New York’s skinniest house on market for $4.3 million

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   >>> say size isn't everything. a house that just hit the market here in new york city seems to prove that. it's barely wider than your living room sofa. here's "today" real estate contributor barbara corcoran.

   >> reporter: new york's west village has always had a unique flavor of its own. bohemian, artistic, and for the past few decades, expensive. celebrities like sarah jessica parker call this neighborhood home. and one distinct house has been captivating the imagination of tourists and residents for over 100 years. located at 75 1/2 bedford street, past residents include cary grant , john barrymore and the poet edna st. vincent. real estate broker paul bolson recently gave me a tour. i understand the whole house is built on a carriageway.

   >> it was, yes.

   >> is that typical of its time?

   >> it's not. this is an atypical house . everybody in new york wanted to use the space they had.

   >> and they squeezed this little house --

   >> they squeeze the this house between the two houses that were here before.

   >> reporter: i had to measure the house myself just to believe it. 9.6!

   >> i told you!

   >> reporter: at 990 square feet , it's a little like living in a dollhouse.

   >> when you come in here, it's like entering the rabbit hole . your mind expands the room and it's just a great space.

   >> let's see if that works on my mind as i squeeze through this little kitchen here.

   >> reporter: four working fireplaces, original beams and a communal garden make up for some of the home's shortcomings. what is this, an ez-bake oven? it's so tiny. so do the details justify the price tag?

   >> the current owner did put in a million-dollar renovation.

   >> reporter: what? $ 1 million ? what do you spend $ 1 million on 990 square feet ?

   >> that's a gut renovation.

   >> reporter: i want to see those receipts. a narrow staircase links all three floors for a total of seven rooms.

   >> welcome to the master bedroom .

   >> reporter: this is the master bedroom ? where would you fit a bed?

   >> we've got a bed right here. cary grant used to live here.

   >> reporter: okay. why not? and then there's the not-so-private bathroom.

   >> prettiest room in the house .

   >> reporter: no doubt. a nice clawfoot tub. what about these windows? you've got to be kidding. you'd have to be an exhibitionist to be in this tub.

   >> a little bit of a free spirit , yes.

   >> reporter: still, bo believes someone out there will appreciate the novelty. you're asking $4.3 million for this house .

   >> yes, we are.

   >> reporter: how would you justify that price?

   >> for under $6 million, you really don't get anything in the west village .

   >> reporter: and who, bo, do you picture living in this home?

   >> i think somebody who definitely has to have an open mind .

   >> reporter: you're goingrh?hp &h& need somqj?t with a really fat wallet to buy this skinny little

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