SOLD FOR $6,400,000
Listed at $7,995,000 · Sold 19.9% below asking · Closed August 14, 2015
$6,400,000
$1,067 per sq ft
Listed at $7,995,000 $-1,595,000 vs asking
149 E 38th Street #0
MLS® #RLS10060625
Listing by Elliman
2
Bedrooms
3
Baths
6,000
Sq. Ft.
N/A
Year Built
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Property Summary
Description
This spectacular Dutch Revival carriage house has a 25' x 96' footprint with approximately 6,000 square feet on 3 levels above ground, ceiling heights up to 22' and a curb cut and garage entrance. The R8B zoning (4.0 FAR) permits up to 9,876 square feet above ground subject to municipal approvals. The zoning also permits residential, medical, institutional and government uses, including private home, private art gallery, foundation headquarters, medical offices and government cultural center. Built in 1902 by noted architect Ralph S. Townsend and purchased in 1907 by George S. Bowdoin, a philanthropist and business partner of J.P. Morgan, the property is currently owned and occupied by a private foundation for the arts. It is one of the few properties of it's kind in Manhattan available under $10,000,000.
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