206 East 20th Street, House

LIVE/WORK OK......Located in the heart of one of Manhattan's most desirable residential neighborhoods, Gramercy Townhouse is among the city's first modern, “passive” rental homes with all of the house's materials, furnishings, and construction demonstrating a total dedication to sustainability and to leaving a minimal carbon footprint. The home is multi-unit and can operate as 3 apartments, 2 apartments or 1 full home. All of the current units are expertly designed to be both sleek and comfortable, and each is equipped with state-of-the-art “passive” insulation and ventilation systems to ensure an optimally quiet, clean, and respiration friendly environment as well as sound cancelling windows and doors to create a peaceful retreat. For the past three years, Gramercy Townhouse has been operating as a successful luxury vacation rental home that has been occupied by top-tier corporations and celebrities. This home is zoned for both commercial and residential and offers many opportunities for live and work configurations. Often referred to as the “Tesla of houses”, Gramercy Townhouse was gut renovated by ChoShields studio, the Certified Passive House multidisciplinary architectural which took the pre-existing four-story, two townhouse and increased its floor to floor heights with superior indoor environmental quality. Gramercy Townhouse features a continuous insulated exterior, triple glazed windows, a high-efficiency heat recovery ventilation system that continuously filters airflow, and acoustically superior interiors with minimal carbon imprint. Secluded yet vibrant, Gramercy is among New York's most desirable neighborhoods, and has been likened to a small town nestled within the bigger city. Every block boasts exquisite greenery, manicured shrubs, and beautiful, historic trees. Though tranquil and understated, Gramercy offers a plethora of acclaimed bars, restaurants, and cafes, as well as the stunning Gramercy Park, which only local residents can access. This neighborhood is also unusually rich in heritage and history, and for decades its serene, tree-lined streets, brownstones, and Italianate facades were the secret retreat of the New York literati, as well as the Roosevelt's and Rockefeller's.