Townhouse Report Created: Saturday, February 10, 2024 - Listings Shown: 3
1.
182 Franklin Street   (Click address for more details)
Listing #: 21297398
Price: $19,499,999
Floors: 5
Approx Sq Ft: 10,000
Nghbd: Tribeca
Condition: Poor
Once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a landmark Tribeca Mansion restored by world famous designer!
182 Franklin Street was constructed in 1915 and was acquired by its current owner approximately 25 years ago and was converted into this stunning 10,000 square foot single family home.
Entering off of Tribeca's picturesque Franklin Street, the inviting foyer leads you to a staircase and elevator connecting all the floors. The rear of the first floor is currently set up as an artist's studio, but would ideally make a wonderful children's playroom, media room, solarium, swimming pool, etc.The primary suite occupies the entire third floor complete with tremendous marble bath, dressing room, sauna, and enormous closet space
3 very private and special bedrooms suites are scattered throughout complete with their own kitchenette and full baths. The grand dining room easily converts to a spectacular billiards room which shares the fourth floor with the chef's eat-in-kitchen.
The crown jewel of this home is the penthouse great room on the fifth floor. This room spans the entire footprint of the building and boasts 15 ceilings. You will feel like you are transported back into the Paris in the 1930s or Casa Cipriani. Additionally, there are 2 wine cellars, basement with laundry room, 3 gas fireplaces, air rights to build another floor (6TH floor), central HVAC and much more.
2.
124 East 70th Street   (Click address for more details)
Listing #: 21297023
Price: $10,750,000
Floors: 4
Approx Sq Ft: 6,270
Sect: Upper East Side
Condition: Excellent
Welcome to one of Manhattan's most architecturally significant townhouses, located on 70th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, considered one of the city's most beautiful and important townhouse blocks.

This 20-foot wide townhouse was designed in 1941 by William Lescaze, a Swiss-born American architect who pioneered modernism and the International Style of Architecture. It was built for Dorothy Norman, a photographer, writer and major influencer of 20th century art and politics. She was also the longtime love of Alfred Stieglitz, arguably the most important photographer of his time.

The elevatored 4-story townhouse is over +6,700 sq ft including a finished basement and connects to a unique 1-story studio building at the rear of its 100 foot lot. There is a central garden between the main house and the studio, plus a terrace on the roof of the studio overlooking the garden and townhouse. Ceiling heights are +10 feet throughout except for the entry and basement levels, where they are 9 ft and 8 ft respectively. The townhouse was designed to maximize light and a sense of peace and tranquility; it is remarkably bright and gets direct sunlight even on the first floor.

Upon arriving at this architectural treasure, one is greeted by a distinctive yellow door with glass transom. The townhouse has an overhang which keeps one dry coming and going during inclement weather. There is a welcoming foyer which leads to a large and distinctive dining room. A huge south-facing picture window overlooks the garden and 1-story studio at the rear. A corridor also with a large picture window provides access to the sunny garden and 1-story studio. The studio makes a wonderful guest bedroom or home office and has a full bathroom, and it too features a picture window onto the garden. The large eat-in kitchen at the front of the house features fully restored original cabinetry and has a service door to the street. The adjacent wet bar has an additional dishwasher and refrigerator, and an exquisite powder room completes this floor.

The sunny parlor floor features a loft-like living room with fireplace and an angled picture window overlooking the garden and access to the terrace built on the roof of the 1-story studio. The living room also features an additional seating area originally designed for piano and home concerts. At the front is a library with picture window looking across the street to the double-width Mellon mansion and the other significant Landmark townhouses on the block.

The 3rd floor of the house features a wonderful primary bedroom, also with an angled picture window overlooking a wall of ivy and the garden and terrace. The dressing room leads to the primary bathroom with a deep soaking tub and separate shower, a secondary bathroom, additional washer and dryer, and kitchenette. To the front is a home office or additional bedroom.

The top floor was designed with 2 guest bedrooms, shared bathroom and dressing area, and small terrace overlooking the garden, plus 3 smaller bedrooms and a bathroom at the front of the house. There is also a large skylight at the top of the stairwell allowing light to filter down.The finished basement has a large media room, wine cellar, utility room and storage, a room housing A/V and lighting panels, plus a large laundry room.The townhouse is completely restored and renovated with state-of-the-art HVAC and custom lighting while retaining the vision of Dorothy Norman and William Lescaze. The current owner researched and implemented the exact colors that Lescaze used to fully capture the spirit of the house as it was intended. The townhouse also features the original furniture and built-ins which were designed by Lescaze for the residence, all carefully restored to "new."

Truly a unique and beautifully restored masterpiece of the International Style of Architecture, this townhouse will take your breath away. There is nothing else like it in the city.
3.
111 East 19th Street   (Click address for more details)
Listing #: 422485
Price: $5,600,000
Floors: 4
Approx Sq Ft: 4,917
Nghbd: Gramercy Park
A GRAMERCY HOME: HAVE IT YOUR WAY Block: 875 Lot: 11 Lot: 16.67 X 75 +/- (The Ground Floor is Built Full) Built: 16.67 X 55 +/- (Floors 2 through 5) The 1855 Anglo-Italianate south-facing single-family house with its newly re-made classic brownstone facade offers the buyer an exceptional opportunity to redesign the interior of an historic structure; repurposing the house to custom-fit an individual lifestyle. The exclusive residential old New York neighborhood, between Park Avenue and Irving Place is around the corner from the coveted Gramercy Park, the focal point of the area. So too, its half-block proximity from the designated Block Beautiful on 19th Street between Irving Place and Third Avenue sets 111 East 19th Street in the most desirable location. The neighborhood is further enhanced by the finest restaurants (the reputable Union Square Cafe has newly relocated on the corner of 19th and Park Avenue), the historic National Arts and Players Clubs on the Park, the Union Square Green Market, as well as the convenience of mass transportation, all contribute to the allure of the area. Approved architectural plans, intricately detailed are included with the sale. The ready-to-go plans provide access and immediacy to the re-building, and re-make of the classic design quality of the house. Much thought and consultation went into the plans, the owners deep desire to get the house back as much as possible to its original vision. Notwithstanding, a buyer can follow the plans to a tee, pick and choose or come up with an entirely unique conception. The following work has been completed: total demolition, environmental remediation, new brownstone facade in sync with original facade, custom Marvin windows installed throughout the house, front door, new steel trusses for all floors, new roof, rear facade brick work has been restored and tuck-pointed, elevator-opening provisioned on all five floors. The rear wall on the parlor floor has been replaced by a casement window-wall curtain, providing light and atmosphere that opens up to the renovated terrace and restored wood enclosure; a skylight has been installed on terrace floor allowing light into the lower level. Also, it is important to note that this particular block is not landmarked, and therefore has more flexibility with less restrictions as a landmarked block in terms of construction and renovation. Interior photos are virtually staged.
 
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