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243 East 48th Street
Turtle Bay, Manhattan | Third Ave & Second Ave
12 Rooms5 Beds4.5 Baths3,850 Square FeetSingle Family
$5,400,000
floors / apts3 / 1
Lot Size20'x100'
Built Size20'x48'
ZoneR8B
Building TypeTownhouse
RE Taxes$55,812
Price Per SF
$1,403
This property was sold for $5,400,000 on 06/27/22.
Property Description for 243 East 48th Street
Built in 1899 and available for the first time in 53 years, 243 East 48th Street is a charming and cozy 5-BR townhouse on an elegant, tree-lined street, one of the lovely original brownstone townhouses which back up to and share the famous Turtle Bay Gardens.
Turtle Bay Gardens, conceived by Charlotte Hunnewell Sorchan in 1918, is the exclusive common garden enclave covering the gardens of 9 houses on East 48th and 11 houses on East 49th Street between Second and Third Avenues.
The gardens themselves are an oasis of mature trees and flowering shrubs that share a common path down the center, with a fountain copied from the Villa Medici and statues. It feels like a secret garden sanctuary dropped into the middle of Manhattan.
A review from 1920 Architectural Record stated that "each owner has, visually speaking, surrendered a part and received back a beautiful whole." The Gardens have attracted a variety of personalities from its first purchaser, Maria Chapin, founder of The Chapin School, to Time Magazine co-founder Henry Luce, June Havoc, Garson Kanin, and screen legend Katherine Hepburn.
Listing History for 243 East 48th Street
Now
06/27/2022
$5,400,000
Sold and Closed by Robert McCain
Compass
04/30/2022
Contract Signed by Robert McCain
Compass
Building Details for 243 East 48th Street
OwnershipSingle Family
Building TypeTownhouse
AgePre-War
AccessWalk-up
Year Built1899
Floors/Apts3/1
Transit and Citi Bike
Subway
51 St
0.21 miles
Lexington Av/53 St
0.24 miles
Grand Central-42 St
0.35 miles
5 Av/53 St
0.47 miles
Railroad
Grand CentralLong Island Rail Road
0.26 miles
Grand CentralMetro-North Railroad
0.35 miles
Citi Bike
E 48 St & 3 Ave
0.07 miles
E 47 St & 2 Ave
0.07 miles
Turtle Bay | Manhattan
Quick Profile
Turtle Bay is best known for hosting the world’s dignitaries at United Nations once a year as the world institution sits on the eastern edge of the neighborhood along the East River.
But this midtown location offers a lot more, a bustling neighborhood teeming with high-rise apartment buildings and an easy walk to the Midtown business district.
Over the past two decades, developers have assembled almost every corner development site along Second Avenue and have built straight up. Not much left to assemble.
Some of the more glamorous, and of course most expensive, addresses are in close proximity to the United Nations. Trump World Tower, which caused a big stir with area residents, in particular, Walter Cronkite, when it was built sits just north of the United Nations Grounds.
In contrast to the proliferation of the residential highrise, Turtle Bay does have some lovely tree-lined streets between the avenues. In particular, Turtle Bay Gardens, which fronts both 48th Street and 49th Street between Third and Second Avenue has always been a haven for the rich and famous.
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OLR ID: 83784TH
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