DWELL: 16 WEST 130TH STREET TOWNHOUSE

A rare Astor Row townhouse has just been placed on the market at 16 West 130th Street for the asking price of $1.4 million.  This landmark home apparently needs a lot of work and those putting in a bid might consider that the record for a renovated home on the block was set at $2.4 million last year.  We do like this historic micro-nabe in Central Harlem which is right around the corner from Lenox Avenue but there are still a handful of buildings in pretty sad shape within the immediate vicinity: LINK