Twin, 12.5-foot townhouses on East 78th Street are being marketed as a single unit, despite belonging to two different families, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The Turner and Usdan families, who have lived next to one another on the Upper East Side for more than 30 years, figure the two units are worth more than the sum of their parts. Asking price on the combination of units is $11.95 million.
While the units are mirror images, the similarities end there. One is decorated in a Victorian style, the other is quite modern, the Journal said.
However, the address lies just outside a historic district, so a buyer could purchase the units and demolish them. The block is zoned for commercial and residential uses.
Both families bought their townhouses for less than $200,000 in 1978, the Journal said. [WSJ]
