Pleasantville’s eccentric, mushroom-shaped Sol Friedman House designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright is up for sale. The asking price is $1.5 million.

“The houses are so beautiful and breath-taking. It’s no wonder that the houses nearby are so expensive. I’m lucky my parents are still paying [my] mortgage,” said Jesus Alvarez, Pleasantville resident.

The Friedman House is one of three in the Usonia Historic District that were designed by Wright himself. Other houses in the district were designed by Wright’s students and disciples Aaron L. Resnick, Ulrich Franzen, Kaneji Domoto, and Paul Scheweiker.

:: Sol Friedman House (1948):: view on approach. According to William Storrer (2007) the Sol Friedman house was the “most daring” design, in respect to the geometry, of Mr. Wright houses for Usonia. This is ostensive, when you perceive the concrete and stones used to intertwine the trunk´s conic´s cilinder forms and the mushroom-shaped cartport. The circular segments of the plan geometry, are evidenced through the living room´s red windows frames or generatrices of the cilinder. Simmilar to the Reily house, the Friedman take advantage of its topografic location to give the compound a domain over the hill. #franklloydwright #organicarchitecture #architecture #usonian #solfriedman #usoniahistoricdistrict #ny #newyork #wright150 #wrightsites #fllw150 #usa🇺🇸 @frank_lloyd_wright_ @wrighttaliesin @flwtrust @taliesinpreservation @davidwrighthouse

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Although the houses add a classy ambience, some locals believe Pleasantville needs more affordable housing.

Over 60 percent of Pleasantville’s residents moved in during the 1980s and 1990s, when the median value of owner-occupied housing units was about $450,000. Since then, the median value of owner occupied housing units has increased by about $120,000.

Some see a connection between high housing prices and a lack of diversity in Pleasantville. “I’ve been living in Pleasantville my whole life, and it’s a very white town. There’s maybe a handful of [non-whites] and we all know each other. I actually went to Pace for a year for its diversity,” said Christian Maldonado, a Pleasantville resident.

“There has been a lot more diversity in homeowners recently. However, I think a lot of Pleasantville’s diversity comes from renters rather than buyers,” said David Washburn, real estate agent for RE/MAX Ace Realty in Pleasantville.

Fourteen affordable housing apartments located on Washington Avenue are being made available to people with a household income that is 50 to 60 percent of Westchester County’s median household income.

“I think that Pleasantville can benefit from affordable housing. It’ll help increase business in my shop and create a more interesting community,” said Mike DiFazio, owner of the local vape shop The Glass Room.