Townhouse Report Created: Monday, May 22, 2017 - Listings Shown: 2
1.
18 East 93rd Street   (Click address for more details)
Listing #: 556521
Price: $10,900,000
Floors: 5
Approx Sq Ft: 6,090
Sect: Upper East Side
This home is on one of the most beautiful tree-lined blocks in the historic landmarked district of Carnegie Hill, right next to Central Park.This handsome 20-foot, five-story townhouse has original architectural details inside and out, high ceilings, grand front and rear rooms, nine fireplaces and a luscious south-facing garden..

Enter into the garden level, the first of five magnificent floors. The layout allows for easy reconfiguration from its current office use to create an oversized eat-in kitchen with breakfast room overlooking the charming garden, your own private oasis of lush greenery.

The front door with glass panes encased in elaborate ironwork opens into the beautiful formal entry to the parlor floor. This welcoming foyer still retains its intricate ceiling with original detailed millwork. The parlor also boasts two large arched windows and a fireplace. The dining room features 11'9" ceilings, a marble fireplace, oak floors with decorative borders and picture-perfect French doors enfolded in distinctive ironwork which open onto a lovely private balcony wrapped in a European inspired canopy of greenery and grapevines.

The upper floors contain six beautifully proportioned rooms with rich crown and base board moldings, elegantly framed windows, period fireplaces, and two bathrooms per floor. The south-facing rooms are pretty and peaceful. The fourth floor has a sun-flooded terrace overlooking the garden.

The cellar currently houses the laundry room, mechanicals and storage. It can also be excavated to create a full floor with ample space for a gym. In line with similar plans in the neighboring buildings, an elevator can be added to provide easy access to all floors.Number 18 is located in the heart of Museum Mile near the Reservoir. This area of Manhattan feels like a village in the middle of the busiest city in the world. 18 East 93rd Street is one of a Romanesque Revival row of townhouses built by the father-son team of Walter Reid and Walter Reid, Jr. in 1892-93. The Reids used uniform materials and color, with two distinct alternating fa?ades, adding a harmonious rhythm to this outstanding block.
2.
150 East 38th Street   (Click address for more details)
Listing #: 631656
Price: $4,900,000
Floors: 3
Approx Sq Ft: 3,680
Sect: Middle East Side
It is urban legend that this home was once owned by President Martin Van Buren's family, this historical federalist-style townhouse is on the market for the first time in 53 years. Located on a beautiful block in Murray Hill, this home has the distinction of sharing the courtyard and entrance with the house next door. The four story, 20 foot wide house is 3,680 square feet and has five bedrooms, four full baths and two half baths along with a garden and laundry room/storage area downstairs. The ground floor features a powder room, the kitchen with a separate service entrance, a dining room with a fireplace and bay window that adjoins the fully heated and air conditioned sunroom. Up the circular staircase to the parlor floor. The living room faces the front of the house and features high ceilings, three large windows, built ins and a fireplace. Facing the back of the house is a wood paneled library with a bay window, fireplace and coffered ceiling. There is a wet bar and powder room discreetly off the library. The library opens to the terrace, which runs along the back of the house and overlooks the garden. The second floor has two large bedrooms with en-suite baths. This floor could easily be the master suite, with one bedroom and sitting room. The third floor is currently configured as a two bedroom, each with a full bath and an office in between that also features a fireplace. All the rooms are spacious and they could easily be converted into three bedrooms.
 
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