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Camilo
28th June 2015, 16:25
Idyllic Country Cottage on the Roof of an NYC Building is Every City-Dweller’s Dream

https://www.yahoo.com/makers/idyllic-country-cottage-on-the-roof-of-an-nyc-122274026310.html

Have you spent much of your life torn between dreams of living an idyllic existence in the countryside and thriving in the heart of a vibrant metropolis?

Are you forever yearning for the simple pleasures of a homey little cottage, yet drawn to the pulse that can only be found walking down busy city streets, surrounded by cars and people?

New York City residents David Puchkoff and Eileen Stukane decided they didn’t want to have to choose, and combined both ends of the residential spectrum in a way that leaves us all very, very jealous.

The couple built a beautiful cottage on the rooftop of a West Village apartment building on Greenwich Street, and from the sidewalk below you would never know such a hidden gem existed.

Complete with a porch, a lawn and flower beds, this NYC cottage, six floors above street level, is straight out of a fairytale, and it is what Puchkoff and Stukane have the good fortune of coming home to every evening.

The aerial images captured by George Steinmetz are a rare insight into an NYC treasure very few are aware of.

Related on Yahoo Makers: Ex-Designer Leaves Big City to Build Coolest Tree House You’ve Ever Seen

If you’re familiar with Aesop’s fable “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse,” we are sure you’ll appreciate how this couple found a very unique way for the two to live together in harmony.

WhiteFeather
28th June 2015, 17:14
Cool cottage.

https://s.yimg.com/cd/resizer/2.0/FIT_TO_WIDTH-w540/e2abe958657773f67fc734997c57be7077950d88.jpg

Matt P
28th June 2015, 20:59
Amazing. They just have to be careful while playing fetch with the dog, throwing frisbee, or chasing butterflies. ;)
My wife and I lived a 4 story apartment building in Queens for a while. We used to go up to the roof for sunbathing or looking at the city at night. I never would have thought to put a house up there but I imagine the city could be transformed with this concept!
Very cool post Whitefeather.

Matt

lucidity
28th June 2015, 22:37
The nice thing about a cottage like that is...
...there's soooo much room in the basement.

be happy :-)

lucidity