For Sale Townhouse
$9,950,000
LEROY STREET TOWNHOUSE
Manhattan Downtown (Below 14th Street)
Description:
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Type: Townhouse
Price: $9,950,000
Garden: Yes
Basement: Yes
Garage: Yes
A CONVERTED CARRIAGE HOUSE
This residence, built in 1912 and situated on Leroy Street, was originally a stable for horses and carriages for many of the households on the block. In the 1920s, a second and a third story were added which became the owners' residence. Over the years, as horses and carriages gave way to automobiles, the building was reincarnated as a beautiful family home with a two-car garage.
In the 1980s, the owners, both architects, completely renovated the house, installing beautiful details such as concrete floors banded in copper on the first floor. A further renovation by the current owners in the mid-90s enlarged the master suite and created a media room and office on the second floor. The quality of workmanship, the stunning architectural lines, and the grand entertaining space make this a unique home for any sophisticated buyer.
11 Leroy is a three-story, 22 X 90 townhouse, certified for two-family occupancy. The first two floors comprise a duplex with the third floor (designed as a separate apartment) currently used as guest quarters. It is configured as follows:
1st floor: From the high-ceilinged entryway you can take the wide stairway to the upper floors, access the garage or basement, or enter the duplex living space through a serene foyer flowing into an open-plan living and dining room, approximately 21' x 38', with 13' ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, and three enormous skylights. The completely renovated, eat-in kitchen-a "cook's kitchen" -is equipped with the best brands. From the internal foyer, a curved staircase leads you to the second floor.
2nd floor: The spacious master suite has a huge dressing room, beautiful master bath, skylight, and French doors that open onto the private, landscaped terrace (approximately 450 sf) with an Ipe walkway and planters filled with trees, flowering shrubs, spring bulbs, and perennials. There is a lovely library/sitting room with a wood-burning fireplace that also looks onto the terrace. Past the library, you enter a custom designed media room and beyond that, a large, separate office. (The media room could be turned into another bedroom and the office into another bathroom.)
3rd floor: Entered from the main stairway, the third floor is designed as a separate residence, but could easily be used as additional bedrooms and/or living space. There are two adjoining "living/dining/parlor" rooms, a large bedroom, two full bathrooms, and a fully equipped kitchen as well as a washer/dryer. Additionally, there is a 500 sf roof extension that could easily be converted into a second garden, overlooking the terrace below.
Basement: The basement was once the stable, and the remnants of the ramp for the horses can be seen in the slanted, curving flooring as you enter the space. Today, it is a completely finished, high-ceilinged basement that houses a laundry room, a wine cellar, a walk-in cedar closet, a huge storage room, a large gym and a furnace room.
Frosty Montgomery
212-588-5655
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Added : 02-05-2010
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