RIDE THE RAFT 🌊

October 15, 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

🏌🏽 Full Swing: Five Iron Golf Lands in Williamsburg

Momentum keeps building at 25 Kent as Five Iron Golf locks in nearly 16,000 square feet to create Brooklyn’s largest indoor golf experience. Think 13 TrackMan simulators, a 7,000-square-foot gym, and locker rooms that feel more Soho House than sports club, designed for the modern flow of work, play, and recovery.

The move follows Glowbar’s recent lease, tightening 25 Kent’s grip as Williamsburg’s creative HQ. “Both brands embody the energy and creativity synonymous with the neighborhood,” says Craig Panzirer of Global Holdings.

Repped by CBRE’s Anthony Dattoma, this Five Iron flagship mirrors the scale of its Midtown spot at 1290 Sixth Avenue, but with that Brooklyn edge. Now 65% leased, 25 Kent stands as the borough’s first new office development in four decades and one of its most forward-thinking.

 

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NYC Insider: What’s Happening This Week

Three days. 300 doors. Infinite stories. From October 17–19, Open House New York Weekend returns, throwing the city wide open…literally. For one weekend, New York drops the velvet ropes and lets you step inside the spaces that shape its soul: the skyline icons, the hidden infrastructure, the studios where ideas get built before they go global.

You’ll see the city the way insiders do, from the roof decks and archives to the tunnels and creative labs most people only pass by. Every borough, every neighborhood, every block has something to reveal.

It’s not just an architecture tour, it’s a love letter to the machine behind the magic. A reminder that New York isn’t just a place you live in. It’s a system you get to explore. So, we’re going to check out some places together or what?!

 

 

Weekly Gem 💎 

Ride the Raft

When life’s calm, it’s easy to trust the water. When it speeds up, when the current gets rough, suddenly we want control, a map, a guarantee that it won’t all crash downstream.

But that’s not how the river works.

We’re not meant to steer every wave. We’re meant to ride it.

Think about it, when we’re really in it, white water spraying, heart racing, we’re not thinking about the end. We’re just present. Laughing, flowing, enjoying. 

That’s where the magic is.

This week, let’s stop fighting the current or trying to predict the waterfall.

Let’s trust that the same force carrying us through the chaos knows exactly where it’s taking us.

Lean back. Breathe. Ride the raft.

 

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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, Allie Fraza and Ugo Rossino

37 Harrison Street

$8,750,000     3 Beds / 4 Baths    TriBeCa

Federal Heritage, Tribeca Soul

History doesn’t often feel this fresh. Built in 1828, 37 Harrison Street is one of Tribeca’s crown jewels, a landmarked Federal-style townhouse reborn for modern living. Once a family home and later the headquarters of a neighborhood food market, it’s now a masterclass in restraint and restoration.

Architect Susan Yun and designer Penelope August stripped it down to its soul, then rebuilt it with intention: anchoring the entire home around a concealed steel frame that lets old-world character stand tall with contemporary strength. Eleven-foot ceilings, a sculptural heart pine staircase, and pale wide-plank floors set the pace for light and flow.

The kitchen hums with a marigold Lacanche range and terrazzo countertops. Baths glow with Moroccan tadelakt. Exposed beams whisper stories of the past while the craftsmanship pulls it all together.

🔑 Best Features

• Landmarked 1828 façade, restored with original detailing, windows, and dormers

• Architectural rebuild with hidden steel framing – classic beauty with modern backbone

• Showpiece kitchen with Lacanche range, terrazzo counters, and custom Rosaline glass pendants

• Top-floor suite with 11-ft ceilings, timber beams, Moroccan plaster bath, and brass fixtures

• Flexible garden level with exposed stone foundations, folding gallery wall, and garden access

 

 Who wants a tour?

 

Before you go…

😋 Could Union Square be staging the comeback we’ve all been hungry for?

🗽 Care to guess how much does comfort cost in the city that never sleeps?

🍸 Because in New York, half the thrill is getting in…  and the other half is posting that you did.

🎤 The Tony winner, Disney legend, and global icon takes the stage for a night of pure nostalgia, power, and grace.

✈️ From JFK to forever: the world’s longest flight just got longer.

🎉 Gen Z’s pop powerhouse takes over Madison Square Garden and pop’s next era by storm on Saturday.

🪘 The Indigenous Peoples Parade returns to honor, celebrate, and move NYC.

 

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