144 West 82nd Street

Welcome to 144 West 82nd Street, as featured in The New York Post and 6 sq.ft., a single-family brownstone masterpiece. With a keen eye for detail, quality, and comfort the current owners renovated the home from the ground up with the dual purpose of entertaining and every day life. The elegant home combines the grandeur of period French design, including ornate crown moldings, amazing ceiling coves, and columns, with modern technology and luxury. At approximately 7,500 square feet (including the 1,292 square foot beautifully finished cellar) the home offers 6 bedrooms / 6.5 baths on six floors with a high-speed 8 person mahogany paneled commercial grade elevator to all floors, five working fireplaces that can operate as either wood-burning or gas, an HVAC system that can be individually controlled in each room, a gourmet kitchen with 2 dishwashers, a large south-facing garden, as well as two additional terraces - and so much more. The parlor floor offers approximately 1,200 square feet of breath-taking entertaining space with a dramatic oval Regency-style dining room and a paneled Louis XV - style parlor. Both rooms include working fireplaces with marble surrounds, original Rosewood pocket doors, and beautifully patterned quarter-sawn oak floors. Entertain guests inside or out, as a full width terrace off the parlor looks out to the garden below. The entire third floor is a luxurious master suite with a quiet and spacious master bedroom in the rear with a working fireplace, patterned oak parquet floors, built-in closets, and a Juliette balcony. On the front side of the floor lies a handsome study with herringbone Brazilian cherry floors, and a working fireplace with a custom hand-carved mahogany mantel. A spa-like bath connects the two rooms and offers a two-person Jacuzzi, sit down shower, double sinks with marble counters, and dressing area. The top two floors offer four more bedrooms each with en-suite marble baths, and Brazilian cherry floors. A large full-width terrace is off the third floor rear bedroom. The warm and elegant garden floor features a gourmet kitchen with a 60" Viking stove, Miele, and Subzero appliances, with 2 dishwashers, linked by granite countertops and backsplashes. A large dining alcove that easily accommodates 8 is directly outside the kitchen. Beyond this is an inviting den with a working-fireplace and French doors that open to the south-facing garden beyond. The cleverly finished cellar below has two recreation rooms fully wired for digital entertainment, a full bath, two pairs of Miele washer/dryer units, several large storage rooms, and a 500-plus bottle refrigerated wine closet. This very special home (currently 2 unit C of O) is located in one of the most vibrant areas of Manhattan's Upper West Side, convenient to both Central Park and Riverside Park, The Museum of Natural History, as well as excellent shopping and a wide selection of restaurants on Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. The incredible location allows for numerous and easily accessible transportation options to Downtown, The Village, Hudson Yards as well as crosstown and Uptown access - the B & C trains are just two blocks away on Central Park West and 81st Streets, as well as the #1 train at 79th and Broadway. 144 West 82nd Street is the perfect home for the discerning buyer seeking a premium quality renovation, an elegant home, and a superb location. Additional features of this home include: Impeccable renovation with classically beautiful details, high-speed 8 person commercial elevator, 5 WBFP's that also operate as gas, coffered ceilings on the parlor floor, insulated walls and stairs, new joists throughout, three-phase commercial grade electrical service, new plumbing, and fiber optic-category 6 wiring. Co-exclusive.