It’s Free to Look: 3 Riverview Terrace

Nothing says summer like sipping wine on a terrace so close to the river you can certainly smell it.

The lucky few grab real estate with river views. The luckier still can claim this rare townhouse on Riverview Terrace, not so much on the river as of it. Then enjoy the rare opportunity to taunt the haughty folks of next-door Sutton Place who can’t gaze on the water from every single room of their houses.

The property has a gated cobblestoned street and a private keyed park, according to the Sotheby's listing. It’s perfect for those who find Sutton Place and its, residents, such as Mario Cuomo and Kenneth Cole, just a little scruffy.

The price has fallen recently to $15.5 million, so it might just be time to take the plunge, so to speak. --Laura Kusisto