Rarely does the opportunity to create a pre-war duplex home of this size & elegance come to market. Two “classic 7’s” are being offered in combination and the palette is yours to envision. Enter on the 12th floor from a semi-private elevator landing which opens to a 40-foot gallery, providing a graceful entrance to the home.
Rarely does the opportunity to create a pre-war duplex home of this size & elegance come to market. Two “classic 7’s” are being offered in combination and the palette is yours to envision. Enter on the 12th floor from a semi-private elevator landing which opens to a 40-foot gallery, providing a graceful entrance to the home. French doors lead to the 26-ft living room anchored by a marble-hearthed fireplace and flanked by four single-paned doors all opening onto Juliet balconies. Throw open the balcony doors and you have the feel of a European aerie with light and breeze flowing in over the balustrade. The vistas sweep east and north with Central Park in the distance and the RFK Bridge beyond. The sumptuously scaled living room is replete with wenge/mahogany/cherry-bordered white oak herringboned floors and beamed ceilings. The book-lined dining room/library is also accessed off the gallery and leads to a large eat-in cook’s kitchen featuring three south-facing windows, wood floors and a subzero refrigerator. The private chambers of the home include a master bedroom oasis with three Juliet balconies facing northeast and south, along with custom shelving and lighting. Completing the master suite is a dressing room and master bath each featuring south-facing Juliet balconies with 90" tall windows. There are two additional spacious bedrooms, a full bath and abundant closets including one lined with cedar.Enter the 13th/top floor also from a semi private elevator landing. This home opens to a 40-ft entrance gallery with the 26-foot living room accessed through French doors and featuring four large windows facing northeast. Beamed ceilings and herringboned oak floors complete the magnificently scaled room. The dining room is accessed off the gallery and the renovated kitchen beyond. A staff room/office, bath and laundry are off the kitchen. The bedroom wing boasts a corner, light-filled master suite and bath and two additional spacious bedrooms and a full bath as well as copious closets including a cedar . Beautifully preserved pre-war detail such as period moldings, glass transoms and wainscoting may be found throughout both homes.This duplex home affords the space and feel of a townhouse coupled with the amenities of a full service pre-war co-op. Create a 6+ bedroom home accented by gracious, light-filled public rooms all steps from Riverside Park.Built in 1913 by Harry Schiff, The Clebourne was designed in the Arts & Crafts Movement style and features one of the few Manhattan Porte Cochere entrances.