{"id":483198,"date":"2026-03-19T01:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/483198\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T01:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:56:14","slug":"live-like-robert-frank-and-june-leaf-in-a-bleecker-street-townhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/483198\/","title":{"rendered":"Live like Robert Frank and June Leaf in a Bleecker Street townhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A veritable downtown monument, 7 Bleecker Street carries the imprint of long occupation, most distinctly as the home and studio of Robert Frank and June Leaf. The Federal-style 1817 townhouse served the couple for more than four decades, during which time they lived and created in these light-filled spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the interior, little has been reworked. Painted timber boards are worn through in places, pipework remains exposed and shelving groans along the walls. Rooms shift in use rather than holding a fixed arrangement \u2014 part studio, part living space, part storage \u2014 reflecting the building\u2019s long use as a place for making.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/159520163.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160235\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Evan Joseph for Corcoran<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/158627709.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160228\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Evan Joseph for Corcoran<\/p>\n<p>Frank, whose photo book The Americans reshaped postwar photography, worked here alongside Leaf, known for her kinetic, figurative sculptures. Their presence remains visible in the condition of the interiors, which have been left largely intact.<\/p>\n<p>The townhouse spans just over 4,400 square feet, including the lower level, and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcoran.com\/listing\/for-sale\/7-bleecker-street-manhattan-ny-10012\/23679596\/regionId\/1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">currently listed for $6.5 million<\/a>, with additional buildable area subject to approval. As it stands, it offers a rare continuity of artistic life in NoHo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/158627714.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160232\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Evan Joseph for Corcoran<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/158627715.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160233\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Evan Joseph for Corcoran<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/158627708.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160227\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Evan Joseph for Corcoran<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/give-yourself-this-home-where-the-kangaroos-roam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read next: Give yourself this home where the kangaroos roam<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/a-low-slung-2024-finca-by-nora-studio-opens-toward-the-tramuntana-in-llubi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A low-slung Mallorcan finca opens toward the Tramuntana mountains<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A veritable downtown monument, 7 Bleecker Street carries the imprint of long occupation, most distinctly as the home&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-483198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}