THE MANSIONThis building is an architect ready "blank canvas" that is now a state-of-the-art preparation ready for your personal installation. It is 25' wide comprising approximately 13,000 total square feet on 7 levels, with two entrances, a rear garden, two terraces, a potential roof garden, and perfectly located just off Fifth Avenue and the 840 acres of Central Park.It has been painstakingly crafted with extreme care, with a brilliant bowed façade in the Beaux-Arts Classical Revival style of newly quarried Indiana limestone & Roman butter joint bricks from Nebraska, typical of buildings of the 19th century. The façade was designed to bring the greatest amount of light into the interior. The mansion is 100% reconstructed, with all wooden joists replaced by steel so the building now is entirely concrete and steel. It could even be capable of meeting LEED certification standard!DELIVERED ARCHITECT-READY- New landmarks-approved limestone and brick façade- New wood Marvin windows and French doors- All windows replaced with double pane Low-E environmental approved art safe windows- New roof, including terraces where located on the architectural plans- New concrete floors with radiant tubes embedded in the floor- New forecourt with a service entrance leading to the lower level, bluestone floors and a limestone wall- New electrical service into the building- Two chillers, which will accommodate the cooling needs of the building- New operating elevator measuring 6'8" x 5'4" and serves all 7 levels, basement to top- Central staircase- Bluestone and bamboo in lower gardenTHE BLOCKOne of the original houses on the block dating from 1872, it was designed by the architects J.G. and R.B. Lynd for their own use. Later residents included jewelers Anthony and Adolph Wallach. In 1915, the façade was revised by architect Henry Pelton for John G. Agar (1856-1935), a pioneer in the conservation movement and a leader of political reform in New York City.THE OPPORTUNITYThis mansion offers both: the rare opportunity to acquire the best location with the freedom to pay for just what you want in a mansion. The "blank canvas" and the ability to create a masterpiece is yours. Without doubt, a most desirable opportunity in challenging times.
Listing ID: 794251 Last updated: 2/5/2010 Type: Townhouse Price: $23,000,000 Air conditioning: Central Air Delivered vacant: Yes Elevator: Yes Garden: Yes Roof garden: Yes Basement: Yes Facade: Limestone
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