Status: Sold

159 East 78th Street, #Building

Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill

$6,550,000
 |  4 Beds  |  4.5 Baths  |  2,052SF

Description

History: In 1861 a row of eleven brick houses was built on the north side of East 78th Street at numbers 157-177 between Lexington and Third avenues. Today five of these landmark houses remain including Number 159. To read the history of this house is to engage in a fascinating study not only of the building itself but of a tumultuous New York City. Storm clouds of the Civil War had gathered and war broke out affecting both the city and its residential development. Masses of soldiers now populated the city and an ever-expanding growth to the upper east side had begun. Just two years earlier, a few blocks west of the house, the city had purchased an extensive parcel of land and transformed it into the green oasis of Central Park as splendidly envisioned by Olmsted and Vaux. The Property: Today, one enters 159 at street level into an entrance hall complete with powder room and coat closet. The eye is immediately drawn to the distant view of the house's private garden. This floor also consists of a large eat-in-kitchen and a formal dining room with a wood burning fireplace that is now used as a combined dining and sitting room. Large picture windows with a sliding glass door overlook the beautifully landscaped and tranquil garden. ...
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Property Details

  • Single Family

Amenities

  • View: City
  • Pets: Unit Yes

For information on 159 East 78th Street, #Building contact:

realtor top real estate agent

Jacob Goldman

Founder, Principal Broker

212-388-1115

Founder, Principal Broker
listings@lohorealty.com
212-388-1115

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