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41 East 70th Street in Lenox Hill

CONTRACT SIGNED
The Walter N. Rothschild Mansion
A DIAMOND IN the ROUGH IN THE PERFECT LOCATION, WITH THE PERFECT GARDEN
Behind the colossal 28 foot wide facade of 41 East 70th Street lies the truly unique luxury of a 33 foot deep garden facing another 33 foot deep garden. Built the full width on all floors, this extraordinary garden can be seen through the four "six-on-six" pane windows featured on all six levels. Positioned on East 70th Street off Madison Avenue, featuring uncommon width, lot-line windows, a rare 33 foot deep garden and neighboring gardens of equal beauty and privacy, 41 East 70th Street embodies all of the prime virtues sought in a mansion - all ready to be renovated into a truly sublime residence.

East 70th Street is held by many as the finest townhouse street in New York because of its perfect position in the middle of the Upper East Side. Anchored by The F... [more]

CONTRACT SIGNED
The Walter N. Rothschild Mansion
A DIAMOND IN the ROUGH IN THE PERFECT LOCATION, WITH THE PERFECT GARDEN
Behind the colossal 28 foot wide facade of 41 East 70th Street lies the truly unique luxury of a 33 foot deep garden facing another 33 foot deep garden. Built the full width on all floors, this extraordinary garden can be seen through the four "six-on-six" pane windows featured on all six levels. Positioned on East 70th Street off Madison Avenue, featuring uncommon width, lot-line windows, a rare 33 foot deep garden and neighboring gardens of equal beauty and privacy, 41 East 70th Street embodies all of the prime virtues sought in a mansion - all ready to be renovated into a truly sublime residence.

East 70th Street is held by many as the finest townhouse street in New York because of its perfect position in the middle of the Upper East Side. Anchored by The Frick Museum at 1 East 70th Street, which was built in 1906 by Henry Clay Frick and originally his private residence, this location was then deemed the most impressive house site available in the city.

History Of The Gardens
The common rear gardens on East 70th Street between Madison and Park Avenues create an open enclave measuring 66 feet wide and 103 feet deep, behind three massive mansions on East 70th Street and four on East 71st, a concept of rare civility in New York which dates to 1928.

41 East 70th Street was built for Walter N. and Carola Warburg-Rothschild. 45 East 70th Street was built for Arthur S. and Adele Lehman, the son of one of the founders of Lehman Brothers. Across from her parents, at 46 East 71st Street, lived Dorothy Lehman Bernhard and her husband, Richard, also a banker, lending the Lehman name to the unofficial name of the gardens. All seven families shared the giant garden where the children and dogs played in their private paradise. Today, low fences define individual gardens, but the green and peaceful impact remains intact.

The Mansion
Built in1929, Aymar Embury II maximized the impact of the 28' wide mansion with the feature of lot-line windows to the west, in addition to windows to the north and south, maximizing the interior light. The Rothschild Mansion includes six floors comprising approximately 11,256 square feet, not including the basement which would increase the sf to 13,132 square feet as it features unusually high ceilings, windows to the north, south, and west and a separate