20 East 93rd Street

> THE RESIDENCE: Finally, the quest has ended: here is the 20-foot wide 5-story townhouse just off Fifth Avenue you've always wanted. > Perfectly positioned on one of Carnegie Hill's most elegant blocks, the residence features some original detail and ornamentation throughout and the original scale of this grand townhouse is apparent in its present configuration. > This townhouse is the best value for the location on the market and offers an ideal opportunity for conversion to a single-family home just off Central Park and Fifth Avenue. > From the grand forecourt of this Romanesque Revival townhouse, the handsome brownstone façade with a bowed third floor is set back from the street. > The garden level is presently configured as two offices in the front and a garden apartment in the rear. > The south-facing rear garden is L-shaped around the extension and provides generous space for plantings and a private space for outdoor dining or entertaining. > The parlour floor has high ceilings and is presently configured as a floor-through apartment. > With two large windows overlooking the rear garden, the extension also has a large window which creates an extremely sunny rear aspect. > Floors three, four, and five are configured as two apartments per floor. > The third floor front features large windows and the bowed façade creating an especially bright space for what could become part of the master bedroom suite. > The fourth floor rear extension has windows on three sides. > The fifth floor rear includes a lovely large terrace with views south. > High ceilings throughout and windows on two sides of the extension on all levels permit natural light to pour through this extraordinary residence. > THE BLOCK: Carnegie Hill has continued it evolution from its elegant and influential past to one of Manhattan's most prestigious residential areas. > Named for the mansion that Andrew Carnegie built at Fifth Avenue and 91st Street in 1901, now the Cooper Hewitt Museum, this neighborhood is known for quiet tree-lined blocks and a blend of original brownstones and restored 19th century townhouses. > The peaceful block of 93rd Street, between Fifth and Madison, is dominated by a remarkable row of six four-story Romanesque Revival brownstones Nos. 14-24 built in 1893, developed by Walter Reid and designed by Walter Reid, Jr. > Today they stand with much of their original detail still intact. > The historic block of East 93rd Street was home to some of New York's most successful residents, a roster which includes Frederick A. O. Schwarz in 1940. > Today, the 93rd Street Beautification Association works towards protecting the history of the block, which in provides a defining element to the character of the neighborhood.