Perfectly situated just off Fifth Avenue this regal 50-foot wide five-story mansion is a true architectural masterpiece with phenomenal historical details throughout. There is an additional sixth story with 13-foot ceilings that currently houses the mechanicals.
Perfectly situated just off Fifth Avenue this regal 50-foot wide five-story mansion is a true architectural masterpiece with phenomenal historical details throughout. There is an additional sixth story with 13-foot ceilings that currently houses the mechanicals. This mansion is one of the very last opportunities in New York to personalize a magnificent landmark as your own home, office, gallery, embassy, club or retail space. The neo-Georgian limestone and brick residence was designed by the architectural firm McKim, Mead and White known as the pre-eminent architects of their day responsible for the finest New York landmarks, including the University Club a few doors down and the New York Public Library. The residence was built in 1896 for James J. Goodwin, a cousin and business partner of JP Morgan. Most recently the property housed the headquarters of the US Trust Company. The building was designed as a double house with a three-bay residence at No. 11 and a two-bay residence at No. 9 with the entrance to No. 11 centered creating one symmetrical whole facade. The palatial property included eleven master bedroom suites, eleven additional staff bedrooms and twelve fireplaces. Currently, on the first floor is a grand wood-paneled entrance gallery opening onto a library as well as a reception room; this floor also includes three additional large rooms. Up two baronial staircases both with original skylights at the top is the spectacular parlor floor with 13 foot 8 inch ceilings. This floor includes two magnificent living rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows and five Juliet balconies overlooking the tree-lined street. An elegant library and an impressive octagonal wood-paneled dining room with a butler’s pantry and an adjoining glass conservatory overlooking the garden complete this floor. The third, fourth and fifth floors include fourteen additional oversized rooms as well as multiple storage rooms. Completing the residence is a windowed English basement which leads to the landscaped garden that is accessed via French doors; the garden level has two entrances from the front of the mansion as well. The entire building totals approximately 24,000 gross square feet and is on a 100.42 foot lot. This impressive mansion is awaiting a discerning purchaser who desires the premier property currently on the market.
