She lives in a brownstone in a gentrified neighborhood of New York.
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Brownstone
/ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/
Synonyms for "brownstone" (17 found)
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10 entriesbrownstone buildingbrownstone colorbrownstone facadebrownstone huebrownstone mansionbrownstone patinabrownstone quarrybrownstone stairsbrownstone texturebrownstone veneer
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He knew that Mr. Welland, who was behaving "very handsomely," already had his eye on a newly built house in East Thirty-ninth Street. The neighbourhood was thought remote, and the house was built in a ghastly greenish-yellow stone that the younger architects were beginning to employ as a protest against the brownstone of which the uniform hue coated New York like a cold chocolate sauce; but the plumbing was perfect.
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Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.
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Did I mention he lives in a fantastic, expensive-looking brownstone? Did I mention that he’s a published novelist? Did I mention that he’s an involved, attentive father?
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