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Stanford White Mansion on 5th
973 Fifth Ave
Upper East Side, Manhattan | East 78th Street & East 79th Street
30 Rooms10 Beds7.5 Baths16,000 Square FeetSingle Family
$46,000,000
floors / apts7 / 1
Lot Size25'x100'
Built Size25'x97'
ZoneR10
Building TypeTownhouse
RE Taxes$307,110
Price Per SF
$2,875
This property was sold for $46,000,000 on 05/21/25.
Listing Features
- Beamed Ceilings
- Original Details
- No AC
Outdoor space and views
- Garden
- Patio [24'x12']
- Central Park
Building Amenities
- Alarm System
- Courtyard
- Elevator
- Garden
- Laundry Room
- Roof Deck
- Steam Room
- Wine Cellar
Property Description for 973 Fifth Ave
A FIFTH AVENUE MASTERPIECE
973 Fifth Avenue The Only Fully Restored Stanford White Mansion
25-Foot-Wide Limestone Mansion Over 16,000 Sq. Ft.
A rarefied offering of architectural significance and modern luxury, 973 Fifth Avenue stands as the only fully restored Stanford White-designed mansion on Fifth Avenue. This Italian Renaissance palazzo-style estate spans over 16,000 square feet across seven levels, blending Gilded Age grandeur with cutting-edge modernity. Commanding 25 feet of prestigious Fifth Avenue frontage, this distinguished limestone mansion offers breathtaking panoramic views of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Located within the exclusive Cook Block, which is zoned to have no buildings over six stories for an entire city block granting this mansion unparalleled light, air and privacy.
A METICULOUS MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR RESTORATION
A comprehensive, multi-year renovation has elevated this landmark estate, ensuring the preservation of its Gilded Age craftsmanship while integrating state-of-the-art infrastructure at the highest level. Every element has been meticulously restored, including a modernized elevator and nine fully restored wood-burning fireplaces. This home features individual HVAC zones for each room across all seven floors. It is equipped with state-of-the-art humidification systems with advanced HEPA filters and a comprehensive water purification system integrated throughout.
The grand limestone staircase, adorned with its original wrought-iron railing, has been impeccably restored, while the exquisite limestone flooring has been meticulously conditioned to its original grandeur.
A MASTERPIECE OF ENTERTAINING & DESIGN
Designed for both grand entertaining and refined private living, this residence offers unparalleled formal spaces. The double grand parlors feature soaring 16-foot ceilings, original French stained-glass windows, hand-carved marble fireplaces, and painted wood-beamed ceilings. The formal dining and reception salons provide an unmatched setting for high-society entertaining, while a spectacular rooftop terrace and landscaped garden afford sweeping 360-degree views of the Manhattan skyline and Central Park. The home also boasts five distinct kitchens, each catering to different functions-family kitchen, chef kitchen, pantry, staff kitchen and serving kitchen. A newly designed morning room kitchen serves as a focal point of the residence, featuring a stunning Carrara marble waterfall island. The full-scale catering-grade kitchen is outfitted with restaurant-quality Wolf, Sub-Zero, and Hobart appliances, as well as live CCTV to the dining rooms ensuring seamless service. An intimate kitchenette, complete with a LaCanche gas range and a bespoke suite of luxury appliances, offers additional convenience. The dedicated scullery and butler's pantry features a dumbwaiter servicing each entertaining level, while a fully equipped private staff kitchen ensures effortless hospitality.
PRIVATE QUARTERS OF UNSURPASSED LUXURY
The private sleeping quarters have been thoughtfully designed for comfort and elegance, with 11 beautifully appointed bedrooms, 7 full baths, and 3 powder rooms. The main bedrooms feature expansive dressing areas and en-suite baths, outfitted with P.E. Guerin, Barber Wilson & Co. fixtures and custom designed marble soaking tubs, and showers. The sixth level serves as a dedicated guest and staff level, featuring multiple bedrooms, a private kitchen, and an internal staircase. Additional luxury amenities include a climate-controlled wine cellar, a Venetian plaster Hamman steam room, a linen room, a silver and jewelry vault, extra large cedar closets, and a rare private courtyard with a separate rear entrance from East 79th Street, offering discreet service access for deliveries.
POTENTIAL USAGE OPPORTUNITIES
This prominent residence is uniquely suited for ultra-luxury mansion living or institutional use, presenting an extraordinary opportunity for an embassy, cultural institution, foundation, or private gallery.
While 973 Fifth Avenue is a grand single-family mansion, its scale, location, and zoning allow for select alternative uses. Under current regulations, permitted uses may include:
AN UNRIVALED ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY
Designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White, the foremost architect of the Gilded Age, this residence embodies the height of Beaux-Arts design and old-world European craftsmanship. As one of the last private mansions of its kind, 973 Fifth Avenue is an irreplaceable masterpiece, fully restored to its original grandeur while discreetly integrating modern luxury at the highest standard. An opportunity without equal. A residence of singular importance. A home of an enduring legacy.
Please find the proposed alternative floor plan by NJ Caine Architecture, led by Principal Neal-James Stufano.
A list of exclusions is available upon request.
973 Fifth Avenue The Only Fully Restored Stanford White Mansion
25-Foot-Wide Limestone Mansion Over 16,000 Sq. Ft.
A rarefied offering of architectural significance and modern luxury, 973 Fifth Avenue stands as the only fully restored Stanford White-designed mansion on Fifth Avenue. This Italian Renaissance palazzo-style estate spans over 16,000 square feet across seven levels, blending Gilded Age grandeur with cutting-edge modernity. Commanding 25 feet of prestigious Fifth Avenue frontage, this distinguished limestone mansion offers breathtaking panoramic views of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Located within the exclusive Cook Block, which is zoned to have no buildings over six stories for an entire city block granting this mansion unparalleled light, air and privacy.
A METICULOUS MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR RESTORATION
A comprehensive, multi-year renovation has elevated this landmark estate, ensuring the preservation of its Gilded Age craftsmanship while integrating state-of-the-art infrastructure at the highest level. Every element has been meticulously restored, including a modernized elevator and nine fully restored wood-burning fireplaces. This home features individual HVAC zones for each room across all seven floors. It is equipped with state-of-the-art humidification systems with advanced HEPA filters and a comprehensive water purification system integrated throughout.
The grand limestone staircase, adorned with its original wrought-iron railing, has been impeccably restored, while the exquisite limestone flooring has been meticulously conditioned to its original grandeur.
A MASTERPIECE OF ENTERTAINING & DESIGN
Designed for both grand entertaining and refined private living, this residence offers unparalleled formal spaces. The double grand parlors feature soaring 16-foot ceilings, original French stained-glass windows, hand-carved marble fireplaces, and painted wood-beamed ceilings. The formal dining and reception salons provide an unmatched setting for high-society entertaining, while a spectacular rooftop terrace and landscaped garden afford sweeping 360-degree views of the Manhattan skyline and Central Park. The home also boasts five distinct kitchens, each catering to different functions-family kitchen, chef kitchen, pantry, staff kitchen and serving kitchen. A newly designed morning room kitchen serves as a focal point of the residence, featuring a stunning Carrara marble waterfall island. The full-scale catering-grade kitchen is outfitted with restaurant-quality Wolf, Sub-Zero, and Hobart appliances, as well as live CCTV to the dining rooms ensuring seamless service. An intimate kitchenette, complete with a LaCanche gas range and a bespoke suite of luxury appliances, offers additional convenience. The dedicated scullery and butler's pantry features a dumbwaiter servicing each entertaining level, while a fully equipped private staff kitchen ensures effortless hospitality.
PRIVATE QUARTERS OF UNSURPASSED LUXURY
The private sleeping quarters have been thoughtfully designed for comfort and elegance, with 11 beautifully appointed bedrooms, 7 full baths, and 3 powder rooms. The main bedrooms feature expansive dressing areas and en-suite baths, outfitted with P.E. Guerin, Barber Wilson & Co. fixtures and custom designed marble soaking tubs, and showers. The sixth level serves as a dedicated guest and staff level, featuring multiple bedrooms, a private kitchen, and an internal staircase. Additional luxury amenities include a climate-controlled wine cellar, a Venetian plaster Hamman steam room, a linen room, a silver and jewelry vault, extra large cedar closets, and a rare private courtyard with a separate rear entrance from East 79th Street, offering discreet service access for deliveries.
POTENTIAL USAGE OPPORTUNITIES
This prominent residence is uniquely suited for ultra-luxury mansion living or institutional use, presenting an extraordinary opportunity for an embassy, cultural institution, foundation, or private gallery.
While 973 Fifth Avenue is a grand single-family mansion, its scale, location, and zoning allow for select alternative uses. Under current regulations, permitted uses may include:
- Private residential use
- Embassy or mission
- Non-profit foundation offices (limited to 50 employees)
- Non-commercial art gallery
AN UNRIVALED ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY
Designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White, the foremost architect of the Gilded Age, this residence embodies the height of Beaux-Arts design and old-world European craftsmanship. As one of the last private mansions of its kind, 973 Fifth Avenue is an irreplaceable masterpiece, fully restored to its original grandeur while discreetly integrating modern luxury at the highest standard. An opportunity without equal. A residence of singular importance. A home of an enduring legacy.
Please find the proposed alternative floor plan by NJ Caine Architecture, led by Principal Neal-James Stufano.
A list of exclusions is available upon request.
Listing History for 973 Fifth Ave
Now
05/21/2025
$46,000,000
Sold and Closed by Carrie C. Chiang
Corcoran
02/21/2025
Contract Signed by Carrie C. Chiang
Corcoran
Building Details for 973 Fifth Ave
OwnershipSingle Family
Building TypeTownhouse
AgePre-War
AccessElevator
Year Built1907
Floors/Apts7/1
Transit and Citi Bike
Subway
77 St
0.29 miles
86 St
0.46 miles
Citi Bike
5 Ave & E 78 St
0.04 miles
Madison Ave & E 82 St
0.18 miles
Upper East Side | Manhattan
Quick Profile
Exuding a cosmopolitan, refined air that is reminiscent of Paris or other European cities, the Upper East Side (the UES, to local cognoscenti) has a reputation as being a bastion of wealth and privilege. Even though it was built by American “royalty” families like the Vanderbilts, Roosevelts, Kennedys, Carnegies and Rockefellers, whose elaborate mansions once anchored Fifth Avenue, there are affordable housing options throughout the neighborhood. The further east you move, away from Central Park and the more commercial avenues, the more likely you are to find quiet, tree-lined streets with historic townhouses and brownstones. Keep your eye out for reasonably priced apartments in pre-war low-rise and even a few high-rise buildings.
With abundant, beautifully landscaped green spaces, including the oasis of Central Park acting like a backyard, the area is quiet and lushly green. You can relax and unwind in John Jay Park, Carl Schurz Park or take a stroll along the East River Promenade. The whole neighborhood seems isolated from the workaday chaos of the city at large. Add to that the history of the neighborhood and the abundance of cultural institutions, and you have a uniquely welcoming neighborhood.
Known for its abundance of high-end retail shopping, especially on Madison Avenue, the Upper East Side is host to the Barneys New York flagship department store. Here you can find upscale goods, fashion and home decor items. You will also find the edgy runway-inspired Alexander McQueen collections. If you are dying to treat your feet to red-soled opulence, be sure to visit the Christian Louboutin boutique. These are only a small sampling of this high-end shopper’s paradise that features everything from designer boutiques that offer the ultimate in haute couture to resale shops where you can find last season’s best on sale at hefty discounts .
There are many unique dining experiences, from fine dining to the casual bite-on-the-go, awaiting you in the UES. Sushi is going through a renaissance in the city, and the best omakase-style sushi can be found at Sasabune on E 73rd Street. Omakase sushi means that you leave the choice of ingredients, preparation method and presentation to the chef. Elegant French cuisine can be experienced at JoJo, E 64th Street, housed in gorgeous townhouse. Just for fun, visit the Lexington Candy Shop on Lexington Avenue, to get a taste of an old-fashioned soda fountain.
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OLR ID: 39666TH
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