208 East 62nd Street

In immaculate condition, 208 East 62nd Street is a four floor, single-family townhouse built in 1870 with a dazzling south facing garden, originally designed by esteemed landscape artist, Edwina Von Gal. The house is on the most desirable south side of East 62nd Street, a tree-lined street quieter than neighboring blocks. There is a plaque on the side of the house giving the history of this historic neighborhood, which comprises the Treadwell Farm Historic District, as it was once a working farm.The garden level has a formal dining room with floor to ceiling windows and French doors opening to the garden, and a spacious, superbly equipped eat-in kitchen with a butler's pantry are also accessible by a service entrance from the front. Kitchen has a Subzero refrigerator, Miele dishwasher, a reverse-osmosis water filtering system, custom designed cabinetry that is repeated in the butler's pantry, where an elevator services all floors from the cellar to the top floor.The parlor floor boasts soaring, 11+ foot ceilings in the gracious living room overlooking the garden, and an intimate, mahogany-paneled library overlooking the tree lined street. The house was designed with entertainment in mind and no detail has been spared to make hosting as effortless as possible. Features include five zones of air-conditioning, a central music system, Nulux art lighting and humidifier systems for art, as well as four exquisite wood-burning fireplaces that have been newly fitted with variable fan inducers.On the third floor, the Master bedroom receives lovely southern light through three large windows and boasts a striking 19th century working fireplace. A spacious, handsome dressing room leads into a marble-clad Master bathroom with double sinks, central tub and a large two head shower stall, with a separated toilet and bidet. A north facing bedroom is accessible from the bathroom and hall.The fourth floor houses a sun-filled bedroom with a charming Juliet balcony and bathroom on the garden side, and an additional bedroom at the front of the house with a fully operative marble fireplace, walk-in closet, and en-suite bathroom.All floors are accessible by elevator.The impeccable 930 square foot cellar holds spacious storage, a staff bathroom, and laundry room. The mechanicals are in excellent condition and there is a window in the basement providing natural light. It is dry, well-insulated and in perfect condition.With over 5,000 square feet, including basement, this house is impeccably maintained and is truly move-in ready.A neighbor in a very similar house with the same FAR was recently approved to add 1,295 square feet by partially building out into a portion of their garden and adding a fifth floor.