How the Ultra-Wealthy Are Building Bigger Mansions in the Heart of NYC
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The double-wide townhome at 105-107 Bank Street in the West Village is currently for sale.
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In a dense city like New York, where do you find room for a mansion, much less a mega-mansion? For some ultra-wealthy buyers, the answer is hiding in plain sight: They’re buying two — sometimes even three — adjacent townhouses and simply merging them together to create single-family homes right in the heart of Manhattan.