The sleepy Greenwich Village block of West 11th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues has long housed a stock of 19th-century Greek Revival-style townhouses — but one in particular, now listed for $19 million, has stood out for decades.
Sandwiched between two flat-fronted properties, the townhouse at 18 W. 11th St. has a striking-looking facade — one whose top and bottom stories lie flat, but whose two middle levels point to the street at a 45-degree angle, similar to the look of an open book on a podium.
Its unusual appearance comes with a long, and tragic, backstory — one that involved a New York City woman
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