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Low-Key Celebs Go Country with Catskill Farms

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping, Real Estate Developments

Not every celebrity needs a mega-mansion to salve their ego. Several of the hipper set have recently purchased traditional, stylish, low-key cottages in bucolic Sullivan County, New York, from designer and builder Charles Petersheim's Catskill Farms. Buyers like Albert Hammond Jr., guitarist of The Strokes, actor and comedian David Cross, Vice magazine founder Gavin McInnes, fashion designers and other artistic types get the best of both worlds - early American architectural features including wide plank floors, fireplaces, painted salvaged wood ceilings and wrap-around porches, along with whole-house audio, security systems, and modern kitchens.

While capturing the charm, beauty and character of the early 1900s in a private setting, Catskill Farms aims to eliminate all of the hassle and maintenance issues related to old houses, which is especially important for those with busy schedules who need to relax when they're finally able to get away from it all. Over the past few years, Catskill Farms has designed, built and sold over 40 new / old homes in Sullivan County, becoming the leading designer and builder of Upstate New York getaways. Another of their goals is affordability, hence their brand new mini-cottages series. Priced from $225,000 to $400,000, the picturesque dwellings (above) feature open floor plans and spacious interiors.

Tags: architecture, Catskill Mountains, CatskillMountains, celebrity, Charles Petersheim, CharlesPetersheim, cottage, country house, CountryHouse, David Cross, DavidCross, developer, The Strokes, TheStrokes, Upstate New York, UpstateNewYork

Strokes Guitarist Puts His NYC Apartment Back On The Market

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

Cityfile reports that Albert Hammond Jr. the lead guitarist of The Strokes has put his apartment in New York City's East Village back on the market for a reduced price. Hammond first listed the two-bedroom pad at 141 East 3rd Street for $1.199 million last August. It went to contract but the buyer dropped out. It went back on the market for $999,000 then went back off the market. Now it's back with an even lower price. The two-bedroom apartment is in the Ageloff towers building and has high ceilings, a renovated kitchen and bath and large closets. The style is hipster casual and there are plenty of bookshelves in the main living space. It is now listed at $899,000.

Gallery: Albert Hammond Jr. In New York City