An F1 Car in the Living Room?! 🏎️

December 10, 2025

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What Up Family?!

Welcome to The Edit with Aaron Seawood, a lifestyle letter serving a weekly dose of real estate, culture, and wisdom—all in three minutes or less. Let’s dive in. 

 

Real Estate Remix

A Catskills Retreat With an F1 Car in the Living Room

Only in New York do you find a home where the centerpiece isn’t art on the walls, it’s a Formula One car parked in the living room! This contemporary Monticello property, built steps from the Monticello Motor Club, is the ultimate showcase of lifestyle meets performance design.

Real estate developer Mike Watkins, a lifelong car enthusiast, took inspiration straight from the track. His father raced a ’64 Corvette, and Watkins and his twin brother grew up around engines and adrenaline. The result? A home that blurs the line between residence and racetrack atmosphere, complete with an F1 replica on display, a Ferrari-inspired office, and a custom carport built for collectors who live life in the fast lane.

Q: how far would you go with your home to honor your passion? 

 

NYC Insider: What’s Happening This Week

Get Your Kicks: A Century of Sparkle

The Rockettes are celebrating 100 years of high kicks and holiday magic at Radio City Music Hall, where the iconic “Christmas Spectacular” runs through January 5. It’s one of New York’s most beloved winter rituals: glitter, precision, and nostalgia.

But the city has a charming local twist, too. Over on Staten Island, the historic St. George Theatre hosts its own holiday tradition: “The Christmas Show,” running December 12–14. Expect musical numbers, the high-stepping Richmondettes, and even a living Nativity performed by more than 100 community volunteers.

Big stage or neighborhood spotlight, New York knows how to put on a show.

 

 

Weekly Gem 💎 

The Space Between

There’s a moment after the storm…

after the shaking, after the shedding, after the truth has settled, where life gets quiet.

Not empty.

Not stuck.

Just… spacious.

This is The Space Between.

The place where your old world is gone, but your new world hasn’t revealed itself yet.

Where your spirit is steady, but the next chapter hasn’t taken shape.

Most people panic here (it took everything in me not to!)

They try to fill the silence, force a plan, or outrun the stillness.

But this space is sacred.

It’s the cosmic inhale before your next exhale.

It’s the universe rearranging everything to match the new version of you.

If you feel calm but uncertain… grounded but directionless….           safe but suspended…

Trust it.

That’s exactly what alignment feels like right before elevation.

This week, don’t rush the unfolding.

Let the space do its work.

Your next level is already built, you’re just being calibrated to walk into it.

You’re not waiting.

You’re becoming.

 

Family: If my weekly gem isn’t enough, I’m Broadcasting from the Bright Side every day. If you need encouragement, a place to be heard, or someone to remind you of your greatness, please call me at 646.699.3969. You’re not alone. I got you.

 

 

The Best Home on the Market This Week  

Here’s a special listing that caught my eye that I think you should consider if you’re in the market. I’m prioritizing quality, soul, and a space that truly speaks.

Listed by Nick Gavin, Mary Ellen Cashman

125 West 11th Street

$21,500,000      5 Beds / 6 Baths      West Village

A true Greenwich Village original at 22 feet wide and nearly 8,000 square feet inside, this 1849 Greek Revival stunner has lived many lives: sculptor’s atelier, dancer’s rehearsal hall, and a decades-long gathering place for the Village’s creative elite. Now, thoughtfully modernized after nearly 70 years with one family, it’s ready for its next visionary.

🔑 Best Features

• A 54-foot artist’s studio designed by Daniel Chester French, crowned by three massive skylights and 30-foot peaks

• Nearly 8,000 interior sq ft across six stories, with 22-foot width and a private elevator

• Historic artistry meets modern comfort: grand rooms, high ceilings, wide-plank oak floors, and central air

• Multiple private outdoor spaces, including a treetop terrace and a skyline-view roof deck facing downtown

• Flexible layout with 5–7 bedrooms, 5 full baths, 1 powder room, and three distinct studio spaces honoring its creative past.

 

 Who wants a tour?

 

Before you go…

🎤 The UES holiday mic drop: Gloria! at St. Ignatius.

🧚🏽 My First Nutcracker returns with a reimagined production.

🎅🏽 Soak up Bronx holiday charm at Bartow-Pell Mansion.

🎺 SNL alum Gasteyer’s Sugar and Booze is live!

🎷 Smoke’s 13th Annual Coltrane Festival is Jazzy!

💨 From coast to coast, here are the towns Americans are ghosting.

 

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Looking to Buy, Sell, or Rent? Let’s talk.

 

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