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The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, overlooking Brooklyn Bridge Park, is a favorite walking area for residents and tourists. Long known for its charming homes, the neighborhood has been enhanced in recent years by the transformation of the waterfront.

Nina Weinman is one of Hallmark Channel’s stalwart contributors, with 30 produced movies so far, many with a holiday theme. She lives with her husband, Will Swift, a talent manager, and their two children in a 1940s ranch-style house in central Los Angeles.

Realtor.comA contemporary Atlanta mansion, with an ultrasleek exterior and a midcentury-inspired interior, just landed on the market for $1,895,000.Situated in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward area, the five-bedroom residence was built in 2008 and is said to be "the largest-ever modern single-family home built" in the neighborhood, according to the listing.It is also one of the rare properties in

Lionel Hahn/Getty Images for Heroes of Media / Realtor.com“Catwoman” star Halle Berry has put her purr-fect Malibu, CA, mansion on the market for $18 million.According to records, the property last changed hands in 2004 for $8.5 million.The impressive abode has three bedrooms, five bathrooms, and over 5,000 square feet of living space. It’s also located

Friends Jonathan Travis and Ethan Rafii bought a shared country house in Chappaqua, N.Y., where they display their art collections and host an artist residency. They commissioned Simone Bodmer-Turner to create a plaster treatment for the fireplace wall in the great room, which swoops down to create an integrated firewood holder and bench. The coffee table

City Island, a neighborhood in the northeastern section of the Bronx, is an island connected to the rest of New York by a three-lane bridge. Its maritime community has an old-fashioned, small-town flavor. Harlem Yacht Club, on Hunter Avenue, is one of three large yacht clubs on the bay side of the island.

Realtor.comA spectacular property with a midcentury modern home, separate studio, and two pools (indoor and outdoor!) has hit the market in Baltimore for $2,350,000.A true outdoor oasis, the 2.2-acre wooded compound boasts several terraces, water features, and a fishpond that serves as a focal point. The lot abuts the Jones Falls Trail, extending from the Inner Harbor

Realtor.comA delightfully familiar Brooklyn, NY, home has hit the market for $8,750,000.This Bay Ridge beauty at 8200 Narrows Avenue has six bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, and a fascinating history.“It is a special part of the Bay Ridge community and has long been a destination for members of New York society,” says listing agent Peter Grazioli, of Brown Harris

Jake Cohen, 29, the author of a new cookbook, “I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day,” lives with his husband, Alex Shapiro, a financial consultant, in a two-bedroom rental in a Long Island City, N.Y., high-rise. The building’s amenities include a community garden that is much loved by Mr. Cohen.

With soaring ceilings and a grand portico, the Hall of Springs is a popular wedding venue and one of many historic buildings in the 2,379-acre Saratoga Spa State Park, a National Historic Landmark with spring-lined trails, a mineral spa and a golf course.