Mr. Candy's broker, Louis Buckworth of Corcoran Group, said that he considered the purchase a long-term investment as well.

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Pam Liebman, president of Corcoran Group, said the sellers were looking for a "person with vision" to take over the space.

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Pamela Liebman, president of Corcoran Group, said that sales may have been depressed lately because of falling inventory, especially of well-priced apartments.

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Listing agent Robert Browne of the Corcoran Group called the brownstone elegant, with an elegant stoop that is divided into 2 units.

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Matthew Shadbolt, the director of online marketing for the Corcoran Group real estate company, said the portable technology helps him connect with potential homebuyers.

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The Tennysons paid 20 times earnings, fairly typical for New York City these days, according to data from Halstead Property and Corcoran Group, two large realty brokerages in New York.

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Julie Pham, a broker at Corcoran Group who has the Bond Street listing, said the views of old brick buildings and water towers from the 1, 500-square-foot terrace and the penthouse windows reflect the "urban alienation" in some of Moby's music and movie soundtracks.

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"I've never witnessed so much pent up demand, " said Kelly Mack, president of Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group, which is handling marketing and sales for the building.

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Beth Fisher, a senior managing director at the Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group, said buildings on the park are centrally located and internationally known, giving them huge advantages.

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