26 E 80TH Street #House

This 23', grand, 5-story, turn-of-the century townhouse is steps from the entry to Central Park and is on a very special landmark block. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many mansions were commissioned along 80th Street for New York's then leading figures including Frank W. Woolworth who had 3 additional homes built alongside his home for his married daughters. All of these remarkable homes grace this quiet, beautiful, tree-lined block. For enjoyable and easy city living, 26 East 80th is perfectly located. With Central Park as a backyard and playground, the house is also close to museums, art galleries, stores and schools. Gourmet food is available around the corner. The home's architectural details have been retained. Original to the building, designed by Charles Graham in 1888, is the restored decorated faade and stoop, old-growth, oak parquet floors, the staircase, pocket doors, moldings and wainscoting, bay windows, shuttered window seats, and 7 wood-burning fireplaces. Beside the house's 23' width, 12' ceilings create a sense of spaciousness and the wall space is ideal for anyone with an art collection. The tall, large windows and bays make this a light-filled house. While valuing the historic aspects of the home, 26 East 80th has been renovated and has modern systems in place. There is central air-conditioning and there are thermopane windows throughout. There are 6 bedrooms, including a guest or servants' suite, 6 baths and 2 powder rooms. The house is wired for phone, intercom, computer network, cable TV and video security, and features a professional eat-in kitchen, a family-media room with surround-sound, and an approximately 990 square-foot, planted and irrigated rooftop garden. There is also a large gym in the windowed cellar, an area which has other potential uses. The home is zoned for residential and also commercial use. The house is being offered with an elevator to be installed in June, 2015. This is a co-exclusive.