A new Manhattan listing presents a unique opportunity to own a historic Upper West Side townhouse with truly grand dimensions.
The 19th-century mansion, listed for $14.25 million earlier in August, has five stories and measures 23 feet across, notably wider than the average townhouse. The home was designed by architect Clarence True, who is credited with shaping the look of the Upper West Side through his prolific work in the neighborhood around the turn of the 20th century.
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It’s the home’s Old World details and European feel, plus the True pedigree, that listing broker Richard Pretsfelder, of Leslie J. Garfield, said will really get buyers’ attention.
"It’s a Clarence True house, who is a distinctive architect who designed things in a very sort of grand way with nice big landings on each floor and curved archways and pillars on the landings," he said. "True is a well-known New York City architect who is certainly acclaimed and has a strong appeal to buyers."
The property is one of only six True homes that were done in Elizabethan Renaissance Revival style.
The 8,200-square-foot space, which was built in 1898, has five bedrooms, an elevator, a grand staircase and a garden. The formal living and dining rooms have elevated ceilings and crystal chandeliers while a sixth-floor terrace overlooks the Hudson River.
The home is currently owned by Sam Domb, who runs the Empire Hotel Group, which includes the Pearl Hotel, the Lucerne Hotel and the Belvedere Hotel, according to a news release by the listing agent. Mr. Domb could not immediately be reached for comment.
Having recently been renovated, the home is in move-in condition.
"It’s just an incredibly impressive renovation/restoration of a home with impeccable details throughout, the classic mouldings, the chandeliers, the wood, the scale of the rooms," Mr. Pretsfelder said. "They did a truly masterful job at creating a classic Upper West Side mansion."