Listing of the Day
Location: Hamilton Heights, New York Price: $5.495 million
Completed in 1898, this historic Neville & Bagge-designed mansion sat empty, hidden by scaffolding for 20 years before developers who live in and love the neighborhood were able to purchase it.
"It was almost like a shell," said Tamara Marotta of Douglas Elliman. "Every beam was replaced, every wall, every floor, to restore it to its former glory. Number 72 is the beacon of Hamilton Terrace."
Amazing attention to detail went into restoring this beautiful home. Outside, original wrought-iron fencing surrounds it, and its Renaissance-style limestone and terra cotta brick façade features beautiful carved emblems.
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"Most importantly," Ms. Marotta said, "the frontage is the length of the house," meaning that the home’s exposures on three sides allow exceptional natural light to pour in through 42 original, landmark windows. With slate from England, mahogany doors and mantles salvaged from mansions of a similar age, and preserved original moldings, this rare home is characterized by its Old World quality and built for formal, modern living.
The Stats
With five floors of living space, this 4,930-square-foot home has four bedrooms, three full baths and two half-baths, in addition to a versatile outdoor space and a roof deck.
Amenities
A beautiful outdoor space helps connect the cellar level—with its restaurant-quality bar and 800-bottle wine cellar—to the library on the parlor floor, so "there’s no doubt that this is a house for entertaining," Ms. Marotta said. On the second floor, the open gourmet kitchen and dining room flow seamlessly into the living room, which features one of two working gas fireplaces—a notable amenity in a New York mansion of this age.
The master suite on the third floor includes a spa-like bath and steam shower, with heated marble floors. Two more bedrooms are found on the top floor, where library stairs lead to a roof deck offering all-around stunning views.
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Neighborhood Notes
Hamilton Terrace is a three-block enclave in the Hamilton Heights section of Harlem, anchored by Alexander Hamilton’s historic home, Hamilton Grange, at one end, and this mansion, at the other. "It’s the number one neighborhood in Harlem for a number of reasons," Ms. Marotta said. Its tree-lined residential streets host some of the most magnificent townhouses in New York City.
Listing agent: Tamara Marotta, Douglas Elliman