Mystery Buyer Grabs a Slice of John Jacob Astor’s Farm for $21M, Townhouse Included
The stipulation that the owner of the plot of land currently hosting the 9,360 square-foot townhouse at 21 West 10th Street refrain from housing livestock on the premises--in favor of human occupants--seems a good deal more relevant when you consider that the dictate was handed down in the early 19th century, when the parcel was but a fragment of the local farmland holdings of John Jacob Astor.
