Havemeyer bidding war

23 Halsey Drive, $1.175 million, pending after 16 days. (Video here.) Owned by the mother (now deceased at 97) of childhood friends, it still astonishes me to see how much housing expectations have changed over the years. This one, built in 1948 and with a small add-on later, was still just 1,411 sq. ft., and had one full, and one half bath to serve four bedrooms.