"It is a sliver of a word, and a nonspecific one at that, but in New York City real estate, 'prewar' speaks volumes," the New York Times wrote in 2012. In that category, this four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home is for sale in New York, NY. You only have to pay $6,995,000 for it. "The term, applied generally to apartment buildings built before World War II, conjures images of high ceilings, thick walls, plaster ornamentation and generous layouts," the Times wrote.