Townhouse Report Created: Sunday, February 27, 2022 - Listings Shown: 4
1.
76 Macdougal Street   (Click address for more details)
Listing #: 21562439
Price: $10,490,000
Floors: 4
Nghbd: Greenwich Village
Located in Greenwich Village's unparalleled MacDougal-Sullivan Gardens with only 22 private residences sits 76 MacDougal Street, a four-story plus basement single-family home that has been recently gut-renovated. Configured with three bedrooms plus an office, which includes a full floor primary suite, five bathrooms, and two levels of entertaining and living space, this new home features all modern conveniences coupled with historic charm. The north and south views are unobstructed and flooded with natural light at all times of the day. Upon entry to the home, one is graced by natural beauty and a sightline towards the Southern garden oasis which can function as a large private yard and a much larger enclave of mature plantings shared by its members. The surrounding homes are all low-rise, colorful, and architecturally distinct which protects them from change. At 20'-wide, the proportions of this home allow for both formal and informal living. The garden level is open with an eat-in country kitchen that leads to an informal sitting area overlooking the gardens. The parlor level features gracious ceiling heights and three distinct rooms that function as living, dining, and library. These walls are non load-bearing which can be opened for a lofty aesthetic. With six large windows on this level, the natural sunlight is exceptional. The third floor has two ample-sized bedrooms, both with full bathrooms, a garden-facing office or nursery, and a dedicated pantry/laundry area. The top level of this home is unique and grand. Upon entry to the private full-floor suite, is a large sitting and dressing area with a thoughtfully placed skylight allowing light to flood this floor. The bedroom is positioned in the rear, while the large bathroom in front features an additional dressing room. This MacDougal address is conveniently located in southern Greenwich Village at the nexus of downtown Manhattan's best neighborhoods: the West Village, SoHo, Hudson Square, and NoHo. The blend of historic charm, neighborhood cache, and a modern renovation make this home special and rare.
2.
241 West 17th Street   (Click address for more details)
Listing #: 134247
Price: $6,995,000
Floors: 5
Approx Sq Ft: 4,500
Nghbd: Chelsea
Garage: Yes
25' Wide/Garage/Signature Architecture

The historic strength of Cast Iron, the power of Brutalism, and a dash of Corbusier whimsy all contribute to the architecture of 241 West 17th Street. This rare 5,400 sq ft mixed use building will become the enviable signature home for some lucky buyer to engrave their name on. Currently configured as a luxurious five story single family home with elevator, staff quarters and private garage, the conversion to offices or boutique meeting center is available by the C6-2a zoning.

Located on West 17th between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, you are surrounded by the TAMI world of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Twitter. Residential icons Walker Tower and the Steiner Building are your neighbors. The distinguished 50' vertical glass front and 21' ceiling inside offer drama, grand south light amid contemporary styling.

With a nod to its cast iron origins, this 1999 new construction house has an urban Zen rarely found in Chelsea townhouses. The elevator services all five floors which are currently configured as 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, living room, dining room and kitchen, library and 2 ground floor offices with kitchenette plus the garage. There is a finished roof deck garden and a heated and cooled cellar which has 8' ceiling height. The building has 400 amps electric service, multi zoned heating and cooling. The structure can continue as a single family home with staff quarters on the ground floor, or with the 2 open floors measuring 22' x 36' and C6-2a zoning it can easily serve as a luxury private meeting facility with executive quarters above.

241 West 17th Street is a truly rare opportunity for the private or corporate buyer.
3.
149 West 87th Street   (Click address for more details)
Listing #: 20849655
Price: $4,495,000
Floors: 4
Approx Sq Ft: 4,000
Sect: Upper West Side
149 West 87th Street is a classic townhouse designed by the architect Increase M. Grenell in Neo-Grec and Renaissance Revival styles in 1887. This 4-unit, 4,000 s.f. home features a beautiful owner's duplex, three income producing rental units, high ceilings, abundant light and air, and original details. Given the free market status of the units and the vacant owner's unit, there is flexibility to create a triplex with one unit above, or convert to a luxurious single-family home. One of the features most unique and appealing to this townhome is its 80' of depth on the first two floors, as a result of the 32'-deep extension, adding incomparable space to the owner's unit, as well as creating an oversized terrace on the third floor. The renovated owner's duplex consists of three bedrooms (the one on the first floor is now used as an office), a south-facing living room with (non-working) fireplace on the second floor, an unusually large kitchen (9' x 32') with side-by-side washer and dryer on the first floor, and two bathrooms, as well as a quiet, planted backyard, one step out of the kitchen, ideal for grilling all year round and for entertaining. The 48'-deep basement is private to the owner's unit, with three clean rooms used for utilities, bikes, storage, and workspace. The third floor is comprised of two sizable and well-maintained studio apartments, the rear of which contains the sunny, landscaped, over 30'-deep terrace overlooking beautiful townhouse gardens. Ceiling heights on this floor are 11'-high, creating bright and airy space in each of the studio apartments. The fourth floor is a two-bedroom floor-through with updated kitchen and bath. 149 West 87th Street is located on a picturesque, tree-lined, townhouse block in the West 80s, in close proximity to Central Park, the Museum of Natural History, some of the most premier schools in the City, as well as endless dining and retail options in the heart of the Upper West Side.
4.
364 East 69th Street   (Click address for more details)
Listing #: 279563
Price: $4,295,000
Floors: 3
Approx Sq Ft: 3,930
Sect: Upper East Side
Condition: EXCELLENT
A rare and exceptional offering of a sexy townhouse with two levels of gorgeous residential living space and fabulous outdoor space, above two levels of an independently accessed income-producing fair-market professional space below. Ideal for those who seek the splendor and freedom of townhouse living while retaining the financial benefits or personal convenience of substantial office space below, 364 East 69th Street is a move-in ready, beautifully appointed nearly 4,000-square-foot gem on a gorgeous tree-lined block in tranquil Lenox Hill. For less than the cost of a comparably spaced apartment, you can own your own private home with grand outdoor space, plus the ability to offset costs by generating income or for your own professional needs and never commute to work again!

Ascend an elegant yet contemporary curved iron staircase to enter the glamorous private residence. Massive floor-to-ceiling picture windows draw in warm northern light, exaggerating the stately Prewar soaring ceilings and elegant crown molding overhead and accentuating the custom millwork and built-ins found throughout the entirety of the home. Upon entry, a large dining room is adorned with the first wood-burning fireplace complementing the residence, beside which a serving window provides easy access to a central kitchen that is easily closed off behind a pair of panel doors when hosting.

Facing South, a large square living room is bathed in sunlight and home to a handsome second fireplace with dramatic black stone mantle. Ideal for entertaining or lounging indoors and out, an elaborate wet bar with wine fridge sits opposite a pair of regal French doors which lead to a sprawling terrace outside. The terrace has been constructed on top of the commercial space below, creating a raised above-ground, South-facing sunny terraced oasis stretching nearly 29 feet deep and 17 feet across.

Upstairs is a sumptuous primary suite, second bedroom, additional flex room currently in use as a nursery as well as two full bathrooms and a laundry closet. The primary suite is massive, occupying half the floor, with an en-suite bathroom, dressing area and a wall of picture windows along a beautiful planting terrace, pouring out over the trees on East 69th Street.

With its own separate entrance off the street-level gated patio is a ground floor and basement level professional space comprised of 9 private offices/conference rooms, a formal reception and a powder room on each floor. The space which is currently vacant can be rented as individual single-room offices or as a whole, already suitable for medical office space with some rooms already configured as exam rooms, perfectly complementing the many medical facilities nearby.

As if the property's current configuration didn't provide opportunity enough, one can also incorporate the lower two levels into the above existing residential space to create a fully residential four-floor townhouse, with the ability to tap into an additional 3,600 SF of unused FAR, and add an elevator.

Originally built in 1899, 364 East 69th Street is a truly superb, practical and flexible property in one of the most vibrant parts of the Upper East Side. The 17 foot-wide house is surrounded by an array of fantastic restaurants and shopping experiences as well as marvelous public transportation options including the new Second Avenue subway and M15 bus line both around the corner and the 6 train just 2.5 blocks away. Also in the neighborhood are the Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York-Presbyterian/Weil Cornell Medical Center, the Lycee Francais de New York and the many illustrious public and private schools of Manhattan's coveted Upper East Side.
 
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