A Classic Upper East Side Home | 161 East 63rd Street for sale in New York, New York

$14,750,000

A stunning Lenox Hill townhouse spanning six stories, this one-of-a-kind residence is a fully modern mansion renovated in perfect harmony with stately prewar features on one of Manhattans most exclusive blocks.
 
Built in 1870 in the distinctive Neo-Greco/Italianate style, the home's historic detail has been meticulously maintained and renovated into a classic-modern style.
The home features six bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and three half-baths and offers an enviable array of entertaining options, including 1,750 square feet of outdoor space.
This lovely 19th-century building is graced with 7 original fireplaces with ornate antique and period mantels, crown molding, rich wood flooring, inlaid doors and an abundance of natural light throughout, the flexible layout makes this historic address the ideal canvas for the home of your dreams.
On the main level, a grand entry foyer leads to the open-plan kitchen/dining room with graceful herringbone wood floors and stylish recessed lighting. The adjacent open kitchen is a chefs dream complete with a sit-down island, ample wooden cabinetry, a double oven and cooktop framed by exposed brick, and a separate pantry. Double doors lead out from the dining room to a generous, elegantly landscaped rear garden.
Upstairs, a spacious, sun-filled living room is centered on a beautiful fireplace. The living room/salon can also include a formal dining area, complementing the classic-modern design found throughout the home. The Library, which is adjacent to the living room, features a fireplace, handsome built-in bookshelves and leads to a private study and powder room.
The sprawling master bedroom suite encompasses the entire third floor, including a private terrace, enormous, professionally designed dressing room, and a luxurious en-suite bathroom offering the finest materials and fixtures, a separate water closet and stand-alone soaking tub dramatically perched in front of a stately fireplace.
The two upper levels contain five more bedrooms, three with well-appointed en-suite bathrooms. There is also a large laundry room on the fourth floor. The fifth floor includes a kitchenette so that it can function as its own private guest or staff apartment.
A spacious 20-by-40-foot roof deck crowns this highly impressive residence, offering sweeping views of the Midtown skyline. Finally, the finished basement features a gym, a fully outfitted, thermostatically controlled wine cave, recreation area and abundant storage space. The home offers central heating/cooling systems for optimal comfort.
The location lends itself to the needs of the most discerning buyer, steps from the wide array of restaurants and the very finest in retail and boutique shopping that Madison and Fifth Avenue offers. The fitness devotee will find SoulCycle, Equinox Gym, Central Park and the East River Esplanade steps away and an extension of their own back yard allowing easy access and quiet enjoyment of New York Citys best outdoor spaces.
The true allure of this townhouse is the ease that it takes to make it a home, requiring a minimum amount of work to create a stunning, one of a kind, private resid

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