52 W 9TH Street #1

An exceptional opportunity unfolds as you enter into the lower duplex of this 1845 home. There is a private building hallway entry that opens onto first floor of this apartment. The first floor is appointed with 11 foot ceilings throughout, a windowed eat-in-kitchen, wet bar, powder room, and a formal dining room that features a wood burning fireplace adorned with a mantel carved by master stone mason, Simon Verity. The dining room has access to the landscaped garden through a Dutch door. The 2nd floor provides the private quarters to this residence with three bedrooms and two baths, all with ceiling heights of 11 feet. Also connected to the lower duplex is the lower level basement which has a temperature controlled wine room, laundry, storage rooms, cedar lined closet, bathroom and stairway access to the garden and a convenient street hatch. A beautiful glass loggia leads to the magnificent private two-story carriage house from the lower duplex of the main house. Multiple glass doors open from the loggia onto the private garden. Simon Verity carved a horse stable themed fountain for this jewel of a garden. The carriage house which has been converted to a grand library with 18 foot high ceilings. This temperature controlled library features a stately wood burning fireplace. A spiral staircase leads to a mezzanine level with a powder room. The mezzanine can become a full 2nd full floor as the ceiling height will allow. This wonderful duplex residence has central air conditioning. 52 West 9th Street is a 25 foot wide townhouse that is 93 feet deep, presently occupied by 3 residential cooperative units.