secret to a beautiful bedroom

Max Sinsteden returns to share his tips.

Apr 24 • Robert Khederian

The El Royale: LA's premier (and star-studded) apartment house

Where everyone from Clark Gable to Cameron Diaz has called home.

Apr 21 • Robert Khederian

Inside the most charming Upper East Side rental

Cathedral ceilings, fireplaces, an casement windows. What more could you want?

Apr 17 • Robert Khederian

Inside 924 West End Ave, the house the Titanic built

When Isidor and Ida Straus perished in the Titanic tragedy, their uptown mansion quickly became a development site for one of the leading buildings of…

Apr 14 • Robert Khederian

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