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Andrea Saturno-Sanjana
 

Capital to Capital. Real Estate. 
   
Licensed in NY | DC | MD | VA | (212) 888-0550 | (202) 696-0701

MCNE - Master Certified Negotiation Expert
CLHMS - Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist

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October 2021
Prime Property | NY | Brooklyn Heights Brownstone Studio
"I live in Brooklyn. By choice." So noted Truman Capote in his essay "A House in the Heights." There is no finer choice than 4R in 130 Henry Street. Just renovated and with two skylights and a wall of northwest-facing windows, 4R is a light-filled junior one studio currently configured as a one bedroom. Stunning views from throughout the apartment include treetops and sky, classic Brooklyn Heights architecture and a downtown Manhattan skyline view including One World Trade.

Perfectly situated in the heart of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District on the United States National Register of Historic Places, 130 Henry is a landmarked 19th Century brownstone gracing a tree-lined street. Laundry and shared storage are available in the building at no additional charge to residents.

Adjacent to DUMBO and surrounded by green space, nestled between the Brooklyn Bridge Park Promenade and Greenway with its iconic Manhattan skyline views and Cadman Plaza Park, 130 Henry Street is served by the 2, 3, A, C and R trains.


Where to Eat...in Brooklyn Heights | Kogane Ramen
Enjoying a handsome location in Brooklyn Heights, Kogane offers nine bowls of ramen, some featuring luxury ingredients like snow crab and lobster, along with noodles made in-house. The menu tends toward the quirky, such as parco ramen, which includes a whole pork chop in an unspeakably rich curry-laced broth. Outdoor dining. (Eater New York)
Prime Property | DC | Dupont Circle | The Newport
Nestled well above the street in the treetops is this light-filled, chic studio in the heart of Dupont Circle. A wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, eat-in European kitchen, three large closets, hardwood floors and a Murphy bed make for the perfect city residence or pied-à-terre. The Newport condominium, a pet-friendly community, offers laundry on the floor, full-time concierge, a large patio and a rootop with swimming pool.  Parking is available for a fee.

Local culinary options include The Palm, Iron Gate, Boqueria, Bistrot du Coin and Dolcezza Gelato and Coffee. Served by the Metro Red, Blue, Orange and Silver lines and near the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the George Washington University, Johns Hopkins SAIS, K Street, Georgetown and various embassies.
Where to Eat...in Dupont Circle | Bistrot du Coin
Bistrot du Coin opened its doors on Memorial Day in 2000 by Yannis Felix and Michel Verdon. The motto is French, Fun and Friendly, this is their guideline to bring you the best French experience ever. Located in the heart of Dupont Circle in Washington, DC, for 20 years, Bistrot du Coin is celebrating French cuisine seven days a week, 365 days a year. Be their guest and discover typical French dishes such as boeuf bourguignon, blanquette de veau, raviole de royan, moules marinières, flavorful appetizers like French onion soup, escargots, foie gras, paté de campagne or homemade mouthwatering French desserts such as creme brulee, fondant au chocolat or mousse au chocolat.

The word bistrot or bistro is defined in French as a neighborhood restaurant where you can eat good food at a fair price. The typical color of a French bistrot is pale yellow to brown (otherwise known as bistre) because the walls used to get dirty quickly from nicotine. Bistrot du Coin is also known for its parties, three times a year to celebrate famous French events such as Bastille Day on July 14th, Beaujolais Nouveau on the third Thursday of November and New Year's Eve.
Prime Property | NY | Upper East Side | Yorkville
Most utilities included (heat, water, gas, electricity) in this bright and spacious (approximately 835 square feet) one bedroom in the Upper East Side’s Yorkville neighborhood. Oversized windows with northeastern exposure offer picture views of treetops, sky and historic architecture. The renovated kitchen features stainless steel appliances–-a Bertazzoni gas range, a Viking microwave, a Fisher and Paykel refrigerator and an Asko dishwasher–-a quartz countertop, a subway tile backsplash with stainless steel mosaic tile accents and white shaker cabinetry with under-cabinet lighting.

Residents of the Ruppert Yorkville Towers Condominium enjoy landscaped courtyards with ample seating and a hibachi grill, a laundry room, a valet dry cleaners, a playground, a garage and a full complement of experienced building staff, including a resident manager and a full-time concierge. Easy access to Museum Mile, Mount Sinai Hospital and a seamless commute on the 4, 5, 6, and Q trains
Where to Eat...in Yorkville | San Matteo Pizza & Espresso
Panuzzo is a delicious and versatile dish closely associated with a few towns in the Salerno region of Campania. Small towns such as Gragnano, Pimonte, Agerola have become closely associated with the panuozzo, and diners come from near and far to feast on the warm, flavorful dish.

The panuozzo starts as would a pizza but results in a type of panino but with freshly baked bread. The bread, with its beautiful honeycomb-like crumbs, is moist and permeated with the scent of smoked scamorza or the sweetness of porchetta, just to name but a few of the ingredients that can be had.

Both originally from Salerno, San Matteo’s chef-owners are the pizzaiolo, Giuseppe Paciullo, who worked the ovens at Zero Otto Nove in the Bronx. His cousin, Fabio Casella, was at Mike’s Deli on Arthur Avenue. In addition to panuozzi, they serve 15 kinds of pizza, as well as Oré, a coffee bean blend that also comes from Salerno.
Manhattan Residential Market Report Q3 2021
The Manhattan apartment market stayed hot in the third quarter, with closings at their highest level in eight years. The average apartment price was 11% lower than a year ago, but that is due to a rash of super luxury closings at 220 Central Park South inflating the third quarter of 2020’s figure.

If we look at just resale apartments, the average price rose sharply for both co-ops (+17%) and condos (+15%) compared to a year ago. After bottoming at the beginning of 2021, prices have started to come back in a big way. Both the average and median resale apartment prices are now at their highest levels since 2019’s second quarter, which was aided by a rush of luxury closings due to pending transfer and mansion tax changes.

Contract signings have remained strong since the spring, which has driven inventory down to the point where many neighborhoods in Manhattan can be characterized as a seller’s market. Buyers can still find value, but the dramatic decline in both time on the market and negotiability make it clear that the fire sale has long ended.

The Manhattan real estate market has made an unbelievable comeback in the past year, which may surprise the naysayers out there. But those of us who live and work here never had any doubts.
Brooklyn Residential Market Report Q3 2021
The Brooklyn apartment market’s amazing run continued in the third quarter, as both prices and sales reached new highs—a great accomplishment just a year and half after the start of the pandemic. The average price crossed the $1 million mark for the first time, reaching a record $1,000,989. Brooklyn’s future also looks strong, as contract-signed activity remains at record levels for this time of the year.

Apartment prices averaged a record $1,000,989 in the third quarter, a 19% improvement from a year ago. The median price rose 15% over the past year to $810,000.
Queens Residential Market Report Q3 2021
Long Island City Condos. A flurry of closings at the new development Skyline Tower helped push up both sales and prices compared to a year ago. The number of sales was 153% higher than a year ago, while the average condo price rose 11% to $1,170,589.

Astoria Apartments. Apartments in Astoria sold for an average price of $618,211 in the third quarter, up slightly from a year ago. The number of sales rose 138% from 2020’s third quarter to 76.

Forest Hills Apartments. At $411,847, the average apartment price was 2% higher than the third quarter of 2020. Closings rose 68% compared to a year ago to 166.

Washington, DC, Market - September 2021
Montgomery County, Maryland, Market - September 2021
Modern Art - Museums With Sculpture Gardens
NY | Midtown | MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art
Over lunch in 1928, three women launched the radical idea of founding a museum in New York just to exhibit modern art. Abby Rockefeller, Lillie P. Bliss, and Mary Quinn Sullivan envisioned an institution devoted to exhibiting and collecting art of the day, and invited A. Conger Goodyear to be its first president. Less than a year later, The Museum of Modern Art opened in rented quarters on the twelfth floor of an office building at 730 Fifth Avenue with an exhibition approved by the three women, devoted to the modern masters.

At The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 of today, creativity, openness, tolerance, and generosity are celebrated and the most thought-provoking modern and contemporary art are shared.
DC | The National Mall | Smithsonian | The Hirshhorn
Now entering its fifth decade, the Hirshhorn is a leading voice for contemporary art and culture and provides a national platform for the art and artists of our time. Located in the heart of Washington, DC, on the National Mall, the museum is free to all and open 364 days a year. 

As one of the most visited modern art museums in the USA, the Hirshhorn seeks to share the transformative power of modern and contemporary art by creating meaningful, personal experiences in which art, artists, audiences, and ideas converge. Through groundbreaking exhibitions, events, research, and acquisitions, the museum creates the space where people encounter the most important artists of the 21st century. 

The Hirshhorn’s holdings encompass one of the most important collections of postwar American and European art in the world, and the museum is committed to providing the artists of today a national platform to explore new ways to create, with performance, digital media, video, and technology.
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Andrea
Licensed in NY | DC | MD | VA | (212) 888-0550 | (202) 696-0701 andrea@realnydc.com 

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CLHMS - Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist

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