The ultimate
holiday gift: a 19-room mansion built in 1883 and completely renovated and
embellished in 2005, is located at 12
East 69th Street, a prime location in Manhattan between 5th
Avenue and Madison Avenue. This pretty
limestone mansion is already gift wrapped.
List price is $114,077,000. The
sidewalks and exterior steps are heated.
A
fabulous duplex library features a celestial celing mural, 2-story rendition of
Kipling’s poem, “If,” built-in black walnut bookcases and burled elm paneling.
A spiral staircase connects to the parlor level catwalk to the main library
below.
Grand
Hall/Living Room, 850 living sq ft, has detailed gilded moldings in the
coffered ceilings, a walnut marquetry floor, and Brazilian travertine
fireplace.
Kitchen
is 40’ wide, has brick and fieldstone walls, a brick pizza oven, butcher block
center island and floors made from reclaimed railroad ties.
The
museum-quality formal dining room has a carved stone fireplace which is a
replica of a dining room at the Palace of Versailles in France. Floor-to-ceiling windows have mahogany
frames. Black walnut marquetry floor has
a “rug border”. Plaster walls are
adorned with golf leaf.
Romantic
and lavish guest bedroom on 5th floor has en-suite bath and walk-in
closets.
Spa/bathroom
resembles a Grecian temple. Bath tub is
Italian onyx with raised soaking rub carved from a single slab of stone; bidet
and toilet are carved from matching onyx.
Steam shower is framed by mosaic
tile archway.
Fit
for a king, the master bedroom suite features golf-leaf moldings, a sitting
area with fireplace, hidden his-and-hers walk in closets and 2nd
master bath.
Ground
floor informal family room/den has a riverstone fireplace and home office area.
The
420 sq ft home theater/media center has sound-proofed walls and red cherry wood
balcony.
Lower
level indoor saltwater swimming pool is heated.
Three-tiered
roof terrace offers a glimpse of Central Park and Upper East Side cityscape. Imagine watching the July 4th
fireworks from here!
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