307 West 89th Street

This 20' wide Queen Anne brownstone has been renovated into a fun and contemporary SoHo single family show piece unique to the UWS. Over 5,600 sq ft on 5 floors is filled with original architectural art and design including the lighting, arched doorways, porthole penthouse windows, loft like bedrooms, lots of skylights and soaring ceilings. Colorful Memphis Style meets angular Louis Kahn in this perfect rendition of an exciting family home that is as far from a traditional brownstone style as you have ever seen. There are 6 bedrooms, a private office, four full baths, three half baths, a 20'x 36' planted garden and a 19' x 17' Ipe decked roof terrace. The garden level EIK and family dining area fill the rear of this wide house and connect to the planted garden through three floor to ceiling Valerie Jaudon designed French glass doors. Dumbwaiter service from kitchen to parlor. Four zones of HVAC plus heated floors in kitchen and all baths, central vacuum system, laundry rooms on both master and cellar floors. The front of the building features a mansard roof, has a striking L-shaped stoop and restored raised masonry details including a wonderful wolf's head. An excellent value on the beautiful townhouse block of West 89th between WEA and Riverside.

Cellar-Finished recreation room, first of 2 laundry rooms with laundry chute, 5' x 14' cedar closet, 200 sq ft of storage, 7' ceilings. Burnham gas fired hot water heating system.

Garden Entrance -Under the L shaped stoop, iron gate, mud room.

Garden Level-EIK with walls of cabinetry and custom storage built ins and desk, two Miele dishwashers, 5 burner Thermador gas cooktop. Family dining for eight comfortably, There are 6 magnificent River Birches in the garden which are up-lit at night and tower over and shade the rear of the house in the day. The outdoor gas grill is a barbecuer's dream. The iron grill work on the three French glass doors are a unique design from Valerie Jaudon. At the front of the garden level is a Bedroom with bath for guests or staff.

Parlor Floor-At the top of the stoop, the formal entrance to the house is through a light filled vestibule. The building's front rotunda becomes a private office with 3 windows, the LRM has 13' ceilings, a 30' long book wall inspired by designer Ellsworth Kelly has the requisite library ladder for reaching the upper shelves. The formal dining area is open but framed by an original Michael Rubinstein designed ceiling light fixture and is serviced by a dumb waiter from the kitchen below. There are 3 glass French doors overlooking the garden and the 6 birch trees.

Second Floor-Large bedroom with ensuite bath, and 2 small bedrooms with a shared bath, 2nd laundry room on this floor. Third Floor-The master is quite dramatic with 20' peaked ceiling, a 6 x 6 skylight and wall of built in closets. The master bath has solid slab heated granite floor, glass tile, steam, laundry chute, luxurious soaking tub. There is a WIC here as well. To the rear on this floor is another large bedroom with ensuite bath.

Penthouse-A light filled atrium with 13' ceiling has an office/sitting room, kitchenette, powder room, 4 round porthole windows of 36" diameter each, rear terrace 16 x20, front terrace rock garden with hose bib. Whole house ceiling fan hidden behind an industrial grade circular grill provides cooling breeze when saving on AC. This penthouse has excellent protected skyline views.

Other Notable Features:Interesting architectural elements to create the fun style of the house include floating ceilings, minimalist trim, revealed historic joists with lighting, several arched doors, angles and curves that pop up as you tour.

Farrow and Ball paints were used throughout this house to achieve the vivid yellow, orange and blue color accents.

Arne Jakobson designed the Danish light fixtures

Michael Rubinstein designed the lighting including the ceiling fixture over the dining table.

Wood floors of bright and warm clear maple throughout.

Security system