A Townhouse for Everyone

New construction steals all the headlines lately, but can any glass cube rival the pleasures of a townhouse? Privacy, old bones and outdoor space are all the domain of the single-family home in New York, along with a sense that you're part of the city's streetscape rather than far above it. There's no co-op board to tell you that you can't put a sauna in your full-floor master bath, and you can exhibit perfectly terrible taste without others fretting that you will send building comps south. That said, urban cocooning is not problem-free: six bedrooms can be an awful lot to fill. Is there a townhouse in your future? Consult our pricing guide to find out.

Featuring Kyle & Karen Talbott's listing at 1211 Ditmas Avenue, Ditmas Park, Brooklyn; Eva Zurek's listing at 6 Dikeman Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn; Leslie Marshall & James Cornell's listing at 242 Pacific Street, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn; and Karin Posvar Picket & Robert Varvara's listing at 23 Beekman Place, Manhattan.