One of Manhattan’s oldest homes is looking for a new owner.The clapboard-and-brick building on Bedford Street in the West Village, which preservation officials say dates to 1800, has come to market for $12 million, according to a listing that appeared Wednesday.And the sellers of the 4-story, 3,600-square-foot city landmark are longtime fixtures of downtown Manhattan themselves: Angelina Fiordellisi, the former owner of the nearby Cherry Lane Theater playhouse, and her husband, Matt Williams, a creator of TV shows including Roseanne.The deal could be a big hit. The couple paid $7.4 million for the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath corner property in 2013 through a limited liability company, though Fiordellisi’s signature appears on the deed, according to the city register.Still, some townhouses have taken many months and a few price cuts to sell, even some with similar pedigrees, a likely result of a lending climate that continues to be dogged by high interest rates.The property, which features six fireplaces, wide-plank floors and a primary suite with a small terrace, is known as the Isaacs-Hendricks House, named in part for early occupant Harmon Hendricks. A copper magnate who prospered during the War of 1812, Hendricks amassed a large by 19th century standards fortune of millions of dollars, according to the report from the Landmarks Preservation Commission to advance the 1969 creation of the historic district that covers the neighborhood. Joshua Isaacs was Hendricks’... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) has been pushing the U.S. Coast Guard to buy or lease a polar ice-breaking ship owned by one of his top campaign contributors, although officials repeatedly have said the vessel doesn’t meet the service’s needs. The ship in question, the Aiviq, is a privately owned,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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