Exclusive | A secret row of cottages in NYC is suddenly seeing a flurry of listings: People love the idea that its secluded

For more than a century, Pomander Walk has been one of New York’s most secretive enclaves — a gated row of Tudor-style cottages tucked between West 94th and 95th streets that feels more English village than Manhattan block.Sales inside the 27-home co-op are notoriously rare. Years can pass without a single offering.

Yet in recent months, three units have hit the market nearly at once, a flurry of activity for a community that usually trades in whispers.The newest listing, a one-bedroom, one-bath residence at 10 Pomander Walk asking $895,000, is being marketed as a “storybook retreat” complete with a west-facing living room overlooking a private garden and custom millwork. A windowed kitchen and bath round out the unit.It’s represented by Joan Kagan and Scarlett Buford of Compass.That listing joins two separate one-bedrooms inside a corner cottage, each priced at $699,000, and a duplex that appeared in September for $1.39 million. Earlier this year, a one-bedroom that had been asking $749,000 entered contract in less than a month.For Natalie Weiss, a Nest Seekers agent who grew up there and has sold roughly 20 homes along the lane, the streak is less trend than coincidence. “There will be years when nothing comes on the market and then something will happen like a pandemic and three or four will come up.

It’s always about timing,” she said, pointing out that in 2024 there were no sales, and between 2017 and 2019, the enclave also sat idle.Weiss knows the block better than most. “I was born and raised on the walk.My family was there for slightly under 50 years,” she said.

After her father passed away, her mother left for a building with an elevator, but Weiss still returns often and maintains ties to longtime residents. “I no longer live there, but I’m still so invested.My family only left about eight years ago.

And I’m still selling units on the walk.So I’m there all the time and my friends still live there.”Life on Pomander W...