This is quintessential New York living. The thing about New York is that space is at a premium. With so many people living there, the right property in the right neighborhood is everything. Not everybody can live in Manhattan, but that’s why God made Brooklyn. New York wouldn’t be New York without it. The iconic brownstone townhouses with the giant “stoop” out front looks fairly small, compared to the fully-detached homes you find in the suburbs. But New York architects are artists when it comes to the efficient use of limited space. These homes are enormous! While some have been subdivided into apartments, many are still single-family homes.